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Author: Ben Taylor

The Collateral Damage of Cutting Courses

Posted on February 1, 2026January 30, 2026 by Ben Taylor

As CapU faces financial woes, students are being forced to take required courses elsewhere  Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer   Jasmine Linton (she/her) // Illustrator    The current budget…

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Eclecticism vs. Monoculture

Posted on February 1, 2026January 29, 2026 by Ben Taylor

Why is everyone trying to dress weird? Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Christina Williams (she/her) // Illustrator Walking down any of Vancouver’s prominent shopping streets—Commercial Dr, Main St or…

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Smoking the spice of life

Posted on January 1, 2026December 28, 2025 by Ben Taylor

My disjoined synthetic weed experience Ben Taylor (He/Him) // Crew Writer Christina Williams (She/Her) // Illustrator Who cares about the last day of ninth grade? Let’s have an adventure! I’m…

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Orange Pilled

Posted on January 1, 2026December 30, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s Bitcoin Obsession   Ben Taylor (He/Him) // Crew Writer   Alex Baidanuta (She/Her) // Illustrator      In December 2024, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim proposed a…

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The next morning I met Liadan

Posted on December 1, 2025November 28, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Cameron Skorulski (he/him) // Production Manager we were all significantly fruck out and needless to say, we haven’t been back in that house since….

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Looking back at you is you, isn’t it?

Posted on December 1, 2025November 30, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Updating my past self on achieved dreams and new-found skills. Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Alisa Nguyen (she/they) // Illustrator “Do not read until you graduate high school in…

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The Electronic Elephant in the Room (and My Solution)

Posted on November 1, 2025October 31, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Solving the problem every student faces in the 21st century, written on an old-timey typewriter. Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Scarlett Side (she/her) // Illustrator The biggest problem facing…

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A Sound Investment

Posted on November 1, 2025October 30, 2025 by Ben Taylor

The power of the student voice on air Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Ryan Coomber (he/him) // Illustrator Radio has the power to uplift student voices around the world….

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What Do Student Union Fees Actually Pay for?

Posted on November 1, 2025October 31, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Breaking down the costs and benefits of CSU membership   Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer   Ren Zhang (they/them) Illustrator    Part of the tuition we as students pay…

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Latest News

  • The Collateral Damage of Cutting Courses
    As CapU faces financial woes, students are being forced to take required courses elsewhere  Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer   Jasmine […]
  • Deficit Mitigation Proposals Meet Outdated Policies
    The key policy grey areas impacting Senate’s role in high-stakes decisions Laura Morales Padilla (she/her) // Co-EIC & Ilustrator  The […]
  • CapU Introduces Protest Guidelines
    Capilano University quietly introduces guidelines for protests on campus, emphasizes campus grounds are ‘private property’  Jolee Wen […]
  • CapU Announces the Closure of Sunshine Coast Kálax̱-ay Campus and the ‘not closure’ of CapU Lonsdale
    Administration consolidates two key satellite campuses as financial woes continue  Ren Zhang (they/they)  // Contributor & […]
  • Major Win for CapU Student Workers   
    New Student Employee Union Gets Wage Increase  Mayumi Izumi (she/her) // Contributor Rachel Lu (She/Her) // Illustrator Organizers at […]
  • Orange Pilled
    Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s Bitcoin Obsession   Ben Taylor (He/Him) // Crew Writer   Alex Baidanuta (She/Her) // Illustrator    […]
Video Production
On Monday, January 19th, BC student leaders held a press conference outside the Constituency Office of Jessie Sunner—Minister of Post-Secondary Education & Future Skills and MLA for Surrey-Newton. 

Kevin Root—Chairperson of the Alliance of BC Students, Solomon Yi-Kieran—Vice-President External of the UBC Alma Mater Society, and Jessica Lamb—VP External & Community Affairs of the Simon Fraser Student Society commented on the government's review of the post-secondary education sector and their experience during the "incredibly short" consultation period.

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - What happened on January 19th?
00:52 - Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the ABCS
01:02 - Why the federal cap on international students heavily impacted colleges and universities across the province.
01:47 - The government needs to pay their fair share of the operating costs to keep the system afloat
02:49 - Any changes to the tuition limit policy would be a direct attack on students
03:23 - Demands from students
03:48 - Why is the review dangerous?
04:35 - Is the review a performative act?
05:11 - How would a tuition increase impact students and the province?
07:02 - Key takeaways
PROTECT STUDENTS | BC Students stand together against tuition increases, mergers and dangerous cuts
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