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Author: Kevin Kapenda

State of the Diaspora

Posted on September 27, 2017January 18, 2018 by Kevin Kapenda

Yes Canada, anti-Black racism is real Kevin Kapenda // Columnist Over the past two years, no advocacy group has drawn more ire from the Canadian mainstream than Black Lives Matter…

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Ending tolls fair for Surrey and Ridge Meadows commuters 

Posted on September 20, 2017September 23, 2017 by Kevin Kapenda

Negative response to policy shows individual benefit still trumps collective prosperity Kevin Kapenda // Contributor     After years of tolling on the Golden Ears and Port Mann bridges, paid crossing finally came to…

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Capilano Univeristy’s Board of Governors: its composition, membership and connection to the BC Liberals

Posted on April 10, 2017October 14, 2017 by Kevin Kapenda

A look at how the provincial government impacts university governance Kevin Kapenda // News Editor In all institutions with bicameral bodies (two bodies that form a single government), there is…

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Dangerfield outlines plans to grow CapU short-term and beyond

Posted on April 10, 2017October 14, 2017 by Kevin Kapenda

Improving campus life, student services and number of programs crucial to university’s prosperity Kevin Kapenda // News Editor After spending much of the last six months settling into his new…

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City of NV Major: Expanding Seabus frequency not a long-term solution to bridge gridlock

Posted on March 13, 2017October 22, 2017 by Kevin Kapenda

Mussatto calls on TransLink to study viability of SkyTrain tunnel from Downtown to Quay Kevin Kapenda // News Editor Uninspired by plans to expand North Shore roads and hourly Seabus…

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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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