Consequences of workforce reductions remain uncertain while layoff dominoes begin to fall Laura Morales Padilla (she/her) // Co-EIC Jerry Kambashi (He/him) // Illustrator Despite months of workforce reductions at Capilano…
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Deficit Mitigation Proposals Meet Outdated Policies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 recently approved mitigation plan to address the forecasted deficit budget…
“The province just put our campuses on the chopping block” –ABCS
Students and faculty across the province are sounding the alarm Laura Morales P. (she/her) // Co-EIC Yizou Li (He/Him) // Illustrator The Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills launched…
Who will fund Canadian colleges and universities if not lower-middle income countries?
Post-secondary education at the intersection of austerity and greed Laura Morales P. (she/her) // Writer & Data Visualization Andrei Guecco (he/him) // Illustrator Five years ago, former Minister of Immigration,…
Faculty Merger Divides Senate
The Board of Governors seeks advice from Senate on the merging of two faculties, but is it really a merger? Laura Morales Padilla (she/her) // Writer & Data Visualization Ryan…
Are Students Paying More for Instructors to Teach Less?
As free Open Educational Resources become increasingly available, students question faculty members’ preference for paid textbooks Laura Morales Padilla (she/her) // Co-EIC Jasmin Linton (she/her) // Illustrator Through…
Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail: The exploitative system driving international students away
How policies based on long-term economic needs are being enacted by institutions focused on short-term survival Laura Morales (she/her) // Co-Editor-In-Chief Lily Jones (she/her) // Illustrator The 2024 federal cap…
CapU has a New Safety App
Building a safer community Laura Morales (she/her) // Co-Editor-In-Chief Eugene Lee (she/her) // Illustrator CapU Safe Alert is the new official safety app launched by Capilano University to keep the…
Stalled Negotiations for Unionized Student Employee Wages
The MoveUP union and Capilano University fail to find common ground to start negotiations that would address the urgent issue of student employees’ stagnant wages Laura Morales (she/her) // Co-Editor-In-Chief…