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Author: Sarah Schmidt

Opinions: Is CapU stressing out animals to help students de-stress?

Posted on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 by Sarah Schmidt

Puppy Love or a Parasitism? Is CapU stressing out animals to help students de-stress? SARAH SCHMIDT // CONTRIBUTOR Illustration by Jackie Duck Capilano University students have the opportunity to play…

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Students with benefits

Posted on January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 by Sarah Schmidt

The valuable people and places you might be missing on campus SARAH SCHMIDT // CONTRIBUTOR Have you ever stopped to think about where your student fees go? What about the…

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Pray for what?

Posted on October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 by Sarah Schmidt

Twitter hashtags that follow tragedies are pointless Sarah Schmidt // Contributor In the days following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the hashtag #PrayForVegas almost instantly became a widespread rallying…

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Staging social change

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by Sarah Schmidt

A Vancouver theatre company continues its mission for a better community Sarah Schmidt // Contributor Since 1981, the Vancouver-based theatre company Theatre for Living has been using current social issues within…

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Who You: Lexi Wuthrich

Posted on October 4, 2017October 16, 2017 by Sarah Schmidt

Capilano grads Lexi Wuthrich and Brady Keeler take a cross-Canada trip to film North of 49 Sarah Schmidt // Contributor Lexi Wuthrich is a 22-year-old graduate of Capilano University’s Motion…

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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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