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State of the diaspora

Posted on October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 by Kevin Kapenda

The World Cup and Growing up Black Kevin Kapenda // Columnist By mid-November, 32 teams from across the globe will have earned a place at next year’s World Cup in…

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The call of the wild

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by Layla Kadri

Are you Vitamin N (Nature) deficient? Layla Kadri // Columnist It’s clear that our modern society is generally less connected to the natural environment than past generations. In Vancouver, many…

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The world according to babeball

Posted on October 17, 2017October 18, 2017 by Leah Scheitel

The curse of the billy goat Leah Scheitel // Copy Editor “The Chicago Cubs will win the last Pennant before Armageddon” – This is an old Milwaukee proverb that is…

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Get the &#$@ outdoors!

Posted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 by Scott Barkemeyer

(Or, you can also boulder inside) Scott Barkemeyer // Wears shorts in the winter Sooner or later, it’s going to get “cold”, forcing us to change the activities that we…

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You want me to do what?!

Posted on October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 by Andy Rice

Vegan attempt #1 Andy Rice // Associate Publisher Anyone who knows me knows that I love meat with every fibre of my being. It’s not uncommon to see me floating…

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Dropping the F-Bomb

Posted on October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 by Brittany Tiplady

The Name Game Brittany Tiplady // Columnist I have that kind of name that makes people say: “Seriously? That’s your real name?” I worked as a server for years and…

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Divided we stand

Posted on October 7, 2017October 12, 2017 by Gabriel Scorgie

For Argument’s Sake Gabriel Scorgie // Columnist Conflict is at the root of human nature. Dr. Israel Shahak was the chairman of the Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights. He…

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The double-edged knife

Posted on October 6, 2017October 7, 2017 by Aki Guomundsdóttir

The food industry’s labour shortage is partly self-inflicted Aki Guomundsdóttir // Columnist For years, there has been a well-publicized labour shortage in BC’s food and hospitality industry. Such a shortage would…

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The world according to babeball

Posted on September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 by Leah Scheitel

Romance is all in the smile Leah Scheitel // Columnist There is just something about baseball. Sure, all sports have their qualities, the attributes that make people follow them with…

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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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