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Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail: The exploitative system driving international students away

Posted on October 1, 2025November 1, 2025 by Laura Morales Padilla

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…

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CapU has a New Safety App

Posted on October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 by Laura Morales Padilla

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…

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International Tuition Increase Approved, and 432 Letters From Students Disregarded

Posted on September 1, 2025September 29, 2025 by Ariana Zumaran Castillo

Tuition fees have increased by five per cent for all international students, and a substantial portion of the student body is disappointed with how things are being handled by the…

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Carney Says Canada to Recognize Palestine

Posted on September 1, 2025December 11, 2025 by Theodore Abbott

Western powers align, but little to change on the ground    Theodore Abbott (he/him) // News Editor   As Israel prepares to force Gaza’s remaining population into what can aptly…

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AI Slop: ChatGPT Shown to Kill Brain Gains

Posted on September 1, 2025October 1, 2025 by Kayla Price

A recently published study from MIT brings to light the effects of relying on AI models to think critically for us Kayla Price (she/her/they) // Contributor The study in question…

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Stalled Negotiations for Unionized Student Employee Wages

Posted on September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 by Laura Morales Padilla

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…

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Cybersecurity Breach at CapU

Posted on April 1, 2025August 7, 2025 by Yasmine Modaresi

Reporting on the recent phishing incident that encouraged students to send $850 to scammers Yasmine Modaresi (she/her) // News Editor Jasmin Linton // Illustrator Back in February, Capilano University was…

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2025 CSU Election—Record number of disqualifications & three directors removed from office

Posted on April 1, 2025September 1, 2025 by Laura Morales Padilla

The trend towards greater rates of participation in CSU elections after the pandemic is interrupted, and the rise of disqualifications had the RCMP involved Laura Morales (she/her) // Video Production…

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International students forced to fail courses after facing extenuating circumstances to maintain PGWP eligibility

Posted on April 1, 2025August 21, 2025 by Laura Morales Padilla

When unforeseen circumstances compromise academic success, international students cannot have Extenuating Withdrawals and maintain PGWP eligibility at the same time Laura Morales (she/her) // Video Production Manager After the registration…

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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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