Skip to content
Capilano Courier
Menu
  • Home
  • Sections
    • News
    • Features & The Profile
    • Arts & Culture
    • Letters
    • Humour
    • Video Production
  • About
    • Advertise
    • Contribute
  • Meet the Crew
  • Online Issues
  • Events
Menu

Tag: campus politics

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…

Read more

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…

Read more

CSU directors have given up on their own board

Posted on March 1, 2025October 10, 2025 by Laura Morales Padilla

Started with a slate and ended in corruption—Student senator speaks up against selective accountability within the Capilano Students’ Union Laura Morales (she/her) // Writer Eugene Lee (she/her) // Illustrator The…

Read more

Why weren’t research assistants included in CapU student’s application to unionize?

Posted on March 1, 2025August 7, 2025 by Kate Henderson

The Courier continues our investigation of Student Employees pursuit of unionization, and the role of Research Assistants in this process Kate Henderson (she/they) // Crew Writer Andrei Gueco (he/him) //…

Read more

A 5 per cent International Tuition Increase: The Recipe for a Lose-Lose Situation

Posted on March 1, 2025March 2, 2025 by Laura Morales Padilla

International students stand together against the proposal to increase their tuition by 5 per cent for the 2024/25 academic year Laura Morales (she/her) // Video Production Manager   Capilano University’s…

Read more

Upcoming Tabling Hours: Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at either the Learning Commons entrance (LB 126) or Birch Cafeteria.

Latest News

  • The Collateral Damage of Cutting Courses
    As CapU faces financial woes, students are being forced to take required courses elsewhere  Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer   Jasmine […]
  • Deficit Mitigation Proposals Meet Outdated Policies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 […]
  • CapU Introduces Protest Guidelines
    Capilano University quietly introduces guidelines for protests on campus, emphasizes campus grounds are ‘private property’  Jolee Wen […]
  • CapU Announces the Closure of Sunshine Coast Kálax̱-ay Campus and the ‘not closure’ of CapU Lonsdale
    Administration consolidates two key satellite campuses as financial woes continue  Ren Zhang (they/they)  // Contributor & […]
  • Major Win for CapU Student Workers   
    New Student Employee Union Gets Wage Increase  Mayumi Izumi (she/her) // Contributor Rachel Lu (She/Her) // Illustrator Organizers at […]
  • Orange Pilled
    Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s Bitcoin Obsession   Ben Taylor (He/Him) // Crew Writer   Alex Baidanuta (She/Her) // Illustrator    […]
Video Production
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
Subscribe
What even is a Zine? Mia shows us a behind the scene of how this little publication comes together, the vision behind it, and how to become a paid contributor of the C.C. Crumb!
Indigenous power means something different to every student, but it always begins with voice, community, and truth. Hear what CapU students had to say.
What does campus clean-up day look like?
© 2026 Capilano Courier | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme