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Tag: indigenous

Whose Land is it Anyways?

Posted on November 1, 2019September 19, 2021 by Tristin Greyeyes

Spilling the tea on land acknowledgments, and what reconcili-action really means  Tristin Greyeyes, Contributor  You may have heard someone before a class or at an event acknowledge the traditional “unceded” land we stand on. Land…

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Beading with Shelley Ferguson in the Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre

Posted on November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 by Nivedan Kaushal

Ferguson connects with her Indigenous heritage, and makes Star Wars  shoes Nivedan Kaushal // Arts & Culture Editor Priscilla Yu // Illustrator Shelley Ferguson, a second-year Psychology student from the…

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Bursary Donation Gifted to CapU by North Vancouver Shipping Company

Posted on October 15, 2018November 18, 2025 by Greta Kooy

Neptune Terminals announced its financial support for the creation of an endowment bursary for Aboriginal students  Manveen Singh, Contributor Photography by Tae Kim, Visual Media Specialist Shipping company Neptune Bulk…

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Junior All-Native Tournament a glowing success

Posted on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 by Justin Scott

The recent provincial tournament took place in Vancouver and was co-hosted by CapU JUSTIN SCOTT // MANAGING EDITOR Although Capilano University’s Sportsplex has seen some memorable crowds in its time,…

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Rulings on the murders of Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie prove Canada’s reconciliation fallacy

Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 by Leah Scheitel

Ruining Reconciliation Rulings on the murders of Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie prove Canada’s reconciliation fallacy Leah Scheitel // Copy Editor Canada has an ugly history when it comes to…

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Welcome to the Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre

Posted on February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 by Helen Aikenhead
Welcome to the Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre Behind the beautifully carved wooden door of Room 196 in the Library Building lies a real gem of the Capilano University North Vancouver campus,...
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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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Step aside Macbeth, there’s a new required reading in town

Posted on October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 by Laura Melczer

Some Canadian School Boards believe that with Shakespeare, less is more Laura Melczer // Contributor Multiple school boards across Canada have decided to change the English Literature curriculum for high…

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Founding father, architect of genocide?

Posted on September 20, 2017November 18, 2025 by Greta Kooy

Removing John. A Macdonald’s name from schools won’t bring the change we need  Campus Life Editor    At its annual meeting on Aug. 14, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)…

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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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