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Tag: student life

Orange Pilled

Posted on January 1, 2026December 30, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s Bitcoin Obsession   Ben Taylor (He/Him) // Crew Writer   Alex Baidanuta (She/Her) // Illustrator      In December 2024, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim proposed a…

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“The province just put our campuses on the chopping block” –ABCS

Posted on January 1, 2026January 3, 2026 by Laura Morales Padilla

Students and faculty across the province are sounding the alarm Laura Morales P. (she/her) // Co-EIC Yizou Li (He/Him) // Illustrator  The Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills launched…

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A Mild and Acceptable Protest to Protest Guidelines

Posted on December 1, 2025November 30, 2025 by Anonymous Anonymous

A guide to the newly released protest guidelines at CapU straight from a professional Protest Planner! Anonymous // Contributor Kayla Kim (they/them) // Illustrator So, you want to start a…

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Looking back at you is you, isn’t it?

Posted on December 1, 2025November 30, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Updating my past self on achieved dreams and new-found skills. Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Alisa Nguyen (she/they) // Illustrator “Do not read until you graduate high school in…

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The Search for CapU’s President

Posted on November 1, 2025October 31, 2025 by Ren Zhang

Through a series of games and challenges, the fight to find CapU’s new president continues. Ren Zhang (they/them) // Contributor Alex Baidanuta (she/her) // Illustrator In a recent update regarding…

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AI Slop: College Crisis

Posted on November 1, 2025November 16, 2025 by Editor-In-Chief

AI is polarizing post-secondary education, with instructors divided on how it should be used  Yasmine Elsayed (she/her) // Contributor Caroline Zhang (They/Them) // Illustrator  AI (artificial intelligence) continues to spark…

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3 BRILLIANT WAYS VANCOUVER UNIVERSITY GETS HUGE THROBBING PROFITS

Posted on November 1, 2025October 31, 2025 by Sara Brinkac

Presented by Durex. Sara Brinkac (they/them) // Book Lover Wongpisethkul (they/them) // Illustrator Byline created by the generous support from the Good People™ at Goodreads. Be sure to rate this…

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The Electronic Elephant in the Room (and My Solution)

Posted on November 1, 2025October 31, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Solving the problem every student faces in the 21st century, written on an old-timey typewriter. Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Scarlett Side (she/her) // Illustrator The biggest problem facing…

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Are Students Paying More for Instructors to Teach Less?

Posted on November 1, 2025October 31, 2025 by Laura Morales Padilla

As free Open Educational Resources become increasingly available, students question faculty members’ preference for paid textbooks   Laura Morales Padilla (she/her) // Co-EIC Jasmin Linton (she/her) // Illustrator    Through…

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  • Orange Pilled
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  • “The province just put our campuses on the chopping block” –ABCS
    Students and faculty across the province are sounding the alarm Laura Morales P. (she/her) // Co-EIC Yizou Li (He/Him) // Illustrator  The […]
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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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