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Tag: students

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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What Do Student Union Fees Actually Pay for?

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

Breaking down the costs and benefits of CSU membership   Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer   Ren Zhang (they/them) Illustrator    Part of the tuition we as students pay…

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Mr Watersburg: A Retrospective

Posted on September 1, 2025August 28, 2025 by Jordan Tomlinson

Saying ‘see you later’ to one of CapU’s most treasured teachers. Jordan Tomlinson (he/him) // Humour Editor Jasmin Linton (she/her) // Illustrator This year marks the retirement of Capilano University’s…

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Fast Food Life Hacks That Will Make You Say Something

Posted on September 1, 2025September 29, 2025 by Ben Taylor

Three new fast food life hacks that the big fast food companies don’t want you to know about. Shhhhh… Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Rachel Lu (she/her) // Illustrator…

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Pop-Up Produce at CapU

Posted on December 1, 2024November 30, 2024 by Kate Henderson

Food scarcity and disparity can be hard to talk about, but the Student Union is doing what it can to help bring down CapU students’ monthly grocery bill. Kate Henderson…

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Mental Health Support at CapU

Posted on December 1, 2023November 29, 2023 by Kirsten Wiltshire

Shedding light on the avenues and challenges to accessing therapy as a CapU student    Kirsten Wiltshire (she/her) // Staff Writer  Liza Borissova (she/her) // Illustrator    As the semester…

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Imagining a Future-Proof Residence Building

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 by Wen Zhai

CapU’s new residence should be built thinking of its impact on the future, not just in the moment Wen Zhai // ContributorMICHELLE LUSSIER // Illustrator In October, HDR Architecture Associates released new renderings…

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What’s in My Bag: Andrea, 20

Posted on February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 by Wen Zhai

Wen Zhai // Contributor Andrea is a Communications student who has been studying at CapU since Fall 2018. Andrea opened a little red bag with delicate colourful blocks from Japan…

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A Look at Walls to Bridges’ First Semester in BC

Posted on January 1, 2020December 31, 2019 by Jayde Atchison

The program enabled students both inside and outside incarceration facilities to find their confidence Jayde Atchison // Staff Writer As the fall semester came to an end for students in…

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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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