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The cost of education is rising and student debt is soaring right along with it. Commentators are starting to caution about students so burdened by debt that they put off starting a family or buying a home because they simply can’t afford it. So, isn’t it time we asked ourselves what we expect to get out of our education? ...
The Canadian Federation of Students and Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance will hold a debate at the University of Windsor discussing the possibility of not only lowering student tuition but trying to abolish it through progressive taxation, ranging from each according to their ability, to each according to their need. ...
Jason Rankin LANCE WRITER Provincial student union representatives discussed the future of post-secondary education during a roundtable event at the University of Windsor last Thursday. The tuition fee framework, set by the provincial government, dictates how much fees can be increased by universities each year. Currently, it’s set between four and eight per cent for domestic students, with no limit on international student fee increases. The McGuinty government announced last spring a one-year extension on a five per cent cap to overall post-secondary tuition fee increases. “This year, the tuition fee framework is being renegotiated,” said Mohammad Akbar, University of...
Last week, the Quebec student strike was scaled back to make way for a provincial election, which saw a Parti Quebecois minority government take centre stage. Despite some gains by students, there is still much more work to be done. The final count for seats in the Quebec legislature stands as follows: 54 for the PQ— a left-centrist, sovereignist party— 50 for the exiting Liberals— who triggered a massive student uprising through proposed tuition fee increases— 19 for the Coalition Avenir Québec— the right-leaning, mainstream party— and two seats for Québec Solidaire— the far left party that proposed to abolish...
Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR n an effort to keep so called “fake” students out, the University of Windsor locks international students into a mandatory contract that demands high tuition payments. International students are in high demand because of the tuition revenues they provide. Even though international students represented 10.4 per cent of total enrolment in fall 2011, international tuition fees comprise about 25 per cent of tuition revenues for the university. According reports from the university’s Office of Institutional Analysis, international students often pay more than double what domestic students pay. The recruitment process at UWindsor was established to access...
Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR s the post-secondary student strike in Quebec rages on for a third month, the University of Windsor is rallying to start a similar initiative here. At the Canadian Federation of Students’ national conference from May 31 to June 3, student unions agreed to bring the Quebec student strike home to their members. “It was recommended that other student unions around the country talk about what’s going on in Quebec and talk about student action and government response,” said Adam Awad, CFS chairperson. “The idea was general awareness of the decision of the government to further privatize...
Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR indsorites joined cities across Canada in a protest to support the Quebec student strike and Law 78. On May 30, about 35 Windsorites gathered outside of City Hall banging pots and pans. After a few speeches, they marched down Ouellette Avenue and along the riverfront. The protests were part of Casserole Night in Canada, an event organized through Facebook for Canadians to express solidarity with Quebec. “There was a national call out for every city to gather across Canada to meet in solidarity with the Quebec strike. The Quebec strike started over tuition and high debt...
