For many students April is not only the season of all-night studying, but also of scraping together pennies to afford food and other necessities for those last few weeks before returning to the financial haven of a summer job. How can your personal financial choices during the year help prevent…
The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations(CASA)has filed lawsuits against two students’ unions, a move that some student leaders are calling hypocritical. The suits claim that the unions owe membership fees from 2005, the year the unions terminated membership in CASA. CASA—which is the second largest student lobby…
Two students launched a $200-million class-action lawsuit earlier this month against Ontario colleges, arguing that illegal fees that violate the tuition freeze are being charged. And with the long list of extra fees colleges and universities nickel-and-dime students with, it’s easy to understand the motivation behind the suit. Take…
The Ontario government publicly announced that colleges cannot legally charge ancillary fees for academic or capital costs. The announcement came only days after two students launched a $200-million class action lawsuit against the provinces colleges, arguing that they have been charging the computer, laboratory, locker, and other fees illegally for…
Two students are launching a major class action lawsuit against a number of Ontario colleges, accusing the institutions of breaking provincial law by charging students ancillary fees. The Canadian Federation of Students(CFS)are also involved in the suit in an advocacy role. Amanda Hassum and Dan Roffery, who are…
Last week, Maclean’s reported [http://www.macleans.ca/education/universities/article.jsp?content=20070531_171850_6344] on the announcement that Algoma University College is about to become Algoma University. Tonight, I received an open letter from Rosario Marchese, the NDP critic for Training, Colleges and Universities to Minister Bentley.…
I have been practicing with a DSLR lately in order to become a better photographer. I have been taking pictures this week for The Silhouetteof life on campus. It has been a hot week so I wanted a picture of the campus ice cream stand: People watching the Stanley Cup…
Alright, I clearly have to explain some simple points. First- comments should be on the post, not whatever has you pissed off today. I have been getting a lot of nasty comments. You do not like me, great, let me know… do not expect my newspaper article page to become…