Are health plans really about student interest?
It is stories like this that make me wonder if student health plans are really about the interests of students or of the student union. Millions of dollars a year in premiums from healthy individuals who are only covered for a year; I cannot think of a safer…
Eyeopener asks "Is it time for CKLN to sign off?"
I wrote a few weeks ago about student-levy supported radio stations, traditionally known as "campus radio stations." I wrote that I do not believe that students, with their non-existent income levels, should be paying for a service used by those with an income level. At Ryerson, The Eyeopenereditorial…
Eyeopener asks "Is it time for CKLN to sign off?"
I wrote a few weeks ago about student-levy supported radio stations, traditionally known as "campus radio stations." I wrote that I do not believe that students, with their non-existent income levels, should be paying for a service used by those with an income level. At Ryerson, The Eyeopenereditorial…
April Fools
Did the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay student newspaper go too far with its April Fools edition? Some people think so, I’m just laughing. The name of the issue "Fourth Mistake" should have been a give-away.…
Full ruling in CFS-O Ancillary Fee Case
My apologies, I’m normally on the ball with these things. A reader emailed me today asking if I had a copy of the full ruling released Friday in the CFS-O ancillary fee class action case. I do. Here is the full ruling in PDF format.…
Raise the drinking age to 21?
Middlesex-London Health Unit is asking the Ontario government to raise the legal drinking age in the province to 21, according to an article in today’s Globe and Mail. The health board believes this will decrease the number of college and university students who are consuming alcohol. They are…
Dalton knew about illegal college fees
The Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario won a significant victory by losing in the Superior Court of Ontario today. The CFS-O had backed a $200-million class action lawsuit against Ontario colleges for charging ancillary fees in violation of provincial government guidelines. The courts dismissed the suit today…
“We do not accede to thuggish tactics by mobs”
University of Toronto President David Naylor’s response to last week’s protest and sit-in at the university’s administrative building, Simcoe Hall. ** Click here to read the original story.* ** Click here for video of the incident* ** For an analysis of the New College fee increase that sparked…
Laurentian unhappy with funding formula
*The Sault Star *editorial Tuesday says that Laurentian University is losing $1 million a year in provincial funding for graduate students due to the distribution of those students not fitting a provincial funding formula. LU was funded to admit 25 new PhD students and 95 new master’s students…
Low-income participation down 25% in Scotland
Despite no tuition (students pay an "endowment fee" upon graduation), the number of youth from lower-income backgrounds attending university immediately following high-school is down 25% in Scotland. *The Herald *reports: "Fewer pupils from deprived backgrounds are going to university in Scotland despite a raft of initiatives to widen…