We're Here, We're Poor, We Can't Pay Anymore!

I feel like a stranger! But I'm back to detail a cause I have a firm belief in. Tuition hikes on university students. I, in surveying several universities and examining their prices, I settled on one which a classic renowned journalism program with seemingly low tuition cost then most other universities.

One of my application fees for applying was 250$ and that was merely to get an acceptance or decline. Could you even begin to imagine what it would cost for a full-years tuition?

So, in light of news from my current university who claims as they recruit their students that they in fact have low tuition in our province.  Which is fact they do. But, they won't. Our school being a liberal arts school is seriously underfunded by our provincial government. We get like 80% of what other university in our province get. Which is unfair to say the least.

As a result of that our university decided to inform us that they are in fact hiking our tuition fees. All is well, right? Shut up and take the un-afforable hike. My fellow students and I said no. We protested as STUdents against STUition.

Is it fair to send already worked to the bone students into further debt because our government lacks the faith in liberal arts students and their prospects of jobs in our seemingly critical world? No!

Should it be fair that students who work 45 hours at school and on top of that work a part time job because the funds they have already don't cover the cost for education.

Financial means should NOT be a boundary to education.

Whose campus? Our campus!

~ N