Financial Accessibility
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Why family paying for your tuition shouldn’t matter
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One of the biggest problems in university, aside from balancing course work, your social life and work obligations, is paying for tuition. While many people rely on grants, bank loans, OSAP and scholarships, some students are more lucky than others. I’m obviously talking about students whose parents pay their tuition for them. This can include…
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Looking into the anti-Xanax movement in hip-hop
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2017 was a formative year for hip-hop music to say the least. Artists like Lil Pump, Russ and Lil Uzi Vert made impressions on the music charts in very big ways. It was a big step forward for the diverse crop of artists generally known as “Soundcloud rappers,” many of whom crossed over to…
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CASA lists mental health recommendations to Federal Government
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On Jan. 9, 2018, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) published a policy paper on mental health. The paper lists a series of recommendations to the federal government to improve post-secondary students’ mental health across Canada. “CASA’s membership, from across the country, are student leaders representing their own institutions,” Michael McDonald, executive director of…
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