Thousands of students using food banks, report says
Over 34,000 post-secondary students use food banks each month, according to HungerCount, an annual study of food banks and food programs in Canada.
Overall food bank use in Canada has increased by 26 per cent since 2008, the study revealed.
Food bank use has increased on campuses as well, according to the study.
Carleton’s Food Centre averages about a person per day, according to Matthew Desjarlais, a student volunteer.
Former Governor General becomes uOttawa chancellor
Michaëlle Jean, the former governor general of Canada, has been appointed as the University of Ottawa’s new chancellor, according to a university press release.
Fraternity’s charter revoked in New Hampshire
A fraternity at the University of New Hampshire had its charter revoked Nov. 7 after 11 of its members were arrested during a drug raid, according to the Boston Globe.
McGill tuition hike protests turn ugly, witnesses say
Protests at McGill University Nov. 10 went from peaceful to violent in a split second after students made their way to the office of the university’s president, according to witnesses.
UBC animal research stats cause outrage
The University of British Columbia (UBC) used over 200,000 animals for testing in 2010, according to statistics released by the university Oct. 28.
“It’s shocking,” said Brian Vincent, director of Stop UBC Animal Research. “It begs the question of whether UBC has not been honest with the public when they have reported in the past that they use about 100,000 animals a year, because all of a sudden now we have over 200,000.”
