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After a year marked by post-secondary fee hikes and the looming threat of additional tuition increases, 2011 will be an important year for students in the ongoing fight over fees.

There has been a lot of speculation over the last two weeks regarding the abrupt departure of Concordia University’s president.

A growing legion of supporters is offering solidarity to suspended University of Manitoba mathematics professor Gábor Lukács by petitioning the school’s Board of Governors in order to reinstate him.

Lukács was suspended for three months after he questioned the judgment of the university’s dean of graduate studies, John Doering, in his decision to waive a PhD student’s final comprehensive exam, according to an article in Maclean’s.

Photos of strippers taken by a Ryerson University librarian that surfaced Nov. 24 in the Torontoist are raising privacy concerns.

The photos were taken in August and September by digital archives librarian Brian Cameron. Cameron said he would not comment on the issue but in a blog post he said he was “stunned” and “embarassed.”

Two strippers quit following the publication of the photos and many more are in “tears” because of the violation of their privacy, according to a Toronto Sun article.

 Accessible education for all is the goal, according to Roxanne Dubois, the current national treasurer and chairperson-elect for the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS).

Elected in November, Dubois will officially assume her position as chairperson in May 2011. Citing her long-time involvement with student movements, she said the top position was just a natural progression and education is her goal.