Debating Dropping Fees
In the days following the recent Drop Fees rally, students weighed the pros and cons of dropping tuition fees at a debate hosted by the Carleton University Debate Society (CUDS) Nov. 12.
The debate, entitled “Should we RAISE or drop fees?” attracted a handful of students gathered in the Unicentre to hear the arguments presented by CUDS members in a Canadian Parliamentary show debate.
New cash for foreign studies
The Ontario government announced additional spending on two programs related to international education at Carleton Nov. 12.
“This is a university with a truly international focus,” said John Milloy, Ontario minister of training, colleges and universities.
The government will invest $3.5 million in a scholarship program to help Ontario students study abroad. Another $150,000 will be invested over the next three years to provide financial support to refugee students studying in Ontario.
Feeling CU’s international flavour
Carleton is celebrating International Education Week Nov. 16-20, providing international students with the chance to share their culture with members of the university community.
Maryam Dabrian grew up in Iran and chose Carleton for its architecture program. ADD SENTENCE RE WHAT EVENT SHE ATENDED. She described the Carleton community as warm and welcoming.
“It’s pretty familiar. It’s like your family. It feels like it’s your university, like you belong to it and it belongs to you,” Dabrian said.
DC++ Reconnected
The return of the file-sharing program DC++ to Carleton has thrilled many students who found themselves without access to the program following the shutdown of its servers in early November.
“Life came to a screeching halt when DC++ went offline,” said first-year student Jory Kettles.
‘Stop the femimenace’
A poster campaign on University of Alberta’s campus was launched after the university president made some controversial comments.
Indira Samarasekera reportedly said, “I’m going to be an advocate for young white men, because I can be. No one is going to question me when I say we have a problem,” during an interview on Oct. 21. Samarasekera was referring to facts reported by Statistics Canada that show 58 per cent of the student population in universities is made up of women.
