02-01-2012 at 02:47 PM
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Student Debt Protest??
As I was walking through campus today I noticed a protest going on outside the student centre....
They seemed to be protesting student debt? Can anyone fill me in on what this is about? (Yes, yes I should have just asked them as I walked by, but I was late for class, ok  ?!).
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02-01-2012 at 02:50 PM
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also rising fees/year
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02-01-2012 at 03:07 PM
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They feel that existential angst as opposed to sutra is akin to mental masturbation and furthermore promotes a dangerous moral relativism in our society.
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02-01-2012 at 03:11 PM
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It happening in other uni, i know I saw the poster for both ryerson and toronto doing it today when i was downtown
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02-01-2012 at 03:18 PM
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I think the main protest is happening at York University.
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02-01-2012 at 04:19 PM
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Form what I've heard it's a protest organized by the CFS (Canadian Federation for Students) so that's why it's at multiple universities
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02-01-2012 at 05:56 PM
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Ahhhh yes, the CFS. The same CFS that took engineering by the neck and said "drop dead, we don't care about you."
Maybe that's paraphrasing too much? You judge.
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02-01-2012 at 06:48 PM
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"Ya man debt is brutal, can u believe this?!?!?! omfg. Ya bro I'll add you on facebook, sec lemme turn on wifi on my brand new iPad 2."
True story.
Allan, Biochem47, britb, Chevalier, drpatel, emtee10, J. Dorey, jajas, Jessicaaaa, julianface, oranges, sarahsullz, Snowman
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02-01-2012 at 07:06 PM
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I don't know why I get so disgusted at these whiny protests. Demand for university is so damn high, taxes are so damn low, and yet the government STILL found a way to make post secondary education available to everyone. Whats 30000 dollars in 10 years? 3000 dollars a year. You'll earn WAY more then that annually with an undergrad degree. Or you could borrow 30000 dollars from the bank and try starting a business and see how that goes for you.
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that annoying ****ing music made me want to punch them
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02-01-2012 at 09:20 PM
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university of ottawa got a legit day off school where the protest was a legitimate reason to not hand in assignment, not go to class and be penalized, etc
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Originally Posted by julianface
I don't know why I get so disgusted at these whiny protests. Demand for university is so damn high, taxes are so damn low, and yet the government STILL found a way to make post secondary education available to everyone. Whats 30000 dollars in 10 years? 3000 dollars a year. You'll earn WAY more then that annually with an undergrad degree. Or you could borrow 30000 dollars from the bank and try starting a business and see how that goes for you.
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Assuming you get a decent job after grad. THAT'S the REAL issue. |
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Originally Posted by britb
Assuming you get a decent job after grad. THAT'S the REAL issue.
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Well full time low-paying job can get rid of that debt pretty easily, so long as you don't live like an irresponsible jackass. :/ |
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02-01-2012 at 09:29 PM
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It is this event that was hotly debated on MI http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=5755 2 (Warning: The thread goes on forever!)
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