Category Archives: Capitalism & Class
We Need to Reclaim Our Right to Public Education: Opinion
There is a crisis of accountability at this university’s highest level of governance. During the student elections last year, UBC students voted overwhelmingly against any further tuition increases on the principle that education is a right. One year later, the University administration has made it clear that they will not be heeding these demands; but […]
Call to Action on Tuition and Housing Cost Increases
During last year’s referendum, 91% of students voted for and the AMS resolved that: Tuition should be decreased for all. Education should be open and accessible to all. The university is raising costs for students again. There will be a 10% increase for international tuition for the incoming class of 2015 8-month residence contracts will […]
BREAKING: UBC to Increase International Tuition by 10% and Residence Fees by 20%
Sources with connections to the UBC Board of Governors and the Alma Matter Society have revealed to The Talon that tuition for incoming international students will be raised by 10%, and residence fees on 8-month contracts will be similarly raised by approximately 20% effective next Fall. The university will be making the announcement over the […]
Taking Capitalism to Court: An interview with Kshama Sawant
Kshama Sawant made headlines last year as the first socialist elected to the Seattle city council in over a century. Along with her party, Socialist Alternative, Sawant led the charge to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in Seattle. Last week Sawant was in Vancouver for her first post-election visit to Canada. She […]
The Knoll Interview Series Part 2: The New SUB Saga
This is part two of an interview series on The Knoll, a grassroots student press that was active on campus from 2006 to 2010. Former editors Nathan Crompton, Tristan Markle, and Bob Neubauer sat down with The Talon to talk about the original grassy knoll, real-estate development at UBC, the history of their activism on […]
The Youth Rise Up Manifesto
Note: This piece was written and submitted by a group of individuals who are all involved with the Coalition of Progressive Electors. Ilana Shecter and Talon editor Urooba Jamal are COPE candidates in the upcoming election. Alex M, also a Talon editor, is on the COPE Executive Committee. Roshak Momtahen and Shawn Vulliez are active […]
New information about UBC’s mining institute
Repost from Stop the Institute. More information about the Institute is available there. There is a lack of public information about the Canadian International Institute for Extractive Industries and Development (CIIEID, or simply “the Institute”), a new mining institute headquartered at UBC and led by UBC, Simon Fraser University (SFU), and the École Polytechnique de […]
All Doublespeak, No Solutions: Vision Vancouver’s Approach to Rising Homelessness Numbers
Note: Alex M, the author of this article, currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE). Over the summer, a battle broke out between the municipal government and local community organizers over the crisis of homelessness in this city. Under the incumbent party, Vision Vancouver, homelessness has been steadily increasing […]
