Next year’s tuition remains a mystery
It isn’t just the students’ union that’s left in the dark about funding changes to post-secondary education in New Brunswick. The St. Thomas University administration also knows little about the details of the four-year funding agreement that will be part of the upcoming provincial budget expected in late March. Earlier this month, STU students’ union [...]
It was the first day of classes of the winter semester of 2012, and her foreboding statement expressed her expectations of the three months ahead. “It’s going to be hell,” she said. She was a St. Thomas University student, probably barely recovered from the demands of exams and multiple paper deadlines all coinciding in one or [...]
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Students will have to wait for a “budget day bomb” to find out about changes to post-secondary education funding, St. Thomas University students’ union president Mark Livingstone said. Livingstone attended a meeting last Friday with officials from the New Brunswick department of post-secondary education, training, and labour to discuss changes to funding and student financial [...]
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This past week hasn’t been good for students across the country. Tuition fees are going up in Nova Scotia while university budgets are being cut. The Nova Scotia government announced tuition fee increases of three per cent (or more in professional programs and for international students). And that three per cent cap on tuition fee [...]
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“I worked and they shouldn’t take away from that because there’s still living expenses I need [to pay for,” said first year Danielle Faron, who received less money for her student loan due to parental contribution and her savings. (Karissa Donkin/AQ) The school year is barely two weeks old and for some students, the year-long struggle of [...]
Continue reading …Every time an election rolls around, people begin to ask why youth don’t vote. People who no longer fall into the category of youth become obsessed with why youth aren’t engaged in politics. There are countless articles in papers across the country, experts on the evening news, and endless projects aimed at engaging youth. But [...]
Continue reading …St. Thomas University students can look forward to paying more for a lot of the same next year. The university’s 2011-12 budget could see some students pay almost $500 more than last year. The budget reveals a $200 tuition increase for both Canadian and international students, as well as a $280 increase to residence fees. [...]
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Student fear budget cuts will lead to tuition increases in the province FREDERICTON (CUP) — Students in Fredericton rallied Tuesday against the possibility of tuition increases and further cuts to post-secondary education in New Brunswick. Approximately 200 students marched from the campuses of St. Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick to the provincial [...]
Continue reading …Recent tuition increase forces student to leave STU Anny Lee Ramirez was supposed to be a third year student at St. Thomas University this year. She was enrolled in the Aquinas program and was planning on majoring in English. Her time at STU was cut short because her family could not afford to send her [...]
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The fee increases for STU students are “normal” according to Lawrence Durling, Vice-President Finance and Administration. Last Friday, an email from Larry Batt, Dean of Students and Registrar, introduced the fees increases, including a $480 increase to international tuition. Since 2007-2008, there has been a domestic tuition freeze for all universities in the province. While [...]
Continue reading …Maiko Tanabe – The Aquinian Some international students are uninterested in the upcoming STUSU election, just like other students, but maybe for different reasons. Chiemi Sakai, a second-year international student, said she’s not even sure when the election is and if she’s going to vote, because she’s not sure her vote would affect her university [...]
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Alex Solak – The Aquinian Students can now check their STU account balance online through the WebAdvisor system. Here’s a handy step-by-step from theAQ.net: Click here to be taken to WebAdvisor (opens in a new window). Click the Log In tab on the top right of the page. Enter your 5 letter username and your [...]
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