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Misery during exams

It’s exam time, and I feel like I should say something about that. It would be easy to repeat all the good advice I’ve heard over...

Learning is the skill

Here’s a quick one for all the students out there who are worried about their employable skills. I often hear students ask about...

Don’t freakin’ plagiarize!

I live in a community with a lot of graduate students, many of whom are TAs. TAing is something I feel I missed out on by going to...

More students go to post-secondary, but one in seven drop out

Four out of five young people take some kind of post-secondary education by the time they reach their mid-twenties, according to new Statistics Canada data released Tuesday. But of those, almost one in seven students drop out. It also showed that urban students and those living with both parents more likely to pursue higher education.

Minister Solberg says policy changes coming for student loans

Monte Solberg, minister of Human Resources and Social Development Canada, says that there are major policy changes coming for the Canada Student Loan Program. But student borrowers will have to wait until the spring federal budget to find out what to expect.

How much is enough?

How far should a university go to satisfy the desire among students for prestige, exclusivity, and even luxury?

Playing in the bigs

Canadian universities are being offered entry into the NCAA. But should they take the opportunity?