Glitch causes UBC to overcharge students for tuition
An external payment processing company contracted to handle thousands of University of British Columbia students’ tuition and housing accounts accidentally double and triple charged over 500 students in December. The charges amounting to over $2.1 million were refunded to students and the company also promised to pay for overdraft or insufficient fund fees that some students paid as a result of the double charge.
Former board members stage protest against Kwantlen impeachments
Three former members of the Kwantlen Student Association staged a protest at the university’s Surrey campus decrying the impeachment of the entire student association board this past November. The protestors demanded to know why some former Kwantlen students were barred from KSA elections, suggesting that the impeachment may have been racially motivated.
Ryerson issues sex assault warnings
Ryerson University recently issued a public warning to students and community members after a woman was sexually assaulted near the university’s downtown Toronto campus. The woman was picked up by a group of six men in a black minivan and taken to a nearby neighbourhood where she was sexually assaulted. Police are still investigating but have released descriptions of the attackers online.
Carleton opens assault survivor support centre
After years of student lobbying, Carleton University has agreed to open up a crisis support centre to assist survivors of sexual assaults following numerous attacks on campus in recent years. The resource centre and outreach program will be made available in September and will be run by a group of volunteers.
-Ariane Madden
