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University hiring practices may be harming graduate students
Gen Charest
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April 22, 2009
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University hiring practices may be harming graduate students

OTTAWA--PhD graduates in Canada are not benefiting from the extra time in university and have a harder time paying off their debts than they did in 2000 according to a new Statistics Canada report. The National Graduate Caucu�

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BC Liberal platform offers too little, too late
Gen Charest
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April 15, 2009
Media Release

BC Liberal platform offers too little, too late

VANCOUVER--The BC Liberal election platform makes a few half-hearted overtures to students and their families, but makes no serious attempt to undo the damage to BC's university and college system, says the Canadian Federatio�

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NDP plan gets mixed reviews from students
Gen Charest
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April 9, 2009
Media Release

NDP plan gets mixed reviews from students

VANCOUVER--Students are encouraged with the New Democratic Party's newly announced commitments to restoring BC's student grant program and increase funding to universities and colleges, but the NDP's plan to maintain tuition �

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Students submit U-Pass discrimination complaint to BC Ombudsman
Gen Charest
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April 8, 2009
Media Release

Students submit U-Pass discrimination complaint to BC Ombudsman

VANCOUVER--Students submitted a formal complaint today to TransLink and the Ministry of Transportation through the office of the BC Ombudsman, seeking to overturn policy that bars over 20,000 Metro Vancouver students from U-P�

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