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VOLUME 80 ISSUE 11
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March 24, 2025
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The Tuition Crisis: A Year Later
B.U Women’s Hockey National Champions
By Christina Lépine - Staff Writer
By Owen Kitzan - Sports Editor
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n Oct. 13, 2023, Quebec’s minister of higher education announced a tuition increase for out-of-province students doubling their tuition from $9,000 to $17,000. Following this announcement, the Bishop’s University administration and the Students’ Representative Council worked in collaboration with members of the Eastern Townships, the McGill and Concordia Principals, and student unions to fight against this tuition hike. After a mobilization, an open letter signed by hundreds of signatories, a petition tabled at Québec’s National Assembly with more than 33,000 signatures, and discussions with the said minister and English school Principals, it was announced, on December 14, 2023, that Bishop’s University was exempted from this tuition hike. Minister Pascale Déry announced then that, starting in fall 2025, English-level universities will
be mandated to ensure that 80 per cent of non-Quebec resident undergraduate students attain level 5 on the Quebec scale of French proficiency. A year later, what are the repercussions on our university? I met with Andrew Webster, VicePrincipal of Academic and Research, Sarah Théberge, Chair of the French Department, and Lyssa Paquette, Manager of Student Recruitment and Retention, to answer this question. Financial impacts on the university The Quebec government made this announcement before the Bishop’s 2023 fall Open House, impacting early enrollments. Many out-of-province students turned to other universities due to the tuition fee uncertainty. Andrew Webster mentioned that along with the effects of the tuition crisis, the university also suffered from a change in the provincial government’s funding formula, decreasing the funding Read more on page 2
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Concordia looked to build upon their earlier momentum however, potting two more goals to boost their advantage up to three goals before B.U would strike to bring it back within two goals to end the second. The Stingers would score one more to seal the deal as a late goal with 17 seconds left in the game by Noémie Fontaine would prove to be too little too late and Concordia took game one 5-4.
2-0 series sweep of Université de Montréal in the first round of the playoffs saw B.U pitted against powerhouse Concordia for a road to the finals. The Stingers came into the matchup having only lost one game all year barring an exhibition game against Boston University and looked like In game two the Gaiters returned to the swamp for a home game with Goliath in the path of Bishops. the home crowd on their side. B.U As the puck dropped on came out flying in the first and game one both teams came out boasted a 2-0 lead after the first off looking to apply pressure on the of goals from Gabrielle Santerre and other side. Concordia struck first Maude Pépin. In the second period with Bishops managing to knot it Jordanne Laforme would score up halfway through the first. The another for B.U before Concordia Stingers found the back once more would strike for the first time of the to lead 2-1 after one period. In the game and bring the game to a 3-1 second Bishops found some life score heading to the third period. In and tied the game up at 2-2 off a the final frame Noémie Fontaine quick goal from Amélie Brassard. Read more on page 6
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