VANCOUVER — TransLink, Vancouver’s bus service, discriminates against post-secondary students who attend smaller institutions, according to a complaint sent to the B.C. Ombudsman in April.

It takes little more than a glance at the computer screens on campus to see that Facebook is a frequent distraction for students, both out of class and in.

B.C. university students may end up paying more for their parking violations after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that, under the Universities Act, schools aren’t authorized to simply fine students for infringements.

When Sue Lang’s application for a Pacific Leadership Fellowship was nominated by the Dean of Graduate Studies to receive the $20,000 provincial grant, the UVic student was hopeful she’d get to do original research for her MA in Education.

Somewhere in today’s mix of environmental consciousness and economic pressures, some people are rethinking their wardrobes. Our over-consumption of cheap made-in-China designer knockoffs is becoming less practical — and may even be slipping out of style.

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A University of Manitoba student filed a class action lawsuit that calls flat-rate tuition late fees unfair.

Youth Protecting Youth’s club funding was again discussed at a UVic Students’ Society board meeting, despite the group not being present to defend themselves.

Still using a disposable cup every time you refuel on coffee? If so, you’re helping The Paper Cup Army.

Oil-stained loonies are turning up in change collections across the country, thanks to a campaign by The Dogwood Initiative, a Victoria-based non-profit environmental organization.

An HIV-positive Victoria man is heading to jail for having unprotected sex with women without telling them he has the virus that causes AIDS.

The pro-life student club Youth Protecting Youth was denied clubs funding again by the UVic Students’ Society, despite Clubs Council voting in favour of the group receiving funding.

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The winner of the University of B.C.’s student society election, Blake Frederick, was disqualified earlier this month for exhibiting “slate” behaviour.

While other slates put paint brush to poster paper to begin their campaign for spots on the next UVic Student Society board, the YES campaign took a different approach.

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A second UVic student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis and another 90 will receive notification for screening.

Looking to sex up your bedroom but lacking the funds (or guts) to thrust yourself into a novelty shop? The Martlet’s done the dirty work for you.

Textbooks: would you like that in paper or electronic?

More students are being offered that choice as some of the larger textbook publishers are developing digital versions of their books.

Ask Hollywood what happens in high school and you’d think it was all just a mix of  gang violence and spontaneous dance-offs. But The Class, set in the rough inner city of Paris, brings teenage drama down to earth.

In a referendum during the March student elections, undergraduates will be asked to approve an annual increase in their student fees by the rate of inflation.

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Canadian student loan debt pushed past the $13 billion mark this week.

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Tuition is no higher than it was eight years ago, according to a new report by the Educational Policy Institute.