Tag Archives: OSAP
They feel as though they cannot complete their degree: Western University Student
https://youtu.be/Hu0mAAKRbc4 Some students say the additional financial burden of school, could lead to more mental stress after the Ontario government announced that OSAP grants will decrease startin...
Mar 05, 2026 OSAP walkout at Western (Credit: Cooper Gluskin/Photo Editor of The Gazette)
London students express concerns after OSAP cuts
https://youtu.be/UKmUl5mtGlY Several students worried about cuts coming to provincial student funding joined London's NDP politicians Monday night at Western University to voice their concerns. This c...
Mar 04, 2026 Students stand alongside NDP MPP's Teresa Armstrong, Terence Kernaghan and Peggy Sattler following an emergency town hall meeting at Western University March 2, 2026. (Hayden King/XFM News)
How to Be a More Frugal Student
As a Student, its important to be frugal and save money where it counts. As a financially unstable college student, these are some of the tips and tricks I've learned as a second year college student....
Sep 21, 2021 GotCredit / CC
Money saving tips for the holiday season
The holidays bring a time of additional expenses, which can be stressful. Especially for students. Laura Taron from the Financial Aid Office at Fanshawe says her advice for students during this time o...
Dec 05, 2020 @freestocks / Unsplash
Managing student loans
If you're a new graduate or soon to be graduate financing your student loans may be crossing your mind. The National Student Loans Service Centre began sending out emails to spring graduates. regardin...
Oct 28, 2019
Protesting for tuition and osap changes
Protesters met this afternoon in front of MPP Jeff Yurek's office in St.Thomas to protest the changes to tuition and osap. Among the group was OPSEU union members, London Student Coalition members, st...
Mar 08, 2019
Ontario's Premier describes student unions as “crazy Marxist nonsense”
The Premier Doug Ford answered the letter sent by Fanshawe College student union, Western and more 75 post-secondary institutions across the country saying: "I think we all know what kind of crazy Mar...
Feb 13, 2019 The email responding the student unions was signed "Doug" and requested a donation to the PC Party.
Uncertain future for campus media
As part of the changes coming to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), the provincial government has created the Student Choice Initiative. This will allow students to opt out of paying non-e...
Feb 11, 2019
Students in London continue to fight back against OSAP
With frigid temperatures and forecasted snow, around a hundred Londoners are currently taking over Victoria Park to protest the PC government's recent changes to OSAP. Cassandra Chapman is a Fanshawe ...
Jan 25, 2019
Empowering students through political rallying
https://youtu.be/Qzyyck4gCUE In today's current political landscape- the voices of young people have been louder than ever before. Its not uncommon to scroll through social medias like Twitter or Face...
Jan 20, 2019
