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“The problem that we were faced with…was do we want to jack the prices up, or are we going to find another solution? Because we need some sort of sustainable model.” “ saw that this wasn’t right,” he said.įurthermore, he described the prices of years past as being “artificially low,” due to a subsidy from another university source.

In previous years, Campbell said, some students who wanted to purchase MacPasses on site were turned away. The intentions behind this change were both “financial and philosophical,” explained MSU Vice President of Administration David Campbell. Rather than paying separately for the ticket to Welcome Week events, all incoming students are now charged the $110 though their student accounts with no chance to opt out. In a campaign run by former MSU president Matthew Dillion-Leitch, quorum was reached at the MSU general assembly, where students voted in favour of a motion to impose a universal Welcome Week levy on first years. This positive response comes in the wake of last year’s MacPass policy change. “I think it’s too early to say one hundred percent, but my perception at least is that it’s better.” “I would say it’s better,” said Stewart of this year’s Welcome Week. Halfway through the week, MSU President Siobhan Stewart is already happy about the results.

The difference this time is that every first year student has bought a MacPass.

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With a new group of first year students and a fresh team of reps, Welcome Week is once again in full swing.