Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for reduced tuition and student fees at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), where classes are expected to be delivered online come September.
Abigail Unrau, the chemistry major who started the petition, said students shouldn’t have to pay athletics, recreation and transit fees if they won’t be on campus this fall. “If we can’t use that stuff, then why should we pay for it?” Unrau, 20, told Global News.
As of Monday afternoon, about 3,500 people had signed the petition. USask provost Anthony Vannelli said undergraduate students will see a 0.2-per cent tuition decrease on average this fall.