{"id":6438,"date":"2024-12-05T20:22:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/loyalist-college-reverses-controversial-holiday-residence-fee-after-student-backlash-kingston\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T20:22:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:22:42","slug":"loyalist-college-reverses-controversial-holiday-residence-fee-after-student-backlash-kingston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/loyalist-college-reverses-controversial-holiday-residence-fee-after-student-backlash-kingston\/","title":{"rendered":"Loyalist College reverses controversial holiday residence fee after student backlash &#8211; Kingston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=bahmjko3l#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=bahmjko3l#font-increase\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Loyalist College has withdrawn a plan to charge students a $20-per-day fee to keep belongings in their dorm rooms over the holiday break after facing student criticism. The fee, scheduled to apply from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, would have totalled $460 over three weeks.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Sam Priems, a third-year Loyalist student, said he felt \u201cfrustrated, disheartened, and upset\u201d upon learning of the fee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an educational institution, so you should be focusing on what\u2019s best for the students instead of what\u2019s most profitable,\u201d Priems said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get daily National news<\/h3>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The fee raised particular concerns for international students, who might have limited options for avoiding the charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re an international student, like what are your options? You can\u2019t move your stuff out to avoid the fee,\u201d Priems said.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Priems sent an email to the college requesting that the fee be retracted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a really good exercise to kind of, I guess, stand up for myself more or else, but I guess not just me but other people,\u201d Priems said.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10900951\/lotto-max-jackpot-win-december-2024\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lotto-Max.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"$80M Lotto Max jackpot split between winners in 2 provinces\" data-title=\"\">$80M Lotto Max jackpot split between winners in 2 provinces<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10897877\/canada-post-strike-week-3-workers-demands\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Canada-Post-strike.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Canada Post strike: Here\u2019s where workers are still seeking progress\" data-title=\"\">Canada Post strike: Here\u2019s where workers are still seeking progress<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>Loyalist College responded quickly after the issue gained attention. By Thursday morning, the college released a statement confirming that the fee would no longer be implemented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur residence contracts were recently updated, and this particular practice is currently under review\u2026 [We] can confirm that students will not be charged the $20-per-day fee to leave their belongings in their residence rooms over the break,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Priems expressed satisfaction with the decision but emphasized that such fees should not have been proposed initially.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve taken a look at it and they\u2019ve scrapped it, because ultimately, that\u2019s what\u2019s best for the students,\u201d Priems said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Canada<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10903839\/loyalist-college-reverses-holiday-residence-fee\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descrease article font size Increase article font size Loyalist College has withdrawn a plan to charge students a $20-per-day fee to keep belongings in their dorm rooms over the holiday break after facing student criticism. 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