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A press release from the UVic Student Society (UVSS) said the rally is focused on concerns around the schoolB次元官网网址檚 proposed hikes to international tuition fees B次元官网网址� 20 per cent for undergraduate degrees and four per cent for graduate tuition.

B次元官网网址淪tudents cannot afford these massive tuition increases, and it is degrading the quality of education at UVic,B次元官网网址� said campaigns and community relations director Ainsley Kerr. B次元官网网址淲e demand that these proposed hikes be rejected and that international tuition be re-coupled to domestic tuition.B次元官网网址�

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The rallying students say another concern is the way in which UVic B次元官网网址渞emains deeply implicated in the fossil economyB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� juxtaposing the schoolB次元官网网址檚 self-proclaimed commitment to environmentalism and B次元官网网址渟trong focusB次元官网网址� on reconciliation.

B次元官网网址淎s a matter of climate and intergenerational justice, and to ensure that our actions match our words, we demand that UVic divest itself from the fossil economy and encourage other post-secondary institutions to do the same,B次元官网网址� the statement reads.

The rally will take place Tuesday, March 26, from 10 a.m. until noon at UVicB次元官网网址檚 University Centre Senate Chambers.

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