Cramming for exams in the age of austerity

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On the morning of April 13, several university students occupied Nova Scotia Finance Minister Diana Whalen’s office, in protest to the recently-released provincial budget.

Cramming in the age of austerity. Students pull double duty as they occupy Nova Scotia Finance Minister Diana Whalen's office, while hitting the books. [Photo: M. Howe]
Cramming in the age of austerity. Students pull double duty as they occupy Nova Scotia Finance Minister Diana Whalen’s office, while hitting the books. [Photo: M. Howe]
The Halifax Media Coop interviewed John Hutton, incoming vice-president of the Dalhousie Student Union, and Dr. Alex Khasnabish, Department Chair of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. John Hutton is a member of Solidarity Halifax and Alex Khasnabish is co-director of the Radical Imagination Project.

Listen to the interviews HERE.

 

Note: Statements by Solidarity Halifax members do not necessarily reflect positions held by the organization.