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Students Nova Scotia (StudentsNS) is welcoming the Kingstec Nova Scotia Community College Student Association (NSCCSA) as its newest member. The Kingstec NSCCSA voted to join StudentsNS as an Associate Member, joining 87% of Nova Scotia university students in the province’s primary student advocacy organization.

Students Nova Scotia, the provincial advocacy group representing 37,000 Nova Scotia post-secondary students, welcomed Nova Scotia’s new provincial government today. The Liberal Party made multiple commitments to students en route to its election win this past Tuesday.

Nova Scotia students welcomed the NDP’s commitment this weekend to continue increasing the minimum wage based on the Low Income Cut Off (LICO).

Nova Scotia students welcomed today’s commitment from the NDP to help graduates with student loans purchase their first home.

Nova Scotia students strongly support yesterday’s Liberal Party platform commitment to introduce $3.7 million in graduate research scholarships.

Nova Scotia students strongly support Liberal Party leader Stephen McNeil’s election promise to eliminate interest on provincial student loans.

Students Nova Scotia is condemning the misogynistic chant promoting sexual assault at Saint Mary’s University.

Nova Scotia students have repeated their calls for a freeze in tuition, as the Maritime Provinces’ Higher Education Commission (MPHEC) confirmed today that tuition in Nova Scotia grew faster than inflation again this year. Universities across the province increased their tuition by 3 percent, the maximum allowed by the Province, while provincial operating grants were cut by 3 percent.

Nova Scotia Student Unions, with support from the Provincial Government, have announced multiple projects that aim to prevent sexual assault on campuses and reduce risks around alcohol consumption. The total value of the initiatives is $46,156, with contributions of $31,291 from the Province, $13,465 from student unions, and $1,400 from Cape Breton University.

The members of Students Nova Scotia are unanimously demanding that universities pursue Wagemark certification and establish a reasonable and fair wage variance between their highest and lowest paid employees. The move comes on the heels of the mandatory disclosure of salaries above $100,000, which revealed that in 2012 the average president’s salary at Nova Scotia’s public post-secondary institutions was $277,000.