{"id":111,"date":"2014-11-18T13:01:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T18:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/?p=111"},"modified":"2014-11-21T15:32:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T20:32:01","slug":"algonquin-college-students-vote-u-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/algonquin-college-students-vote-u-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Algonquin College students vote on U-Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Eddie Ameh<\/p>\n

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Early childhood education student Emily Langan says she voted yes because she will save money \u00a0 PHOTO: Eddie Ameh\/The Gridlock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Algonquin College students are voting in a week-long referendum to accept or reject the Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) system.<\/p>\n

If they vote to accept it, students will pay a one-time discounted transit fare at the beginning of every school year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter seeing it positively affect students of Carleton, U-Ottawa, St. Paul University and even universities in Manitoba and British Columbia, the Universal Transit Pass system would be a great way to provide affordable and accessible transportation to our full-time students,\u201d said Mackenzie Campbell, vice-president of the students\u2019 association.<\/p>\n

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Vice president of Algonquin College Students Association, Mackenzie Campbell, said students will save more than 50 per cent on transportation fares if they vote yes for the UPass PHOTO: Eddie Ameh\/The Gridlock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Campbell said that two years ago OC Transpo put an age cap on student monthly passes, so students over 18 no longer qualified for student passes.<\/p>\n

Since then Algonquin students over 18 pay almost $100 a month for a bus pass, almost twice the cost of a U-Pass. \u201cThe students who take the bus on a regular basis will be getting about 50 per cent discount average from the regular adult monthly pass,\u201d Campbell\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

In the first 24 hours of the week-long vote more than 25 per cent of students had already voted \u2014 a figure Campbell\u00a0said is very encouraging.<\/p>\n

Kyle Waddell, a first-year student, said he voted in favour of the U-Pass because it will help him save a lot more money. \u201cWith the U-Pass, you pay at the beginning and you just show your pass. And it\u2019s cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Student Marleigh Cheaney said the U-Pass would help students because they have other expenses including rent and books. \u201cI think this would be a great opportunity to help students save a little extra money,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Emily Langan, a first-year student, said a U-Pass will be more convenient and cheaper, especially as it comes with the tuition fees. She also said that public transit is her only means of transportation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it helps me because I don\u2019t have a licence to drive,\u201d she said. \u201cI think it will save me money because Presto passes are almost a $100.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campbell\u00a0said he expects an overwhelming endorsement of the U-Pass. The student\u2019s association embarked on massive publicity, decorating the student common area with fliers and posters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe usually have six TVs in our student common building, which usually have our events and everything on them. But this week, it\u2019s all about the referendum and votes, and it seems to be working so far,\u201d Campbell\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

He said there were groups such as the Revolution Students Union, who are on a \u2018yes\u2019 campaign, urging students to vote.<\/p>\n

The referendum will continue until Nov. 21. If students vote yes, the U-Pass won\u2019t be available until the fall of 2015.<\/p>\n

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By Eddie Ameh   Algonquin College students are voting in a week-long referendum to accept or reject the Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) system. If they vote to accept it, students will pay a one-time discounted transit fare at the beginning of every school year. \u201cAfter seeing it positively affect students of Carleton, U-Ottawa, St. Paul … <\/p>\n

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