At the York University food bank, shelves and refrigerators are stocked to try to keep up with growing demand — but this crucial service, funded by student fees, could be in jeopardy. Student fees fund things like student newspapers, including Ryerson University’s Eyeopener. Rawan Habib, president of the York Federation of Students, is shown in the food bank at York University, which is run by the student union and funded by student fees. And his own newspaper, which has doggedly investigated the union, relies on the student levy — in the 2017-2018 year, it received $430,000 in student fees, as approved by a democratic referendum. “Without (student fees) the paper would be completely different,” says Dubé.

Source: thestar February 09, 2019 19:52 UTC