Students decry ‘shameful’ 25% rate increase at Halifax university residence
Atlantic School of Theology says it will still have lowest rates in the city
Post-secondary students living in the residence at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax were shocked by a letter from administration last week outlining a 25 per cent monthly rate increase for residence rooms starting in September.
The residence provides housing for up to 103 students from Dalhousie University, NSCAD University, Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia Community College and the University of King’s College, as well as its own students.
Since the news of the rental increase, students have been organizing in protest, putting up signs and flyers around the south-end campus emblazoned with slogans like, “Cut the Hike — No to 25.”
University of King’s College physics student Nicholas Todd is one of the dorm residents protesting the increase. He says many students will struggle to pay the higher rates but can’t afford to move elsewhere.
“AST booting the rent up is actually going to create a significant trail of human misery behind it,” Todd said in an interview Monday. …[Continue Reading]