You know, I've been at Laurentian a while. I completed my Bachelor's degree there, my Master's degree there, and am now several years into my PhD. Why do I keep coming back, you might ask?
1. Convenience for students living in the north.
2. Thriving queer community.
3. FACULTY.
1. Convenience for students living in the north.
2. Thriving queer community.
3. FACULTY.
The first point is especially important when you consider how many students come from working class families and do not even quality for the necessary financial aid (OSAP, scholarships) to cover fees like residence at other schools. We need a university for local students.
LU, due in great part to amazing individuals like @DeanD_LU and groups like @PrideLaurentian and the Sexual and Gender Diversity Committee, boasts one of the most queer-friendly university campuses in Ontario. If we lose LU, we lose that support for queer students.
I emphasize the faculty since one of the reasons I chose to continue at LU for grad school was because, as a queer student with serious mental health issues, I needed to conduct my research in a community where I felt safe and supported. The LU faculty gave me that.
And now, a throwback to this sign that I made for the student solidarity rally during the @lufappul strike in 2017, because this has been a mood during this whole situation. #HumansOfLU #FundLU 
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