Despite student protest at the U of C, board votes to increase tuition fees

As members of the University of Calgary's student union shouted chants during their protest outside a board meeting Friday, the 21-member panel voted overwhelmingly in favour of a tuition increase for students attending the school. Approximately 50 students demonstrated in the lobby of the school's administration building as officials inside discussed possible tuition fee hikes. Leaders from the University of Calgary Students’ Union and the Graduate Students' Association told CTV News incr