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“Going forward, I really need the administration to be clear about student work and how that works when people are taking semesters off, and to support students in their jobs no matter where they are. Students should have access to full-need financial aid, so I am calling on Yale to eliminate the SIC.”

During COVID-19, being able to continue my jobs with the Yale Sustainable Food Project and the Office of Sustainability remotely was really meaningful and important. In addition, being paid for my Film Studies department job– which couldn’t go remote– was so helpful because I have an apartment lease that makes Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago

“First year pushed me to my mental and physical limits even as someone who didn’t have to work a job. The college transition is tough enough just taking classes, but with extra pressure created by the coronavirus and ongoing police violence, I know it must be even worse.”

“First year pushed me to my mental and physical limits even as someone who didn’t have to work a job. The college transition is tough enough just taking classes, but with extra pressure created by the coronavirus and ongoing police violence, I know it must be even worse. I believe Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago

“Yale is well equipped and full of potential to lead the change in student contribution – I hope it capitalizes on that to alleviate the stress that it can for students like myself.”

The pandemic has served as a harsh reminder of the large disparity between first generation low income students and the majority of Yalies. My tight income household struggles to provide me with many of the privileges financially free households are able to provide. That disparity can be a slight difference, Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago

“Living at home means I sleep on my family’s couch, do my work on an old, borrowed laptop, and navigate two family members constantly coming home from work, one being a nurse. My experience of Yale classes online in the spring makes me anxious about a digital semester.”

Living at home means I sleep on my family’s couch, do my work on an old, borrowed laptop, and navigate two family members constantly coming home from work, one being a nurse. My experience of Yale classes online in the spring makes me anxious about a digital semester. As a Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago

“By eliminating the SIC, lowering therapy wait times, and by meeting patient preferences for therapists, Yale will be creating the conditions for all students, not just the wealthy, to learn and thrive in the coming year.”

I haven’t beared the same emotional and financial burdens that many of my FGLI peers have during these past few months. My rage towards Yale, which is demanding that students pay beyond what they can afford, doesn’t compare to that of many of my peers whose lives and beings are Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago

“When Yale announced that classes would be online, I came dangerously close to being unable to complete the entirety of my senior project because I couldn’t afford a laptop. Because of this – the risk of housing insecurity and academic concerns forced onto students along class lines – I call upon Yale to eliminate the SIC.”

“Once my spring break class trip was cancelled, I planned to remain on campus for the duration of the break in order to save money on travel and to avoid unsafe living conditions. Midway through, of course, this became impossible for me, as dorms were closing. I spoke with both Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago

“Yet, I cannot help but wonder what would have happened had I chosen to go home. How it would have ripped apart the facade of equality and forced. As faces vanished from zoom calls and canvas discussion boards, I recognized that some of my friends simply did not have the means or the stability to carry on with education in the same way. “

“My name is Shaheer Malik and I am an international student from Pakistan who graduated this spring. After our classes went online due to COVID-19, I decided not to go home like most of my peers and stayed in my off-campus apartment in New Haven. I had wanted to go Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago

“I know that, even with a summer job, it won’t be enough to offset my step-dad being laid off. COVID-19 has led to many families being laid off which affects many students at Yale, specifically those who receive partial financial aid and are expected to pay the same amount for tuition that they’ve paid every year. The SIC makes Yale even more inaccessible, especially during an international pandemic, forcing low income students to sacrifice precious time to work to remain on campus.”

“My first year I received enough scholarships from both my high school and local community to not have to have worked a job which was amazing as I got to spend my first year exploring and fearlessly participating in all the extracurriculars I was genuinely interested in. For me this Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago

“Rather than spending most of my weeks planning around classes, talks, club meetings, or social gatherings, I explicitly schedule my days around my 19 hours of work every week in order to meet Yale’s SIC.”

“Rather than spending most of my weeks planning around classes, talks, club meetings, or social gatherings, I explicitly schedule my days around my 19 hours of work every week in order to meet Yale’s SIC. It is difficult to justify taking advantage of Yale’s resources when I could instead be Read more…

By Students Unite Now, ago