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Canada’s Biggest College Controversies in 2013

As compiled by Canada.com, some of the eight stories on the list include:

Ontario’s Sheridan College held a much-lauded training day which simulated two gunmen on campus. The simulation was extremely thorough, including drama students dressed as bloody victims, police acting as both gunmen and police hunting them down, and the local journalism students were invited to cover it as if it were a breaking news scenario. …

… The University of Guelph became the focus of the national spotlight when a student decided to broadcast a suicide attempt to 200 people. While some watchers were encouraging him to seek help and not kill himself, others were suggesting more innovative ways to do the deed. In the end, he was filmed swallowing pills and starting a fire in his dorm room. …

… 2013 was the year we suddenly realized that chanting about rape is a team-building exercise for some students. At Saint Mary’s University in Halifax it all began when students were caught on video chanting about forcing sex on minors. But it didn’t stop there. Instead of being isolated to one school, rape chants then popped up in Vancouver, too.

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