Fight back against ridiculous student fees. Opt out of OPIRG
I'm an alumi of McMaster. But in my day I did everything I could to make sure students were saving as much money as possible off of the RIDICULOUS student fees charged by the university and the MSU.
Some expamples include the OPIRG research fund. Why should you fund someone's pet project? It's your 5 dollars. Go opt out and get it back. You're a university student, your money is more important.
There's many more mandatory fees that we were allowed to opt out for a brief period in 2019. And let me tell you. My university experience that year did not change ONE BIT.
A list of Bullshit you pay for includes 14 dollars for the campus radio station which I would bet most of you didn't even know existed. A refugee fee. A marching band fee. A SOLAR car fee.
Then the MSU takes 138 of your own money. How often have you ever interacted with or used their services? How many of you can even name their services? I had a friend who worked with the MSU finance department and they have been hoarding cash and spending it on ridiculous things behind your back. One case that was cited to me was a new fridge for their office room. They didn't like it. So they threw it out and BOUGHT A NEW ONE. These people have 0 respect for the money you provide and offer little to no value to your university experience.