Music video by Dalhousie University students gets web traction

By Stephen Pate – A music video by the Dal Student Union gets 10,000 YouTube hits in 6 days.

Students are protesting the high tuition and their high student debt in Nova Scotia.

Back in the 1960s, we protested at Dal but it was over nuclear war, racial discrimination and Vietnam. Times have changed.

The video says they cannot afford the debt since the jobs aren’t out there that pay them when they graduate.

Are they spoiled iPhone users or truly impoverished students? Whatever the answer, the video is funny and entertaining.

“Nova Scotian students pay well above the national average for tuition, and their debt level is the highest in the country. Tell the government that your finances are already on life support. Visit www.tappedout.ca to take action.”

Credits

Directed by Dillon Garland
Produced by Dalhousie Student Union
Executive Producer: Richard Clark
Cinematography by Mitch Bank
Edited by Dillon Garland
Song by IGA
Song recorded at The Music Room by Tyler Myalls

Cast:
George Woodhouse
Anthony Manuele
Iain MacNeil
The Dawgfather
Dillon Garland
Desmond Wolkins
Paige Northrup
Keagan Nickerson
Hailey Horachek
Emily Watson
Fiona Chetty
Rob LeForte
Laura Dimand
Richard Clark
Hannah Dahn
Cuddles the cute puppy.

A special thank you to those who held up signs showing their student debt and to all the students who volunteered to appear in the Student Poverty Video.

Links
http://twitter.com/dillongarland
http://twitter.com/richardclark
http://twitter.com/bitchmank