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Lack of UBC student housing forces Shuswap man to put education on hold

Returning engineering student frustrated housing awarded by random selection, not need
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Canoe resident Raymond Hubscher hoped to be back at UBC Vancouver this month, where he'd be in his fourth year as a biomedical engineering student.

Raymond Hubscher hoped to be back in the Lower Mainland by now and into his fourth year as a biomedical engineering student at UBC. 

However, when the university's winter session (Sept. 3 to Dec. 6) got underway, the Salmon Arm man was still in town, living with family in Canoe while working at RJ Haney Heritage Village and Museum, and feeling frustrated his post-secondary education had to be put on hold due to his inability to secure on-campus housing.

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Lachlan Labere

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Editor, Salmon Arm Observer
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