Elizabeth Whitten is a St. John’s-based journalist and The Independent’s St. John’s municipal politics reporter. She’s previously worked for allNewfoundlandLabrador and Downhome Magazine, and her work has been published by CBC, The Overcast, and the Toronto Star. She’s currently writing a book about how Dr. Cluny Macpherson invented the gas mask in World War One.
Memorial was founded to make advanced education accessible to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. That original vision is dimming. Part Three of a three-part series.
Memorial says government forced their hand on tuition. Government says the university asked for it. What's going on at MUNL, and why? Part Two of a three-part series.