Welcome to the 2024 academic year, and more importantly to the institution, which is supposed to serve you with quality education, equivalent to the amount we pay. Except it doesn’t. Now, more than ever, universities are shifting towards an increasingly privatised model that cares little for the standard of education it delivers. Historically, university and access to education has long served as a barrier to divide the ruling class from those below them. Today, although there have been advancements in access, particularly for historically disenfranchised groups like women, universities remain a ground for profit making and division. Instead of setting