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SFU community consultations address budget cuts
October 13, 2014SFU administrators held a community consultation last Wednesday in the SFU Theatre concerning the university’s budget for the 2015/2016 year. SFU president Andrew Petter explained the challenges the university is facing: “Government decided to cut budgets for post-secondary institutions a couple of years ago, and we are facing a third year of cuts in the coming year.” Pat Hibbitts, VP finance and administration, and Jon Driver, VP academic and provost,…
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Survey tracks pass-ups at Burnaby campus
October 6, 2014Next time the 145 passes you by, you can air your grievances online using the SFU Student Mobility Advisory Committee’s (SMAC) bus pass-up report form, meant to track transit troubles on the mountain. SMAC, along with representatives from the SFSS,…
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Forum fosters dialogue around “Education Behind Bars”
October 6, 2014While students often joke about SFU looking like a prison, many real inmates desire access to post-secondary education. SFPIRG’s forum “Breaking the Cycle: Education Behind Bars” on October 1 sought to address this issue; students, teachers, and former inmates came…
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University briefs
October 6, 2014UBC food services to adopt cashless system The University of British Columbia’s Alma Mater Society (AMS) catering service will soon implement a cashless payment system through app developer nTrust. The app will allow students to transfer funds from an…
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Council commentary
October 6, 2014Behavioural neuroscience DSU established Lukas Grajauskas brought a proposal to council to establish the behavioural neuroscience student society (BNSS) as a departmental student union (DSU). He explained that, currently, behavioural neuroscience is represented by the psychology and biomedical physiology and…
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SFU drives on its brand new roads
October 6, 2014SFU Burnaby will now have full use of its new campus roads as construction comes to a close. On Monday, October 6, transit routes will return to what they were last year, before the beginning of the roadway improvement project.…
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Homeless seniors rely most heavily on Victoria shelters
October 6, 2014A recent study on patterns of homelessness in greater Victoria, led by SFU master’s student in public policy, Hannah Rabinovitch, reported that there are a disproportionate number of seniors utilizing emergency shelters as compared to all other demographics. Rabinovitch, in…
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Researchers join Canadian team to study dementia
October 6, 2014Three SFU researchers have joined a new Canadian initiative to address the problems posed to the individual and society by disorders such as dementia. Over 340 experts in the field of neurodegenerative disease research across the country are involved in…
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Planning begins for proposed recreation facility
October 6, 2014SFU’s board of governors has begun consultations with the City of Burnaby regarding the construction of a new recreational facility at SFU Burnaby. At their meeting on Thursday, September 25, the board mentioned that Facilities Services is working with local…
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SFU explores opportunity for satellite campus residences
October 6, 2014The possibilities for life in residence at SFU are about to increase significantly. The university is currently considering a new residence building, valued between $15 million and $20 million, near its downtown campuses. SFU has been in conversations with the…
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