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SFU student politics has failed us
by Justin Smith, SFU Student
Despite changes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to SFU, some things have remained consistent: nonsensical Canvas pages, wallet-crushing tuition,...
Board Shorts — January 15, 2020
Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer
The Board takes action to reform the temporary pass/credit/no credit grading system
SFU administration recently announced that they are introducing...
SFU heroically lowers their own bar even further with P/CR/NR grading for electives
By: Nancy La, SFU Student
After almost a full year of online classes, SFU finally wakes up from its slumber and decides that yes, students...
SFU-inspired cocktails to drown your university-related sorrows
By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer
CW: Mentions of blood, mental health
The Midterm Season
An iced-coffee inspired cocktail that is basically a $9 Starbucks drink with pizazz...
Course repeat limitations are harmful to students
by Jacob Mattie, SFU Student
Currently, SFU maintains a punitive stance on course repeats, allowing one repeat per course and five in total. Exceptions can...
SFU implements pass/credit/no credit pilot grading system for electives
by Jaymee Salisi, News Writer
SFU has approved a temporary undergraduate pass/credit/no credit (P/CR/NC) pilot grading system for the Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 terms. The...
Current grading systems don’t reflect student’s abilities
by Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate
It’s believed that rewarding students’ hard work with letter grades can promote more effective learning. However, rather than prioritizing learning,...
Connection between students and SFU admin needs to improve
by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer
It seems like SFU follows a blueprint for addressing student concerns. Most of the time this consists of broken communication...
The SFSS calls on SFU to re-implement pass/fail grading
Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer
The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is calling for SFU to implement pass/fail grading for the upcoming Spring 2021...
SFU Administration presents upcoming budget for consultation after announcing tuition increases
Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer
A panel of SFU Administrators gathered over Zoom to discuss the university’s proposed budget and heard feedback from the...
