affordability
Books are too expensive
July 5, 2026If you enjoy reading books, there’s a chance you wait impatiently for new book series installments or even long-awaited releases from your favourite authors. I know I do this a few times a year. Each time, I’m overwhelmed by the desire to read a certain new-release. This is only made worse by people sharing their reviews of it online, and spoiling the plot or the ending. This is all to say, it is unwise to wait too long to purchase it. Consequently, this leads me to head to the nearest bookstore immediately to purchase the book only to be stunned…
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Post-secondary education funding is mishandled
May 18, 2026Studying in BC is more inaccessible than ever before, especially if you’re an international student. In 2024, federal limitations on study permits led to a 66% drop in permit approvals for international students. In 2023, 456,690 international student permits were…
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Increase in SFU students sleeping at Burnaby campus
October 7, 2024Editor's note (12/10/24): The Peak reached out to SFU for a statement but didn't receive a response by the publication deadline. We failed to initially include this fact in the article when it was published. Over the past few months,…
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Sonia Furstenau meets with SFU350 and SFPIRG
October 6, 2022SFU350 and the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) hosted a meet and greet event with BC’s Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau. The conversation was held in the Student Union Building at the Social Stage on September 22. SFPIRG…
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Beedie’s School of Business affordability guide aims to aid housing in Metro Vancouver
February 12, 2021SFU’s Beedie School of Business and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) have joined in efforts to develop a guide to affordability in Vancouver. Based on various levels of income, the guide’s objective is to provide a realistic representation of the…
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More affordable food options need to be provided to students
September 7, 2019The student life isn’t an easy one. Many of us have been in the situation at one time or another where we’re forced to cleverly move money around, just to make sure that all of our bills get paid on…
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BC affordability crisis forcing students to work longer hours
October 11, 2017SFU students are finding it harder to pay their bills than their peers across the country, a recent report suggests. The report released by Vancity found that the affordability crisis in the province is forcing BC students to work longer…
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Micro housing is a novelty, not a solution
May 25, 2015Throughout the last few days I’ve clicked through countless photos of stylish apartments barely the size of my bedroom. Put simply, I find them fascinating. My interest isn’t solely because I think 200 square foot micro apartments look amazing, being…
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