Society opposes international student fee increases The SFSS has issued an open letter expressing their official opposition to the proposed 10 per cent increase to international undergraduate student tuition rates for the 2015/2016 academic year. This move follows the university’s refusal of certain requests by the SFSS, which included exempting current international undergraduate student from the increase as well as freezing international undergraduate tuition fees at their existing level. One of the main issues raised by SFSS president Chardaye Bueckert concerned transparency over how the revenue generated from these fee increases will be spent. “We know that $6 million in…
Continue readingWomen's Centre report The SFU Women’s Centre made its annual report to board last Wednesday, Oct. 8. The centre’s recent activities included a workshop on consensus decision-making, a chill-out zone, and a solidarity night walk. The centre has many projects…
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Concerns have arisen regarding the current state of the Residence Hall Association (RHA) electoral process and the upcoming bi-elections this fall. Following the RHA elections last spring, only one candidate was ratified to the RHA board of directors: Brett Payne,…
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