Emma Jean
SFU’s profits should allow room for a tuition freeze
December 4, 2020It’s been said that there are only a few certain things in life: death, taxes, and Simon Fraser University raising their tuition an exorbitant amount each year. I may have added that last part myself, but considering how damn consistent the SFU administration has been with it, we may as well add it to the list too. Like clockwork, tuition raises have sparked rightful backlash from student government and advocacy groups like the Simon Fraser Student Society and the SFU C19 Coalition, who have both condemned it. This has inevitably brought up contrarian counterarguments that the blame on SFU isn’t…
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SFU epidemiologist receives Trailblazer Award for active transportation research
November 27, 2020SFU health sciences associate professor Dr. Meghan Winters was awarded the Trailblazer Award by The Canadian Institute of Health Research. It recognizes her career-long work in researching public health, mobility, and transportation. The award, for Population and Public Health Research,…
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The radicalization of social sciences and humanities students at SFU
November 21, 2020Simon Fraser University (SFU) is an environment that fosters radicalization against the current economic, political, and social systems in place. Whether it is from the inactions of the university regarding Indigenous and/or environmental issues, or learning how to critically think…
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What PSSU’s Election Night viewing party taught me about partisanship
November 14, 2020Disclaimer: As a queer white cis woman, I only speak from my own experiences, and cannot speak on behalf of racialized or trans people who have experienced harm because of these ideologies and the policies and attitudes that spawned them,…
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No, The Social Dilemma, we won’t be deleting our social media accounts
November 10, 2020A couple of weeks ago, I settled into watching The Social Dilemma in the name of a family movie night. From what I had heard, the full-length Netflix documentary-drama sounded like the least enjoyable part of an introductory communication class,…
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SFU’s Restorative Justice Certificate launches for 2021
November 5, 2020SFU’s continuing studies department hosted an online launch on October 20 for their online Restorative Justice Certificate, which will be running again during the 2021 academic year. The year-long program, beginning in late January, is designed to be part-time and…
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Don’t be spooked by trick-or-treating
October 25, 2020If one of the goals of trick-or-treating is to bring some scares, they may not be too successful with kids this year — but they’re knocking it out of the damn park with adults. It’s difficult to imagine how a…
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Adobe Creative Cloud removes remote access for post-secondary students
October 20, 2020Adobe Creative Cloud Suite programs can no longer be downloaded for free as of September 29 due to an end in licensing. While the latest versions of Adobe Creative Cloud programs are not accessible, students can remotely use an older…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Trump and COVID-19
October 18, 2020With Trump’s diagnosis of COVID-19, the internet has been swarmed with arguments to be empathetic while weighing the irresponsibility of the Trump administration in their management of COVID-19, leading to over 200,000 deaths. Peak Associate Kelly Chia and Staff Writer…
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The Living Lab program is researching solutions for more sustainable practices on campus
October 15, 2020Editor's note: This article previously stated that the application deadline for the program was October 30. It has now been extended to November 13 and the article has been edited to reflect this change. A new pilot program at SFU…
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