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Course syllabi need to be more upfront about the hidden costs of classes
October 20, 2019By: Marco Ovies, Staff Writer It’s the first day of class and I’m leaving the bookstore with my reusable SFU tote bag breaking at the seams. After dropping nearly $400 on books, I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to afford the gas to get home. The bill hurts, but it is all a part of attending university — and besides, it’s only a one time thing right? Wrong. Coming into class I realize that I need to purchase an “optional” supplementary text that is needed to do well on the essay worth 35% of my grade. On top of…
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Distance education classes deliver subpar instruction for additional fees
June 1, 2019By: Mishaa Khan, Peak Associate I have taken two classes through the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) over the course of my degree, and I don’t intend on taking any more. The quality of instruction was poor, there…
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Board Shorts
May 26, 2018Board decides on process to decide new name for SUB At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting held on May 25, SFSS communications coordinator Sindhu Dharmarajah presented the Board with the idea of renaming the Student…
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Game of Loans
July 4, 2016The success myth Many of us grow up with the assumption that education is the road to success. I certainly did. “Go to school, get a good education, and you’ll get a good job” is what I heard quite often.…
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SFU library’s overdue fees are too expensive for students
March 29, 2016[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or those of you who don’t know me very well, I like to read a lot. Like, a lot. I don’t brag when I claim that picking up a good novel is my equivalent to your solid Netflix all-nighter, or…
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Scrap the tuition fees; education is a right
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_935" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image Credit: Andrew Moss (Flickr)[/caption] I’ll let you know right off the bat that I’m currently $25,000 in student debt. With another two years of post-secondary education on the horizon, I estimate I’ll be at over…
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Notes from this month’s Board of Governors’ meeting
January 31, 2015SFU’s 50th Anniversary campaign As of December 31, 2014, SFU has raised $12,899,324 for their 50th Anniversary Campaign, which will mark SFU’s 50th birthday this September. The ultimate fundraising goal is $250 million. The organizing committee continues to plan myriad…
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Board Shorts
January 9, 2015Society 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…
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SFU administration responds to SFSS concerning international student fees
December 24, 2014The SFU administration has officially responded to a letter sent to them by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) on October 24 regarding the proposed 10 per cent increase in international undergraduate student tuition fees for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. The letter…
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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…
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