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SFU Senators discuss admission cut-offs, finances
September 20, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On September 10, SFU Senate met for the first session of the fall semester this year. As the academic governance of SFU rests with its senate, the session focussed on issues that impact both teaching and research in the university. Some of the highlights of the first fall open session of Senate are listed below: English language admission requirement to undergraduate studies raised Revisions were made to the English language admission requirement for the undergraduate program. The senate introduced and carried the motion to increase the English language admission cut-off to…
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Engineering students create anxiety-management app
June 6, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate A team of SFU engineering science graduate students called the Viu Health Team have created a wearable device and a mobile app to help those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) live more fulfilling lives.…
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Graduate Student Society marks 10-year anniversary
July 25, 2017The SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS) is marking 10 years since it became independent from the Simon Fraser Student Society and began to offer services geared towards master’s and PhD students at the university. “During those 10 years, we grew…
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Weirdest research at SFU
November 7, 2016Built on top of a mountain blanketed in fog, SFU was destined to have a mysterious, at times almost eerie, feel. Flash forward 50 years: SFU has become a leading Canadian research university. Hidden somewhere within the concrete expanse of…
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On the anxieties of a soon-to-be graduate
July 25, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he end of university for me is nigh, and it feels like an impending disaster. For some reason, I assumed I would feel ready and excited for the future. Instead, my days have been filled with anxiety. Will I find…
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Guard.me arbitration results in no settlement
January 6, 2015Negotiations between the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) and the university regarding the Guard.me insurance plan will continue in 2015 after both parties failed to reach a settlement in early December. The TSSU filed a grievance on July 16, 2013,…
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Student groups investigate mould issues in Louis Riel
November 24, 2014Concerns have been brought to the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Advocacy Committee over the fact that students in residence are living with mould; this has been a persistent problem at the university over the past several years. The problems…
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SFU alumnus raises over $25,000 for sweatpants line
November 21, 2014For SFU economics graduate Winson Tam, nothing is better than wearing sweatpants every month of the year. Unfortunately, the weather doesn’t exactly allow for that, which is why Tam decided to create a product he could wear all year long.…
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Study reveals BC degrees pay off for recent grads
November 10, 2014The Research Universities’ Council of British Columbia (RUCBC) released a report on October 24 titled Putting Degrees to Work, the findings of which indicate that a university degree from a BC institution has substantial value. The report compiled survey data…
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SFU graduate says study what you love
September 8, 2014Speaking from personal experience, choosing a degree is hard. It’s perhaps one of the most stressful things you will ever do after high school. Honestly, even if it took longer than I planned, I don’t regret switching from a science-based…
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