Graduation
The virtual convocation was a disappointing end to four years of hard work
June 20, 2020By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor For the past four years, convocation time has been an absolute nightmare as a student still slogging through classes. For reasons I have never been able to understand, the celebration is held in the middle of the week, in the middle of the day, in the middle of the school. This makes getting from one end of campus to the other within a 10 minute break (while also trying not to photobomb a happy grad photo with my sleep-deprived zombie shuffle) next to impossible. And then there’s the bagpipes. You know how listening to someone snore…
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Grade 12 students petition for grad ceremony with classmates they hate
May 15, 2020Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor PORT COQUITLAM, BC — Just like all the other Grade 12 students in British Columbia, Courtney Pierce has been counting the days until her one last chance to party with 400 people she blatantly…
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Goodbye SFU: A soon-to-be grad reflects
July 3, 2019By: Anindita Gupta, Peak Associate “Goodbye SFU” is something I have wanted to say ever since my first ever set of midterms. But now that it is going to be reality, I don’t feel ready to leave. My first memory of…
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Dear SFU students, you’re gonna be okay
June 12, 2018By: Grace Rose, Peak Associate When I started university back in 2013, attending class outside of my living room after being homeschooled for 10 years was a little daunting. Yet I learned a lot from my 4.5 years here at…
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SFU graduates may return to have major listed on degree parchment retroactively
January 14, 2018SFU Senate declared in a recent meeting that SFU students graduated before June 2018 may have their degree parchment adjusted retroactively to display their highest level of study. This ruling comes as an amendment to the resolution made at a…
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Strengthening northern Canada through an established university system
September 8, 2015We are lucky to live in the southern portion of Canada, as we have relatively decent weather, closely spaced communities, and easy access to postsecondary education. However, this is not the case for the majority of Canadians living in the…
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HUMOUR: An open letter to the people convocating this semester
June 22, 2015First off, congratulations are in order for the class of 2015. You did it, graduates. You deserve it after four to 10 (or more) years of extraneous brain exercises. We undergraduates are so proud of every single one of you…
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SFU Convocation in 1 minute
June 19, 2012If you didn't get the chance to go to SFU's Convocation this year, here's 4 hours condensed into 1 minute for you. Created: Julian Giordano Contact: [email protected] Score: Beltaine - Bring to the Boil
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Graduands look forward to receiving well-paying, satisfying jobs after graduating
June 11, 2012By Gary Lim BURNABY — Triumphant cheers and graduation caps flew through the air last Friday as the final graduating class of summer 2012 completed their convocation ceremony. The Peak spoke with Valerie Burkhart, a recent communications graduate. “[laughs] It’s…
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