Gudrun Wai-Gunnarsson

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SFU’s Centre for Accessible Learning is not accessible

Opinions February 7, 2021

by Anonymous I recently delved into the process of obtaining learning accommodations from SFU’s Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL). But I was shocked to learn that receiving support would require weeks of my time and energy, and would only force me to settle for the absolute bare minimum. These services that are intended to promote equity in learning are overly bureaucratic, limited, and lack sensitivity with vulnerable cases; in short, they are inaccessible. In October of last year, I was hospitalized for a psychiatric condition, which caused me to miss a week of classes and severely impacted my ability to…

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SFU heroically lowers their own bar even further with P/CR/NR grading for electives

Humour February 2, 2021

By: Nancy La, SFU Student After almost a full year of online classes, SFU finally wakes up from its slumber and decides that yes, students do deserve some help with their grades during a pandemic, but not too much help. …

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UBC allegedly erases Dr. Amie Wolf’s reports of behaviour among teacher candidates reinforcing white supremacy

EIC February 1, 2021

Written by: Vincent Grewal Dr. Amie Wolf is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) teaching two sections of a required course in the teacher education program, EDUC 440 Indigenous Education in Canada. In a recent controversy,…

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Student burnout was a big problem before the pandemic

Opinions January 26, 2021

by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief I think it’s safe to say that all of us students are exhausted, and it’s only the beginning of the semester. I miss when I was just a bright-eyed, naïve first year at SFU, genuinely excited…

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Pets unionize, annoyed with owners using them as compensation for a lack of online personality

Humour January 24, 2021

By: Juztin Bello, SFU Alumnus Vancouver, BC — Following an influx of complaints from household pets regarding inaccurate quoting for captions on Instagram, zero compensation for modelling, and providing non-consensual emotional support, these animals are biting back against their owners…

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The best places to isolate at SFU

Humour January 19, 2021

By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate Are you an SFU student without the heart to go long-distance with your partner, the university? Need a place to isolate on campus? True, SFU is quite deserted as of now, but here are some…

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How your email really found me

Humour January 9, 2021

By: Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer Out of all the horrible things that occurred during 2020, there’s one thing that’s been neglected in the 2020 slander: the pity emails.  Now, I don’t just mean any regular ol’ pity emails. I mean…

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SFU Administration presents upcoming budget for consultation after announcing tuition increases

News December 13, 2020

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  A panel of SFU Administrators gathered over Zoom to discuss the university’s proposed budget and heard feedback from the student body on November 23, 2020. The university proposed an across-the-board tuition increase of 2%…

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SFSS sends letter to Premier John Horgan and MLA Melanie Mark regarding tuition hikes

News December 13, 2020

Written by: Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer On November 10 2020, Samad Raza, VP External Relations of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), wrote a letter demanding that the BC provincial government include international students in the Tuition Limit Policy to regulate…

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“I can’t wait for this year to end!” says student who thinks the pandemic will randomly stop because of an arbitrary date

Humour November 29, 2020

By: Kyla Dowling, Peak Associate In a few brief weeks, it will be 2021, and we all know what that means. The minute the clock strikes midnight on New Years’ Eve — but like, specifically midnight where I am because…

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