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Students petition for online learning in Spring 2022, others call for hybrid model

News January 20, 2022

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer An anonymous group of SFU students have started a petition on Change.org campaigning for online learning to continue for the remainder of the Spring 2022 term. As of January 20, the petition has gained over 4,000 signatures out of its goal of 5,000. The organizers cite the rise in Omicron cases and lack of student choice as the main reason for starting this petition. The petition letter reads, “Due to the severity of the pandemic, the decision that Simon Fraser University (SFU) has made in forcing students back to school in-person, not giving them…

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SFU should commit to remote learning for Spring 2022

Peak Web January 11, 2022

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor In late December, SFU sent out an email to students explaining there will be a “temporary shift to remote learning” for the first two weeks of class. From this email, it seems SFU is trying to…

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