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 reduce COVID-19 transmission in face of rising cases of the Omicron variant. While I appreciate this step, given the circumstances — SFU should fully commit to an online semester. BC has been setting record highs of daily COVID-19 cases over winter break. As of early January, there are over 31,000 active cases of COVID-19. Many of these cases include those who are fully vaccinated,…
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April 15, 2021 Dear Diary, Not to be a hypochondriac but . . . I might be losing control of my life. Or maybe it’s allergies from when I cleaned the attic the other day. Either way, stuff has been…
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Staring out my window wistfully as the beautiful sunshine streams through the window, I snap out of my daydream as the alluring blue hue of my Zoom call beckons me. Nothing speaks summer like staring into little rectangles on a…
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English 404W class. Week 2. When I first hath heard of Topics in Medieval Literature, I was told tales of its lethality, and its lethargy, of its length without end. My superiors uttered to me dreaded tales of the horror,…
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With SFU’s switch to remote learning during COVID-19, the use of proctoring softwares for online exams has become more common. It has also caused controversy amongst students; the Simon Fraser Student Society has asked SFU to prohibit the use of…
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BOG predicts an entire online academic year Jonathan Driver, Vice-President Academic & Provost pro tem, elaborated on the university’s decision to move most courses online for the Fall 2020 semester. Not only will certain international students struggle to return back…
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