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SFU announces two designated cannabis smoking areas on Burnaby campus
October 17, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor In response to B.C. legalizing cannabis, SFU has designated two temporary areas on Burnaby campus for cannabis-smoking. One area is at the intersection of the Science Road and South Campus Road; the other is in the campus residential area, between Shell House and McTaggart-Cowan Hall. These areas are separate from the areas designated for smoking tobacco. There will be no such areas at the Surrey and Vancouver campuses, as they are located in urban centres, and therefore fall under municipal smoking regulations. SFU employees are expected to continue follow existing SFU policies…
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SFU Senate changes academic conduct policy to remove barriers for complainants
October 10, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor The October session of the SFU Senate moved to revise the Code of Academic Integrity and Good Conduct into two separate policies — one for student academic integrity and another for non-academic…
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SFU works to finalize its cannabis policy
September 25, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor With one month remaining until B.C. legalizes cannabis, its universities are working to put together their own policies on marijuana. Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) has already indicated that their campuses are unlikely…
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Board Shorts
June 8, 2018Board approves $1,860 to send four members to the student union conference held by UBC AMS At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting on June 8, the Board carried the motion to send four Board members…
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SFPIRG signs lease agreement “under duress,” says campaign coordinator
June 4, 2018The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has signed a lease that allows them to continue inhabiting their current space in the Rotunda until December 14, 2018, after which they will be evicted. The terms of the lease renewal…
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Students release joint publication evaluating sexual violence and misconduct policies on campuses
May 31, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On May 8, a joint publication on campus sexual violence was released by student organizations across the country. The publication, titled Shared Perspectives: A Joint Publication on Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response,…
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IEC Elections and Referenda Report offers improvements for SFSS elections
May 5, 2018The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting held on April 20 saw the Board reviewing the Elections and Referenda Report submitted by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) reviewing the practices of the 2018 SFSS elections. …
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University urges SFSS to develop sexual violence policy
June 9, 2017After provincial legislation came into force last month requiring that universities have a policy to address sexual violence, SFU is urging the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) to develop their own policy. “In terms of jurisdiction, the way our policies…
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SFU’s course withdrawal system needs to be dropped
August 2, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his year has been a rough one for me, personally and academically. Between a cancer scare and my mental health feeling like it has been rapidly deteriorating, school has unfortunately not been the number one priority. This being my first…
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SFU and ResLife have failed women on campus
June 17, 2016[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rovided you don’t live under a rock, you have most likely heard of the three rape allegations against one male SFU student that have recently come to light. According to news reports, the alleged rapist was permitted to live on…
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