Pranjali J Mann
SFU commits to offering a living wage to entire SFU community
September 10, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer This month, the SFU Board of Governors passed a motion to begin the certification process for becoming a living wage employer. According to Living Wage for Families BC, living wage is calculated by providing an estimated “bare-bones calculation” for wages as needed by the employees to meet their expenses. Under this wage rate, “employers take into account their employees total wage plus benefits. If employees receive non-mandatory benefits, the living wage rate is reduced.” SFU’s announcement aims to address the issue of low wages among their food and services workers and “will explore the…
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Gabe Liosis declares candidacy for SD42 Board of Education
August 31, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Gabe Liosis, former SFSS president and current student at SFU, will run for trustee in the School District 42 Board of Education in Maple Ridge. The elections will be held on October 15, according…
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Hug the mountain protests against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
August 22, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On May 7, members of climate organisations such as Save Old Growth, Protect the Planet, and SFU350 formed a human chain around Burnaby Mountain to hug the mountain. The protest aimed to create awareness…
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Women’s Center organizes solidarity rally for Roe v. Wade
July 27, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On July 13, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Women’s Center organized Bans Off Our Bodies, a solidarity rally in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) verdict to overturn Roe v. Wade.…
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Bill tabled in Legislative Assembly for abolition of prolonged solitary confinement in BC
July 22, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On June 1, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, Adam Olsen tabled a bill for the abolition of “prolonged solitary confinement in provincial correctional facilities.” According to the BC Green party’s media release,…
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Parliamentary Budget Office declares TMX as non-profitable
July 19, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) of the Canadian government declared the Trans Mountain Pipeline project (TMX) as non-profitable in its report on June 22. According to their analysis, the project will result in a net…
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SFU Digital Democracies Institute receives $6.22 million funding
July 18, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Editor’s note: The author of this article works for Dr. Wendy Chun as a research assistant. The author is not involved with the Data Fluencies Project. Editor's note: The article was updated on July 22,…
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SFU professor Tim Takaro sentenced to 30 days in jail for opposing TMX
July 18, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On the morning of June 13, SFU health sciences professor Tim Takaro was presented before the Supreme Court pertaining to his violation of the injunction zone around the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) project worksites.…
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Migrant Students United hosts town hall on healthcare for international students
July 7, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer The Migrant Students United (MSU) chapter at SFU organized a hybrid town hall for students on universal healthcare fees on June 23 alongside the Simon Fraser Student Society. International students from SFU, other Designated Learning…
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Council discuss changes to policies on in-camera discussion
July 4, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Policy amendment for in-camera sessions At the June 22 Council meeting, Judit Nagy, SFSS vice president internal and organizational development, introduced a motion to suspend policy PM-1.2., which dictates how policy is notified and changed.…
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