residence
Are you SFU-ready? 2: Packing for residences
July 20, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka Whether you’re coming straight from your parents’ house or you’ve rented in Vancouver before, moving into residence can be nerve-racking. Luckily, I’ve been there and have some wisdom to share: Make sure to pack: 1) A mattress topper and other bedding A few words I would NOT use to describe the mattresses in dorms: fluffy, luxurious, soft, inviting. A mattress topper — which is essentially a few extra inches of foam you can place on top of your dorm mattress — may be expensive, but it’s a great investment to make your bed a little comfier. You’ll…
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Online petition tries to save David the mailroom man’s job
March 18, 2018A student from Simon Fraser University has started a petition on Change.org for David Kor, the mailroom man from Shell House who is currently at risk of losing his job. SFU is moving the mailroom from Shell House to the…
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To res or not to res part two
June 12, 2017It might be a convenient location, but it’s not a place where you want to stay too long. I lived in SFU residence for three years of my undergraduate degree, and the best decision I made was to move off…
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To res or not to res part one
June 12, 2017By: Victor Gouchee Living in residence at university is a tough decision; you move away from your parents, experience freedom for the first time, make new friends, maybe party a little too much, and, eventually, find yourself (maybe). The examples of…
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The student housing crisis that isn’t going away
September 5, 2016Priced out of options Moving is awful. So is not knowing where you’re going to live for the upcoming semester. Everything about student accommodation in Vancouver nowadays is just terrible. Now, imagine you were being evicted from your affordable housing…
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Humans of SFU: Residence edition
June 27, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ll over the world, and right here at SFU, this Humans-of-Somewhere style of storytelling has appeared, and made big waves in the way we look at people around us. Last week we went around talking to, and photographing, some of…
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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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University continues assessment of residences affected by mould
January 26, 2015The university has begun relocating residents of the Louis Riel residence building after concerns regarding mould in residence were raised once again at the SFSS Council meeting late last year. The living condition of Louis Riel building has been persistent…
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Transgender professor named women’s literary organization’s Critic-in-Residence
January 12, 2015SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSWS) professor Lucas Crawford has just been named the Canadian Women in the Literary Arts’ Critic-in-Residence for 2015. The honour of being selected as the Critic-in-Residence has been awarded to one researcher each year…
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Student groups investigate mould issues in Louis Riel
November 24, 2014Concerns have been brought to the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Advocacy Committee over the fact that students in residence are living with mould; this has been a persistent problem at the university over the past several years. The problems…
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