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Senate debates the creation of a school of environmental science at SFU
June 17, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A lengthy debate around the motion that “the Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the establishment of a school of environmental science within the Faculty of Environment” was tabled by the Senate Committee on University Priorities (SCUP) during the SFU Senate meeting held on June 11. The proposal to establish the School of Environmental Science within the Faculty of Environment had been previously reviewed and approved by SCUP during the previous Senate meeting held on May 16. The school would host the environmental science undergraduate program along with…
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The summer student’s survival guide
May 11, 2017By: Jessica Pickering, Courtney Miller, Alex Bloom, Matthew Fong, Cecile Favron, and Nathan Ross Let’s face it: nobody wants to be in class during a beautiful summer day, but some of us have to be. Not to worry, there’s still a…
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Forget everything you believe about online courses
October 3, 2016I’ve never been one for classroom learning. I hate the concept of just sitting in a lecture hall that is either too hot or too cold, being talked at for what seems like forever. The worst is when the lecture…
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Jessy Lanza avoids being a conservative radio icon
June 17, 2016Jessy Lanza, an R&B synth-pop artist from Hamilton, Ontario, released her first solo album Pull My Hair Back in 2013. Since then, she’s gone on to collaborate with musical groups including Caribou, Mezzanine, and Ikonika. On May 13, she released…
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Fuck it. I am a procrastinator.
February 29, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap] love learning. It has always been a huge part of my life. Most of my earliest memories involve learning in some form. . . books, documentaries, and personal experimentation. But where I’ve learned the least is the same place…
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Confessions of a schoolyard bully
February 15, 2016[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen you meet new people on campus, you always end up talking about your life before university. A lot of the people I’ve met at SFU have some kind of story where they encountered some form of bullying prior…
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Stop throwing shade on the grade
September 8, 2015Within the past year, I’ve read a fair share of prompt words by ‘letter grade reformists’ online, preaching change from our grading system that dates back to the 1800s, to one that better reflects a student’s academic performance in the…
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HUMOUR: Courses we’d like to see offered for the upcoming Fall semester
July 13, 2015Last week marked the beginning of course registration for Fall 2015, which means you’ve probably already sifted through the uninteresting crap being force-fed into your timetable. An unfortunate reality is that picking a course load for the next semester quickly…
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The best ways to relieve stress the semester
February 2, 2015It’s that time of year again. The spring semester is in full swing, and the warm fuzzy feelings left over from the holidays have fizzled out to make room for the dread that has begun to settle in the pits…
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Structure and routine are crucial when getting over a holiday hangover
January 12, 2015According to an SFU adjunct professor, quickly getting back into a routine can lessen the difficulty of returning to the classroom after weeks of holiday feasting, socializing, and general merrymaking. Psychologist and SFU adjunct professor Joti Samra explains why returning…
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