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Students question lack of diversity among SFU’s top leadership roles
February 24, 2021by Karissa Ketter, News Writer There has been discussion among SFU students online regarding the implementation of white faculty and staff to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policies. Though President Joy Johnson and Vice-President, Academic and Provost Catherine Dauvergne placed emphasis on implementing EDI policies, students have criticized the administration's handling of BIPOC issues. The BIPOC Commitee’s At-Large Representative, Marie Haddad commented on Facebook that “SFU hiring white folk to EDI positions and allowing them to govern and make decisions on ‘behalf’ of BIPOC and [m]arginalized folks [is problematic because] many can't even embody what it means to be BIPOC/[m]arginalized.”…
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SFU student politics has failed us
February 21, 2021by Justin Smith, SFU Student Despite changes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to SFU, some things have remained consistent: nonsensical Canvas pages, wallet-crushing tuition, and bullshit student politics. For a university that advertises itself as “one of Canada’s most…
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A summary of the 2021 SFSS candidate debate
February 14, 2021by Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On February 11, 2021, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held a candidate debate for their 2021 Executive Committee elections. The Executive Committee is elected by the student body to represent undergraduate students and advocate on…
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Why voting in the 2021 SFSS executive committee election is important
February 14, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Last Fall’s Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) annual general meeting saw over 600 students in attendance — one of the largest turnouts since the fervoured attendance of the 2018 impeachment. It seems like students want…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Is SFU’s U-Pass system fair?
February 8, 2021by Gurleen Aujla, SFU Student, Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer, Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Over the years, there’s been a lot of conversation from students about the equity of SFU’s U-Pass system. Specifically about whether students who don’t want the U-Pass, and…
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SFSS and GSS aid in extending post-graduate work permits for international students
January 26, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On January 8, 2021 the Government of Canada announced that former international students who hold, or held, a post-graduate work permit (PGWP) will now be able to renew their permit for 18 months. This…
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The SFSS’ leaders are doing their job
January 17, 2021by Emma Jean, Staff Writer To say that the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has received a lot of rightful flack over the years is an understatement. Cover-ups of assault allegations, votes to remove Black spaces and sustainability initiatives on…
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Council Meeting: December 16, 2020
January 13, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer SFSS discusses the arrest of SFU alumnus On December 16, 2020 the SFSS Council gathered over Zoom to vote on two motions regarding the arrest of a Black SFU alumnus. SFU security stated that…
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The SFSS calls on SFU to re-implement pass/fail grading
January 10, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is calling for SFU to implement pass/fail grading for the upcoming Spring 2021 semester and “retroactively for the Fall 2020 semester.” They are proposing that “students be allowed…
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Black SFU alumnus arrested on campus
January 9, 2021Editor's note: A previous version of this piece incorrectly stated that the SFSS called for a complete ban of the RCMP. This section has now been removed. Their statement notes that SFU should re-evaluate their relationship with the RCMP and calls for…
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