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The end of textbooks
September 15, 2014How much did you spend on textbooks this semester? You don’t have to answer that. We all know that feeling of disappointment that comes with shelling out more than $100 on a textbook you’ll probably never use again. For decades, academic publishers and university bookstores have charged students hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars for textbooks, adding to already high tuition costs and ballooning student debt in Canada. For the most part, post-secondary students are encouraged to accept this as a hard truth of university life: if you want to go to school, you’ll have to pay. It’s this dominant ideology…
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Board Shorts
September 15, 2014Convocation Mall renovations Professor of criminology Ehor Boyanowsky approached the board on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of making renovations to the open space in Convocation Mall. Referencing Burnaby campus’ lack of light during the fall and spring semesters and…
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Board Shorts
September 8, 2014SFSS food bank accessibility In an attempt to make the SFSS food bank more accessible to the SFU community, the board is looking into providing certificates to services on campus such as the SFU Dining Hall. Concerns were voiced about…
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The SFU survival guide
September 2, 2014Alison Roach, Editor-in-Chief of The Peak Q. What do you wish you had known as a new student at SFU? When I was first starting, I wish that I had known that it was okay to not know exactly what I…
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Report finds no foul play in October 2013 SFSS incident
September 2, 2014A review of the incident that occurred between two SFSS board members on October 11, 2013, has found that the incident was accidental in nature and did not involve any violation of SFSS policies. Last October, environmental representative Monique Ataei…
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Board Shorts
September 2, 2014Build SFU launches heroes campaign Build SFU is launching their heroes campaign for the fall semester, which will feature posters of students involved in the Student Union Building (SUB) project next to the campaign slogan, “Heroes of today building the…
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Staying Sharp: Tips for Running A Student Society
March 24, 2014A few years ago I ran for president of the SFSS. I sat where today's candidates sit and I have heard what they heard. This type of experience is exceptionally rare and has resulted in me carrying a level of…
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Interview with the SFSS President
May 25, 2012A short interview with Lorenz Yeung about the SFSS, and what it hopes to accomplish for the summer. Created: Julian Giordano Contact: [email protected]
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FASC recommends 30k for men’s centre
April 10, 2012By David Dyck Last Wednesday, the financial and administrative services committee for the Simon Fraser Student Society unanimously passed a recommendation that approximately $30,000 be put aside for the creation of a men’s centre. Treasurer Keenan Midgley initiated the project.…
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Highland Pub deficit
March 19, 2012SFSS owned and operated Highland Pub has been losing student money for years By Jennifer Bednard Photo By Mark Burnham Running a chronic deficit, SFSS Food and Beverage Services continues to soak up hundreds of thousands of dollars of student…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
For advertising inquiries: [email protected]
For promotional inquiries: [email protected]