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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 community-engaged research universities,” this isn’t the best our school can do for us. As a former president of a department student union (DSU) and current disgruntled fifth year student, I have realized that the institutions designed to represent us instead stifle and suppress student involvement. Even prior to the pandemic, student morale was at a low. The Simon Fraser Student…
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Senate Report: February 1, 2021
February 16, 2021by Karissa Ketter, News Writer Updates to the P/CR/NC grading scheme Last Senate meeting, the pilot of P/CR/NC grading scheme was approved for undergraduate elective courses. After feedback from the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS) and Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committees…
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How SFU’s mishandling of sexual assault excaberated my trauma
February 13, 2021Written by: Sarah Russo Content Warning: heavy discussion of sexual assault, mentions of suicide Three days into my time at SFU, I was sexually assaulted. I've heard people compare going to university to beginning a brand new chapter of your…
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SFU x UBC: a forbidden love
February 11, 2021By: Alex Masse, Staff Writer Vancouver’s January air struck through the bones, the same as always. That is to say, it was cold, but if you expressed this to anyone outside the Lower Mainland, they’d laugh at you. She pulled…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: February 1–7
February 2, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, SFU Student Global Talent Night 2021 | February 5, 8:30 p.m.–10:00p.m. | FREE with registration | Online Discover and celebrate the unique, diverse talents of the SFU community. Hosted by SFU International Services for Students, Global Peers,…
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SFU StreetFest captures the campus feeling we’ve been missing
February 1, 2021By: Brianna Condilenios, SFU Student Oh, how I missed you SFU! But thanks to this augmented reality street festival, which partnered with a number of student service groups like Ancillary Services and the SFSS, I felt right back at home. My…
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The best places to isolate at SFU
January 19, 2021By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate Are you an SFU student without the heart to go long-distance with your partner, the university? Need a place to isolate on campus? True, SFU is quite deserted as of now, but here are some…
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Connection between students and SFU admin needs to improve
January 11, 2021by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer It seems like SFU follows a blueprint for addressing student concerns. Most of the time this consists of broken communication through emails, administrative statements, and social media posts. Occasionally, students even get to ask questions…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: January 11–17
January 11, 2021By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Universal University? On Space and Inclusion in Higher Education | January 12, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom | Free with registration SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and Centre for Comparative…
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SFU’s profits should allow room for a tuition freeze
December 4, 2020by Emma Jean, Staff Writer It’s been said that there are only a few certain things in life: death, taxes, and Simon Fraser University raising their tuition an exorbitant amount each year. I may have added that last part myself,…
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