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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 locations to hide in to ensure that your trip to campus remains solo! First floor of the library Did you even know that the SFU Burnaby library has a first floor accessible to the student body? Something about 50-year-old dusty PhD theses from SFU’s earliest days is probably enough to keep anyone away. Sneezes are frightening at the moment, after…
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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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The exploitation of Research Assistants (RAs) by SFU
November 28, 2020By Serena Bains, Staff Writer Research is one of SFU’s three pillars in its strategic vision, resulting in $161 million in income. Research assistants (RAs), a group that primarily consists of graduate students at SFU, conduct much of the day-to-day…
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The radicalization of social sciences and humanities students at SFU
November 21, 2020By Harvin Bhathal, Alison Wick, Madeleine Chan, Emma Jean, Kim Regala Simon Fraser University (SFU) is an environment that fosters radicalization against the current economic, political, and social systems in place. Whether it is from the inactions of the university…
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Experiencing a suicidal crisis as an SFU student
November 21, 2020By Anonymous Content warning: suicidal ideation, prescription drug use, institutionalization I was first diagnosed with disabilities during my first year at SFU. While coming to terms with the diagnoses themselves was difficult, it was nothing compared to the medications and…
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Podcasting Your Research paves a pathway to a new audience
November 17, 2020By: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Academia and podcasting have a similar problem: unless you’re involved in them, they seem incredibly intimidating to get into. With academia that’s mostly true; a number of economic, systemic, and personal reasons make it inaccessible…
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The ableist obstacles I faced filing for withdrawals
November 7, 2020Written by Anonymous Content warning: Ableism, mentions of transphobia, and negligence from authoritative figures. My first two semesters at SFU were pretty rocky. Going into my third, I was looking for a fresh start — but the SFU administration seems…
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SFYou: Diana Chan: food blogger, mom, wife, and entrepreneur
November 6, 2020Written by Sara Wong, Peak Associate Name: Diana Chan Pronouns: She/her/hers Occupation: Entrepreneur/Blogger/UX Consultant/Mom/Wife Hometown: Burnaby, BC Fun fact: During her university years, Diana used to be a party clown for children's birthday parties You may know Diana Chan already…
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