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Sick leave shouldn’t be up to professors
October 7, 2024By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer Life is unpredictable and often beyond our control. As students, health conditions or personal emergencies can impact our ability to stay on top of courses. Things like contagious illnesses, mental health issues, or loved ones passing away can take a heavy toll on someone’s day-to-day functioning. There are all kinds of emergencies that can happen to anyone. It’s hard enough to go through these events, but it’s even worse that SFU students must rely on professors’ discretion if academic concessions are needed. Academic concessions can include things like being excused for missing classes, or not…
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A beginner’s guide to SFU sports, written by a beginner
September 26, 2024By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer I must admit, I’m not a dedicated sports fan. I don’t think I’ve ever watched any sports games before, except for the World Cup final in 2022 where Argentina scored two goals over France on…
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La Suprema: a town forgotten
September 17, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer As an SFU student, I’m always looking for exciting events to attend near campus. So, on September 5, I found myself at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema for the 7:00 p.m. screening of La Suprema at…
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Most Googled questions: SFU edition
September 16, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer We all love a good, ol’ fashioned game of the most searched questions on the web. Tap into all things SFU and prepare yourself for your next university trivia night. Here are SFU’s Most Googled…
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SFU Olympians: Red Leafs who performed on the world stage
September 15, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Though the 2024 Paris Olympics have now come to an end, we should still take pride in the performances current and former SFU athletes showed during the two weeks of competitions. Six athletes competing in…
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How the Red Leafs fared this late spring season
September 13, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer As the summer season comes to a close, it’s time to take a look back on the trials and triumphs the Red Leafs faced these past few months. Softball Overall record: 11–31 Conference record: 6–18…
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SFU medical school appoints a dean and receives $33.7 million
July 27, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On July 9, BC Premier David Eby announced that the new SFU medical school in Surrey will receive another $33.7 million to renovate an “interim space at an existing building” at SFU Surrey. This is…
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Concerns raised regarding recent SFU layoffs
July 13, 2024By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor This summer, SFU laid off nearly 100 staff and eliminated positions citing budget concerns. Some of those positions included administrative staff, such as jobs in Student Services — including positions in SFU Health and Counselling…
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SFU administration to discuss divestment from Israel
June 15, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. On May 30, SFU president Joy Johnson and the Board of Governors agreed to discuss divestment from arms companies that profit from the genocide in occupied Palestine. This announcement comes…
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SFU announces language learning programs closure amid budget cuts
June 8, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer SFU recently decided to close down the Interpretation and Translation programs by the end of May 2024 and the English Language and Culture program by the end of August. They cited recent budget cuts, but…
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