SFU
Stop throwing shade on the grade
September 8, 2015Within the past year, I’ve read a fair share of prompt words by ‘letter grade reformists’ online, preaching change from our grading system that dates back to the 1800s, to one that better reflects a student’s academic performance in the 21st century, and would, to sum up their argument, ‘actually teach us something.’ To my understanding, the letter grade system has been labelled as a game of stifled creativity, fostering a negative environment riddled with anxiety, plagiarism, and extensive competition. Elyse Watkins in The Globe and Mail, suggests the alternative focus be placed on feedback, “team-teaching” and “interdisciplinary classes” designed…
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What’s this nonsense about lack of community at SFU?
September 8, 2015When I told my friends at UBC Okanagan three years ago that I would be attending SFU to study communication, I was met with distaste. “You know that SFU has the highest suicide rate in the whole country, right?” “It’s…
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My predictions for the SFU 50th Anniversary Campus Kickoff
September 7, 2015Assemble an outfit of your finest SFU swag and get ready to school spirit like you’ve never school spirited before: this year, our fair university turns 50 and the coming months are chock-full of events to celebrate the milestone. Starting…
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My university is letting me down
August 4, 2015Recently, I have taken no pleasure in telling people that I am an SFU student. The source of my newfound shame stems entirely from the university’s union busting and poor labour relations with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). In…
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The Shwanga Show brings AFRIKOMEDI to SFU Burnaby
July 31, 2015On August 5th, a brighter side of African culture will emerge from behind tears of laughter at AFRIKOMEDI. No, it’s not just a charming play on words, but a student-funded evening that will feature the wit of five talented local…
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Transfer student survival guide: make connections
July 27, 2015You know those friends that you don’t really know but you have on Facebook because you met once at a party? Well, in August 2014, I convinced a ‘kind-of’ friend of mine to meet me for coffee, and that is…
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Pair of tutorial classmates calling it quits after 12 weeks of being acquaintances
July 27, 2015File this article under the “uh-oh” column of bad news: The Peak has received confirmation from multiple sources that second-year Brady Chips and third-year Thomas Finkle, one of SFU’s hottest pair of acquaintances, will be calling it quits on their…
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SFU’s co-op program: the other side of the story
July 20, 2015Almost every young student lives the paradox of ‘needing experience before you get experience.’ Co-op programs present themselves as the ideal solution to this ‘experience’ dilemma, and as the ultimate way to begin in the working world. But there are…
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HUMOUR: Courses we’d like to see offered for the upcoming Fall semester
July 13, 2015Last week marked the beginning of course registration for Fall 2015, which means you’ve probably already sifted through the uninteresting crap being force-fed into your timetable. An unfortunate reality is that picking a course load for the next semester quickly…
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HUMOUR: Guadalupe to wrap things up later this month, make way for Taco Bell
July 13, 2015The battle for total corporate domination at SFU Burnaby has claimed another victim: last week, beloved food kiosk Guadalupe Handmade Burritos made an announcement that after a short but illustrious run, they will be packing in their beans, guacamole, and…
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