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A Not-So Glamorous Day-in-the-Life of an SFU Student
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What Grinds Our Gears: Why are we still using iClickers!?
September 25, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Throughout our university degrees, we’ve all been in a course where the professor clearly states that not having an iClicker will affect your attendance grade. That isn’t fair. Quite frankly, I think iClickers are a…
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SFU’s financial aid falls short of helping international students
February 28, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer University is very freaking expensive. As an international fourth-year Arts and Social Sciences student, I pay between $12,000 to $13,000 every semester. That’s a large sum of money. The stress of every tuition deadline starts…
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Professors should be more compassionate towards working students
February 26, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer As students are getting burnt out by life in and outside the classroom, professors need to realize that — pandemic or not — not everyone has the privilege to only focus on academia throughout their…
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Joy Johnson: undercover student
February 7, 2022By: Sara Brinkac, Humour Editor In the Fall 2021 semester, SFU president and vice-chancellor Joy Johnson undertook a disastrous “undercover student” marketing campaign. Originally, the campaign plan was that she spend a month as an undergraduate student while keeping a…
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Caffeine should be used with caution
January 31, 2022By: Maya Beninteso, Peak Associate So . . . you consume too much caffeine. Though not entirely a surprise — caffeine is addictive by nature and central to the student lifestyle — I am nonetheless about to roast your habit.…
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Breaks from academia can do a world of good
January 17, 2022By: Alex Masse University is a commitment — if you’re looking to complete a Bachelor’s degree, you can expect at least four years spent in an academic institution. If you pursue a second major, a minor, or take anything less than…
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Among Us is amongst the most relatable games for SFU students
October 12, 2020By: Kyla Dowling, SFU Student If online school taught me anything (not that I’m too sure it has) it’s how to be antisocial and how to procrastinate. What better way to utilize both these life skills than with Among Us,…
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Student accidentally failing class they didn’t even know they were enrolled in
October 10, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer SFU student and film major, Khan Fuzon, recently came forward with a complaint to SFU administration regarding a course mix-up. According to Fuzon, after the university accidentally enrolled several students in PSYC 241, he, against…
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SFU’s Hierarchy of Needs
October 4, 2020By: Paige Riding, Humour Editor Physiological needs Lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to A bootleg textbook PDF missing half the pages because you were too cheap to buy the actual book A Quizlet or flashcards pile with…
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