Student services
We need to care about the SFSS — and not just when they annoy us
Peak Web February 11, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer SFU students don’t seem to think about the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) much. During the 2018 election, only 2,158 out of around 30,000 students cast a vote for SFSS president. The number of votes cast has consistently declined since then, reaching just 598 votes cast for the president during the 2021 election. That’s just 2% of the SFU student population. COVID-19 alone can’t account for this low participation — students are emailed electronic ballots for executive committee positions and referendum questions, which should negate any fears of in-person voting during a pandemic. Similarly, the fact…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Paying for printing
Opinions July 12, 2021By: Victoria Belway, SFU Student I transferred to SFU in Fall 2020 from Douglas College, and this semester I had my first in-person class at SFU. It was exciting to have my first real-life university experience, until I discovered some…
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