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Self-care amidst an endless workload
February 10, 2022We’re encouraged to constantly be productive regardless of the cost. Overwork culture promotes overworking as “a status symbol that puts us on the path to success.” As students with the ambiguous goal of “academic success,” it is always possible to study more. This runs the risk of taking over our lives. Without proper rest, productivity will be temporary. Setting clear boundaries between work, school, and home helped me establish the work-life balance necessary for my well-being and success. Concerned about students burning out, a teacher once gave me advice: “It’s not about the quantity of hours. It’s about the quality…
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A fevered conversation between a student and professor at 2:37 a.m.
October 12, 202011:42 p.m. hi Dr Gawner, my name is Lindsay Haugh. i am in your psyc 388 class. I will be honest, I started the paper due tonight a few hours ago and i do not think I have it in…
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Applications open for new post-secondary BC Access Grant
August 2, 2020Back in March, the provincial government announced the new BC Access Grant for students studying at BC post-secondary institutions, starting fall 2020. As of mid July, applications are now open. The grant is needs-based, and will provide funding to low…
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Federal government offers grants to student volunteers amid COVID-19
July 20, 2020Announced in late June by the federal Government, the Canada Student Service Grant will support students and recent graduates who are volunteering in spite of COVID-19. This grant program falls under the $9 billion COVID-19 aid efforts for students. According…
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SFU’s Gries Labs looks for green solutions to pest control
November 29, 2018SFU grad student Andreas Fischer keeps his lab stocked with around 100 specimens of Canada’s most poisonous spider, the black widow, as he works to find environmentally friendly solutions to pest control. These black widows have been collected from…
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Senate discusses university emergency protocols and mental health support
November 14, 2018After two emergency incidents on Burnaby campus, senators at the latest SFU Senate meeting discussed the university’s current protocol for emergency incidents and potential steps forward. Of the two incidents last month, one incident involved a violent attack by…
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Board Shorts
November 12, 2018SFSS extends Mini Mart lease in MBC A motion to extend the Mini Mart convenience store lease in the Maggie Benston Center (MBC) was passed in the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting. The original…
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Students demand that “SFU Freeze Tuition Now!” as the university plans fee hikes
November 5, 2018SFU is proposing an increase in tuition fees, but students are not happy. On October 23, SFU administration emailed students to invite them to a consultation session on their proposed tuition hikes, which would be held from 10 a.m.…
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Student experiences medical emergency on Burnaby campus during class
October 24, 2018On the evening of Wednesday, October 17, a student entered medical distress, prompting emergency personnel to be called to campus. A faculty member and exam assistant notified Campus Public Safety after noticing the situation, according to Wan Yee Lok,…
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Grad Minutes
October 14, 2018The GSS partners with the SVSPO Graduate student Council speaker Nathan Lodewyk announced that the Graduate Student Society (GSS) will partner with SFU’s Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVSPO) for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in January 2019. The…
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