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Federal government offers grants to student volunteers amid COVID-19
July 20, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Announced 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 to CTV News, every 100 hours spent working on COVID-19 efforts will equate to $1,000. This total maxes at $5,000. To be eligible, volunteers must work a minimum of two hours per week for four weeks, and these hours must occur between June 25 and October 31, 2020. Volunteer activities with eligible organizations range,…
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SFU’s Gries Labs looks for green solutions to pest control
November 29, 2018Written by: Chris Baxter, SFU Student SFU 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…
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Senate discusses university emergency protocols and mental health support
November 14, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor After 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…
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Board Shorts
November 12, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor SFSS 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)…
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Students demand that “SFU Freeze Tuition Now!” as the university plans fee hikes
November 5, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor SFU 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,…
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Student experiences medical emergency on Burnaby campus during class
October 24, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor On 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…
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Grad Minutes
October 14, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer The 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…
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SFU Senate changes academic conduct policy to remove barriers for complainants
October 10, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor The October session of the SFU Senate moved to revise the Code of Academic Integrity and Good Conduct into two separate policies — one for student academic integrity and another for non-academic…
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SFU Residence and Housing serves students’ needs amid housing crisis in Vancouver
September 30, 2018Written by Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writer While the housing crisis in Metro Vancouver is seeing on-campus dorms fill up and pushing students to look for housing elsewhere, SFU Residence and Housing is taking steps to provide more extensive…
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Board Shorts
August 28, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor with files from Alex Bloom, Editor-in-Chief Board set date and appointed planning committee for AGM The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors resolved to host their annual general meeting (AGM) on…
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