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Milk-like: SFU’s explanation for the pandemic-era tuition hike hasn’t aged well
June 8, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Two years ago, SFU announced they’d be increasing tuition by 2% and 4% for domestic and international students, respectively. I felt stung. Apparently, so did others. And others still. At that point, in-person learning had been replaced for months by a patchwork of virtual classes. And looking back, the decision hurts even more. Thanks to SFU’s consistent surpluses, attempts by the university to explain away the tuition hike haven’t aged well. As The Peak reported in 2020, SFU stated they “expect a decrease in income, resulting in $26 million less income than anticipated.” At the…
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SFU’s profits should allow room for a tuition freeze
December 4, 2020by Emma Jean, Staff Writer It’s been said that there are only a few certain things in life: death, taxes, and Simon Fraser University raising their tuition an exorbitant amount each year. I may have added that last part myself,…
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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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2014 Fall Kickoff concert by the numbers
November 24, 2014The numbers from the 2014 Fall Kickoff concert have been released, showing that the largest concert in Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) history also had a surplus of $10,992. Zied Masmoudi, VP student services and project lead, presented his evaluation…
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