Tiffany Chan
Covid relief for students doesn’t guarantee all student needs are met
May 10, 2020On April 22, Prime Minister Trudeau proposed legislation that would grant post-secondary students and recent graduates access to their own pool of COVID emergency relief funding. The Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) would provide students with $1,250 per month until August 2020. Students with disabilities or those caring for others would receive $2,000. A summer grant program offering up to $5,000 for student volunteers, and a $75 million pool for Indigenous students, have also been proposed. On the surface it would seem quite generous for the federal government to invest so much (a total of $9 billion) specifically for students.…
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Indoor climate control measures at SFU need an overhaul
April 9, 2020Why is it that people feel the need to travel to the sands of the Sahara or the glaciers of Antarctica for a change in climate, when they could save themselves the arduous journey and visit our campus here in…
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SODIUM PODIUM: Nine salty opinions to bring a tiny raging light to your life
March 21, 2020Please stop asking me if I know someone you know from SFU SFU is a very large academic institution. We span over three campuses, offer a whole slew of programs, and have over 30,000 students. So what I truly don’t…
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Field trips can be educational but inconvenient
March 15, 2020There’s no doubt that field trips can be enriching experiences for students; I myself got to experience virtual reality because of a field trip. Students can learn and interact with one another outside of the classroom while observing how the…
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More non-disabled people need to put in the effort to clear snowy sidewalks
February 1, 2020As a disabled person living in Metro Vancouver, the snow like the dump we got in January makes my disability worse, with such things as stiff joints, trouble gripping items, and difficulty walking. It doesn’t help that many people don’t…
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Dinner with a View gives the rich a place to burn their money — and little else
January 4, 2020A new pop-up restaurant opens on January 15 in Vancouver that advertises a novel perspective on dining. Organizers of the event call it “Dinner with a View.” For one hour and 45 minutes (and a $200 reservation fee), guests can…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Sodium Podium
November 24, 2019This first-year class cost you $500, the least you could do is pay attention! As a fourth year filling up her breadth courses with first year classes, I have made some observations, and I am worried. As I sit in…
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It’s a medical myth that blemishes and uneven skin are always caused by neglect
October 21, 2019At an airport a few months ago, just as I got up to put away my trash during a four hour layover, one of the cleaning staff asked me, “Do you use soap on your face?” I was so surprised…
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Course syllabi need to be more upfront about the hidden costs of classes
October 20, 2019It’s the first day of class and I’m leaving the bookstore with my reusable SFU tote bag breaking at the seams. After dropping nearly $400 on books, I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to afford the gas to…
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Research assistants aren’t represented as university employees — here’s why they should be
September 21, 2019In 2016 SFU created its 2020 Strategic Research Plan, outlining why, where, and how the university intends to grow as a research institution. Part of their plan to achieve these goals is to “strengthen areas of research excellence” — including…
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