Tiffany Chan
Course syllabi need to be more upfront about the hidden costs of classes
October 20, 2019By: Marco Ovies, Staff Writer It’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 get home. The bill hurts, but it is all a part of attending university — and besides, it’s only a one time thing right? Wrong. Coming into class I realize that I need to purchase an “optional” supplementary text that is needed to do well on the essay worth 35% of my grade. On top of…
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Research assistants aren’t represented as university employees — here’s why they should be
September 21, 2019By: Alison Wick, Peak Associate In 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…
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What SFU needs: better bus shelters
July 7, 2019By: Winona Young, Head Staff Writer Is there anything worse than walking up to the sea of students fresh from their afternoon lecture, all congregated at the upper bus loop at 5:30 p.m.? Yes! It’s SFU’s lacklustre bus shelters — especially…
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The Law of Roommate Land
June 3, 2019Written by: Mishaa Khan, Peak Associate Illustration by: Tiffany Chan Roomeo: Welcome to the 500th episode of Roommate Court! I am your host, Roomeo! Today, Hannah Optimisticstein is suing her ex-roommate Max Synic for threatening to kill her . . .…
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What SFU Needs: An actual central cafeteria
June 2, 2019By: Winona Young, Head Staff Writer Let's face it, every cafeteria at Burnaby campus looks sad. Aside from The Study, there’s no place that’s Insta-worthy, or somewhere you'd want to hang out. It's hard to ignore the major flaws that every…
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My summer accomplishments
September 5, 2018Written by: Jessica Parsons The summer sun, the cool and refreshing ocean water, the long hours of daylight spent sipping on lemonade; this is what summer break promises. We spend all spring gearing up in anticipation for the days of…
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