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Enrolment Day Cheat Sheet
July 4, 2021by Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Disclaimer: The following tips may not work for everyone. Consider your situation, including but not limited to academic standing, grade point average (GPA), enrolment date, financial aid and international student visa requirements, and graduate school applications. Always consult the most recent academic calendar and your academic advisors. Tip #1: Contact your academic advisor The Facebook group “Must Knows for Courses at SFU” and the Rate My Professor website are popular methods of finding study groups and professor reviews, but these resources should only supplement academic advisors’ advice. Before contacting your academic advisor, use the Fall…
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The Scared Straight Tour endangers people who use substances
July 3, 2021by Carter Hemion, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of drug use, overdose, stereotypes against unhoused peoples, and violence against Indigenous communities From 2003 to June 2021, a program called the Scared Straight Tour made the Downtown Eastside a living tourist…
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I don’t want a “coming out” story
June 26, 2021by Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Ever since high school, I had my suspicions I wasn’t straight. I brushed it off for years, but I eventually came to understand and accept that part of me. As I embraced this aspect of my…
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Mysteries of the AQ pond’s Koi fish revealed
September 11, 2019By: Jennifer Low, Peak Associate “The [AQ] Pond was not intended for fish” SFU’s Academic Quadrangle (AQ) reflecting pond is a place for contemplation, deep reflection, and asking philosophical questions. However, it is mostly the site for wondering about the…
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