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2010s at SFU: a decade in review
January 24, 2020Written by: Kim Regala, Staff Writer As we say goodbye to the previous decade and welcome a new one, let’s take a look back at some of the crucial events that have taken place at SFU over the last ten years. 2010: Andrew Petter is elected as SFU President and Vice-Chancellor The name Andrew Petter may be familiar to any SFU student who’s been attending the school in the past decade. Currently in his tenth year as President and Vice-Chancellor at SFU, Petter took the leadership in 2010, following the footsteps of Michael Stevenson who likewise held his position for…
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SFU Research Assistants successfully unionize after three month campaign
November 25, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor Research assistants (RAs) at Simon Fraser University have successfully unionized with SFU’s Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). Though RAs are an important part of virtually every research university in Canada, SFU’s RAs are the first…
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Research assistants launch unionization campaign in search of better pay and working conditions
November 18, 2019By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer “Research is work!” states the slogan of the campaign for SFU’s Research Assistant’s to unionize with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). SFU’s Research Assistants hope that by collectively organizing, they will have more…
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TSSU hosts Welcome BBQ and Walking Tour
May 17, 2019By Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Editor Organized as a summer kickoff event to get members acquainted with one another and commemorate International Workers’ Day, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) held a Summer BBQ Welcome & SFU Labour Walking Tour…
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SFSS and GSS endorse SFU Tuition Freeze Now
January 21, 2019Written by: Henry Tran, Coordinating News Editor Several student groups on campus have endorsed SFU Tuition Freeze Now, an independent campaign to reject SFU’s proposed tuition fee hikes for fall 2019 for all incoming and current SFU students. SFU Tuition Freeze Now was formed in October…
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The sink-or-swim life of a TA
November 23, 2018By: Alexander Kenny, Peak Associate Teaching assistants, or TAs, are some of the lynchpins of SFU’s educational infrastructure. They lead busy, difficult lives: outside of their jobs, a lot of them pursue their own education, work other jobs, and juggle…
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SFU union referendum on Israel boycott fails
May 24, 2017The membership of an SFU union has rejected a policy to support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU), which represents teaching assistants, tutor markers, and sessional instructors at the university, held…
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SFU union holds referendum on Israel boycott
May 16, 2017This week, TAs and TMs at Simon Fraser University will weigh in on an issue that has a stake in a decades-old, bitter conflict. The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) is holding a referendum May 15–19 on whether to adopt…
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TSSU motion is discriminatory and a threat to academic freedom
May 15, 2017By: Rachel Altman, SFU Professor During the week of May 15–19, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) will vote on whether to amend their bylaws to adopt Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) principles. You don’t need to understand the entire…
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The secret life of a sessional instructor
November 21, 2016Sessional instructors, also known as adjunct faculty, are every university’s secret. We know they exist, but we don’t know too much about them, what they do, or why job security in academia is such a large issue. Don’t be surprised…
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