tuition
Undergraduate solidarity society demands tuition refund
November 14, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Before the Undergraduate Solidarity Society (USS) was founded in June at the beginning of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) strike to get undergraduate students involved with strike action. Over the course of the strike, USS members joined TSSU on picket lines, helped inform students of TSSU’s goals, and supported their job action. However, since the strike ended in October, the USS is now organizing undergraduates for a tuition refund. The Peak interviewed two USS members, Artin Safaei and Ida, to discuss the USS’ goals. Ida described USS organizing as “a way to reclaim ownership…
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Blaming TSSU for the strike overlooks SFU’s position of power
October 23, 2023Written by: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor When the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) initiated a full work stoppage and began picketing SFU campuses to demand a fair contract, it lasted nearly a month. Uncertainty loomed for everyone in…
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Public universities should be free
January 25, 2023By: Victor Tran, SFU Student In Canada, the cost of higher education has become a topic of increasing concern. In response, the question of whether Canadians have the right to access higher education has come to the forefront. In recognition…
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Migrant Students United hosts town hall on healthcare for international students
July 7, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer The Migrant Students United (MSU) chapter at SFU organized a hybrid town hall for students on universal healthcare fees on June 23 alongside the Simon Fraser Student Society. International students from SFU, other Designated Learning…
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BC students rally to demand tuition freeze
May 30, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer On April 14, 2022, students and workers from UBC, UVIC, and SFU participated in a rally to put a stop to tuition increases. The protest, organized by Tuition Freeze Now (TFN), started outside Metrotown skytrain…
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Tuition Breakdown: Summer 2021
May 10, 2021by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer In November 2020, students received an email from vice president, academic and provost pro tem Jonathan Driver and vice president, finance and administration Martin Porchuko regarding tuition. In the email, they said SFU’s Board of…
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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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SFU gets rid of professors to save president’s salary
November 23, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor BURNABY, BC — SFU plans to cut its spending budget drastically by firing all teaching staff for the upcoming Spring 2021 semester in lieu of SFU President Joy Johnson’s supply of supposed “fat stacks.” The…
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Grad Minutes: November 10, 2020
November 23, 2020Editor's note: This piece previously quoted McDonald as "drying up things like the annual budget." It has now been corrected to "drawing up things like the annual budget." An earlier version of this article also stated that the meeting motioned…
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Where does your tuition actually go?
June 6, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Ever wonder what those categories on your goSFU Account Activity actually mean? Vague names in the tuition breakdown like “Undergrad Tuition” and “UG Student Services Fee” making you want to break down? With the upcoming tuition…
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