tuition
What If: The upcoming student union building suddenly disappeared
October 15, 2018Written by: Gene Cole If anything plagues students’ eyes as they venture to Burnaby campus each week, it’s the endless amount of construction. It’s become so normal that we don’t think about it as we walk. We just accept that nothing will ever be finished and treat the hum of power tools and construction vehicles like the sounds of nature. So with the student union building disappearing, we would finally rest — wait, never mind, they’re repairing something in the AQ. There returns the sound of construction workers earning their rent again, and all we have is a better view…
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What If: Every student had free tuition for their first year
October 12, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Think back to the days of being fresh out of high school. You never have to see your immature classmates again, you can enjoy the summer air for a few months, and you’ve got…
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SFSS and FIC announce support and services delivery agreement
May 14, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On January 2, 2019, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) will begin providing a broad range of services and support for the students of Fraser International College (FIC). The agreement between the SFSS…
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SFU consults student societies about proposed tuition increase
November 6, 2017Simon Fraser University is proposing another increase in student tuition and fees come fall 2018. The administration held a student consultation on October 27 regarding the university’s budget for the 2018–19 fiscal year. According to the budget proposal, there will…
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SFU Recreation and Athletics fee: a ballgame of inconsistency
September 29, 2017Last week, the tuition deadline fell upon our necks like the sword that snuffed out Anne Boleyn. Luckily, unlike the late queen, we have many long years to go. Unluckily, that means quite a few more sword-swings for us. Well,…
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Follow the money
September 19, 2017Author: Alexander Kenny As the fall semester begins, SFU students return to campus to start new classes, whether the end of their program is within sight, or they’re just beginning their studies at the university. This semester-long routine, which has…
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SFU startup helps international students save money on tuition transfers
June 13, 2017By: Andrew Ng For international students at SFU, every year can mean huge sums are spent on monetary transfers for tuition from their countries of origin to Canada. This is what led Mehdi Naseri, a PhD student in SFU’s faculty…
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SFSS cancels Fall 2016 term after project deemed ‘not feasible’
September 12, 2016The Simon Fraser Student Society announced in a recent press release that they have decided not to proceed with the Fall 2016 semester after getting an estimate back on how much money they could save by cancelling the term. They…
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Game of Loans
July 4, 2016The success myth Many of us grow up with the assumption that education is the road to success. I certainly did. “Go to school, get a good education, and you’ll get a good job” is what I heard quite often.…
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The double life lived by student sex workers
May 24, 2016As Ava* embarks on the first semester of her master’s program, she is relieved that the admissions committee at her graduate school didn’t find out about one of her part-time jobs. The University of Calgary environmental sciences student dabbled in…
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