Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Board discusses approach to SFU’s proposed tuition fee increases Vice-president student services Samer Rihani briefed the SFSS (Simon Fraser Student Society) board of directors on a meeting held with SFU administration about the university’s proposed tuition fee increases. Addressing the board, Rihani explained SFU’s breakdown of the potential raises in fees: 2% for domestic students, and anywhere from 4% to 20% for international students depending on their faculty and whether they are current or incoming students. Rihani reported that SFU’s reasoning for the higher fees included the fact that the school was offering…
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Written 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…
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Written 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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By: 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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Simon 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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Last 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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Author: 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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By: 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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The 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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The 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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