U-pass
A guide to selling your U-Pass
August 2, 2025Hey, kid. Yeah, I’m talking to you. Do you want to make money off your U-Pass? I bet you do. You don’t go to class anyways, huh? Well, listen up. Here’s my tried and true method for selling your U-Pass. Everyone tries to sell their card, and hardly anyone wins at the game. Here’s how to scam the system — super easily. I give this advice to my kids at least once every semester (I’m an SFU dad), and you know what? They wouldn’t know what a good idea was if it hit them like a bullet train. So, I’m…
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Operation grit: the hidden experiment behind your commute
July 14, 2025By: The Peak’s lead undercover journalist and Big Pedometer’s least loyal employee Our story starts on a Tuesday that felt like a Thursday — existentially, spiritually, atmospherically. A brave student (name classified, as she’s currently in hiding from TransLink and…
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TransLink’s fare enforcement blitz is a terrible idea
January 9, 2025In my lifetime of using public transit, I only remember having been fare checked three times. All three times were in BC while exiting SkyTrain stations in late 2024. I tapped my pass on the fare gate, and the transit…
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SFU student updates: Happy birthday!
October 17, 2024You’ve spoken, and we’ve listened! Problematic professors? Well, we have a solution! Put them on trial! Legal studies are always looking for a case study. So, it’s the best of both worlds: help yourself and others. You get to argue…
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Taking the bus everywhere is my newest business strategy
November 25, 2023If there’s anything I’ve learned during the three weeks I didn’t have classes but couldn’t get my tuition refunded, it’s that undergraduate and graduate students alike are constantly fighting an uphill battle against SFU and their fat wallet. Seriously, tuition…
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SFSS discusses budget setbacks
June 29, 2023On June 7th, The Peak sat in on the SFSS’ biweekly council meeting. This meeting settled many committee elections and councillors discussed issues of a decreasing budget and concerns about the U-Pass system, among others. Budget Cuts and Student Engagement…
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What Grinds Our Gears: The U-Pass BC website glitch
March 30, 2021Many students at SFU have the U-Pass — a flat-fee transit option for those attending university in BC. While I appreciate the convenience it has given us, the website where U-Pass holders reload their card has not been working properly.…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Is SFU’s U-Pass system fair?
February 8, 2021Over the years, there’s been a lot of conversation from students about the equity of SFU’s U-Pass system. Specifically about whether students who don’t want the U-Pass, and don’t meet the U-Pass exemption criteria, should have to pay for it.…
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U-Pass reinstated for fall 2020 semester
September 13, 2020The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) voted to reinstate the U-Pass for the Fall 2020 semester. The U-Pass BC program was suspended over the summer due to COVID-19, but according to the SFSS website, they “worked with TransLink, and other…
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Board Shorts – July 24
August 2, 2020Roundtable discussion regarding Fall U-Pass With the deadline approaching to make a decision about reinstating the U-Pass program for SFU students, the Board discussed its options before agreeing to vote at a later time. VP External Relations Samad Raza summarized…
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