News Carter Hemion Staff Writer
Jaymee Salisi News Writer
Michelle Young / News Editor Karissa Ketter and Jaymee Salisi / News Writers
May 10, 2021 news@the-peak.ca
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Karissa Ketter News Writer
News
Michelle Young / News Editor Karissa Ketter and Jaymee Salisi / News Writers
news@the-peak.ca
Opinions
Alea Mohamed Staff Writer
[They] should have consulted with BIPOC groups [ . . . ] to reduce the potential harm that could be caused by police implementation.
Dev Petrovic / Opinions Editor
May 10, 2021 opinions@the-peak.ca
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Opinions
Nancy La Staff Writer
The school needs to take its head out of the sand and start acknowledging that the system it offers does not work from both the standpoint of efficiency and equity.
Dev Petrovic Opinions Editor
Dev Petrovic / Opinions Editor
opinions@the-peak.ca
Graduate Student Activity Fee (GSS)...................$70.44 The GSS gathers these fees for students enrolled in a graduate program. These fees have stayed the same from last year. The number for full-time graduate students breaks down this fee below: • • • • • • •
$54.29, GSS membership fee: the SFU graduate students’ student society and government. $4.90, The Peak Publications Society $3.00, Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group $3.75, Campus Community Radio Society $2.50, World University Service of Canada $0.75, First Nations Student Association $3.50, Embark Sustainability Society
Universal Transit Pass...............................$170.00 This is the U-Pass BC term fee. This program was approved by SFU, the SFSS, the GSS, TransLink, and the Province of British Columbia to provide students affordable access to public transit.
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Services Fee.......$48.05 SFU oversees this fee, and it goes towards student services like academic advising and international services. These groups are in charge of advising incoming students and providing volunteer opportunities through the Global Student Centre.
Undergraduate and Graduate Rec & Athletics Fee........$78.47 (if enrolled in four or more units)
This fee was not assessed to students for the Spring 2021 term. This is the fee normally paid by students to access SFU Recreation services and the facilities on the Burnaby campus, as well as some facilities in Vancouver and Surrey.
Undergraduate and Graduate Basic Medical Insurance...$281.00 This is the basic insurance coverage provided by the Medical Services Plan of BC that goes towards the Health & Dental plan provided by Studentcare.
StudentCare Health & Dental Plan for Undergraduates..$169.58 As of January 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021, the fees for this plan have decreased for students that enrolled in the Spring term to reflect eight months of coverage as opposed to 12. The fees would otherwise be $254.36 for enhanced coverage, and $197.52 for basic coverage. All students are automatically covered by the enhanced plan, but have options to mix portions of the basic plan explained here. Here’s how these fees break down in the enhanced plan: • •
$57.62, Health plan: covers up to 100% of vaccination cost, 80% of prescription drugs cost, diagnostic services, and more. $112.12, Dental plan: covers 70% – 80% of dental costs.
Additionally, the cost of vision care and travel coverage is included in this plan.
Studentcare Extended Health and Dental Benefits for Graduate students................................$310.00 Graduate students enrolled in January 2021 would pay $310.00 for eight months of coverage. The fee for twelve months of coverage is $465.00. Unlike with the undergraduate health and dental plan, there is only one plan as opposed to a basic and enhanced one. • •
$130.62, Health plan: covers up to 80% of prescription vaccinations, up to 100% of non-prescription vaccinations, and up to 80% coverage on prescription drugs. $179.40, Dental plan: covers 80% of dental costs.
Again, the cost of vision care and travel coverage is included in this plan.
Mandatory Supplementary Course Fees These are courses that require additional fees to successfully complete the class, and the cost varies depending on the class. For example, all classes offered through the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) have a $40 supplementary fee. This fee covers “direct costs (e.g. copyright, printing, postage/courier) associated with the overall production, assembly, and delivery of print-based and online materials and services for distance education courses.”
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Charlene Aviles Peak Associate
Sara Wong / Arts & Culture Editor
arts@the-peak.ca
Arts & Culture
“On a Weekend” By Haley Blais
“Love Me Anyway” By Chappell Roan
Marco Ovies Features Editor
May 10, 2021
“Should Have Known Better” By Sufjan Stevens
“Isombard”
By Declan McKenna
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Sara Wong / Arts & Culture Editor
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Humour
Kyla Dowling / Humour Editor
May 10, 2021 humour@the-peak.ca
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Kyla Dowling / Humour Editor
humour@the-peak.ca
Humour
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Yuri Zhou / Business Manager
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