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Woodward’s

SFU Woodward’s played host to CreativeMornings Vancouver last Friday, September 5. The event featured Andrea Chlebak, Senior Digital Intermediate (DI) Colourist and Director of Creative Services at Central. In her capacity as a colourist she has worked on popular Hollywood films such as Elysium. The morning’s talk was accompanied by free breakfast.

Surrey

The SFU Software Systems and the Mechatronics Systems Engineering Student Societies held a joint frosh event for incoming students from Wednesday, September 3 to Saturday, September 6. The students partook in a range of activities, from circuit building exercises to a “Midnight Madness” all-night event at Burnaby campus, with the week culminating in a final barbeque in English Bay.

Harbour Centre

SFU’s City Conversations presented “The Arbutus Corridor: A Way Forward?” last Thursday, September 4.

The focus was on the conflict between Canadian Pacific Rail and the City of Vancouver over the sale of the Arbutus Corridor. The session began with a survey of the issue by an advisory panel of neighbourhood representatives and was then opened up to the room for discussion.

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