SFSS 2020 AGM: Moving towards equity and democracy

By Balqees Jama, SFSS Board of Directors (At-Large Rep) Recent SFU Student Activism SFU has witnessed a wave of student activism over the last couple of...

#NotGoingBack Climate Strike

By Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Sustainabiliteens, Climate Strike Canada, and Our Time planned four Metro Vancouver #NotGoingBack climate strikes on September 25. This initiative supported...

SFU student clubs are still trying to create community online

By Winona Young, Peak Associate Following the trend of these unprecedented times, the SFSS launched its first online-exclusive Clubs Day on September 15–17. The event...

SFU fails to properly consult Indigenous students (again) and peoples regarding new First Peoples’ Gathering House (again)

By Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor On Orange Shirt Day, SFU held a ground awakening ceremony for the First Peoples Gathering House (FPGH), which will open...

SFYou: Yuthika Girme, Professor and podcast host

By Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Name: Yuthika Girme Pronouns: she/her /hers Departmental Affiliation: Assistant Professor, department of Psychology Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand During SFU’s transition to remote learning in...

Tales of pandemic defiance

Please get out of my personal bubble, I just want a coffee By: Espresso Myself With COVID-19 restrictions starting to lift, I was happy to be...

SFU’s COVID-19 and the Future of Democracy highlights activism arising from the pandemic

By Emma Jean, Staff Writer If anything good has emerged from this pandemic, it’s that the cracks in our systems have become more apparent than...

Holistic Nutritionist Rhiannon Lytle on maintaining mental and physical health in university

By Emma Jean, Staff Writer The back-to-school season is upon us and at this point, you know what that means: exciting change, neverending deadlines, job...

Scaling the wall of toxic masculinity and rediscovering sports as an adult

By Gurpreet Kambo, Peak Associate I’m just about at the top of an indoor rock climbing wall. There’s a red and black machine a couple...

How I lost a year of my life (and almost so much more) using SFU Health and Counselling Services

By Anonymous Growing up as an American-Canadian dual citizen, I came to Canada excited for the accessible health care I’d always heard about that was...