Andrew Petter’s shame to fame

Convocation is supposed to be about education. It’s supposed to celebrate hard work and vision, to reflect on themes of transition, opportunity, and loss....

Build SFU: Your questions answered

The Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) Build SFU initiative has been a long time in the making. This is the largest student-led project in...

Don’t ban my laptop from class!

“Ibanned laptops in the classroom after it became common practice to carry them to school,” writes a computer science professor for The New Yorker...

Timeline of SFU Athletics

1965: SFU appoints Lorne Davies, a former assistant football coach with the UBC Thunderbirds and BC Lions, as the university’s first Athletic Director and...

SFU’s legacy song finalists, ranked

Have you ever been on campus at an event or a convocation and thought, man, I wish SFU had an official school song? Well,...

Through a Window

The main floor of SFU’s AQ building is a major thoroughfare. It’s busiest at peak class times, especially in the fall. It’s a transit...

An overview of events marking SFU’s 50th anniversary

This year, SFU is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the day it opened its doors — September 9, 1965. There are a number of...

An interview with SFU’s smartest athlete

It turns out you really can have it all. SFU athlete Lorenzo Smith was recently selected for the 2015 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track...

Cement the Freedom Square plaque or get rid of it

Last week, thousands of new graduands walked across the Academic Quadrangle to Convocation Mall to receive their degrees from SFU. On their way, they...

Archives for the Future

Located in the basement of the Maggie Benston Centre, down a long, seemingly neverending hallway, SFU’s Archives and Records Management office is an area...