How the WE Charity scandal led to the cancellation of the Canadian Student Service Grant program

By Sara Wong, Peak Associate On June 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a new initiative — the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) program —...

The ableist obstacles I faced filing for withdrawals

Written by Anonymous Content warning: Ableism, mentions of transphobia, and negligence from authoritative figures. My first two semesters at SFU were pretty rocky. Going into my...

Being an international student during the pandemic — to stay or to not stay?

By My Huyen Le, Contributor On March 12, 2020, four group members and I spent Thursday night discussing our projects over shared tuna stacks at...

#OURDecisionSFU calls upon the university to acknowledge the real reason behind the “Clan” name change

By Serena Bains, Staff Writer SFU has an extensive history of participating in institutional racism against Black students, faculty, and staff. The hesitancy to acknowledge...

Samhain: the roots of Halloween and how to celebrate it in 2020

By Kimia Mansouri, Contributor In honour of the spooky season and all the little rituals we are used to during Halloween, I thought it would...

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 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...

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...

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...