SFU gives me hope

By: Alex Bloom, K.A.U., Gabrielle McLaren, and Nathaniel Tok  Editor’s note: If you were lurking around on the internet a long, long time ago, you...

Fire, smoke, and toxins: Kinder Morgan and emergency preparedness at SFU

By: Cecile Favron, Peak Associate  After Angela Brooks-Wilson became a professor at Simon Fraser University, her family relocated to a neighbourhood just minutes from campus...

SFU’s fair trade story is one of persistence and ongoing battles

By: Alexander Kenny, Peak Associate  Regarding the purpose of fair trade practices, Fairtrade Canada says that “Fair trade is about better prices, decent working conditions...

Slide into Pride : Your activity guide for Pride 2018

By: Lauren Wallace, SFU Student  From Stonewall to stoned tights, Pride means a lot of things to a whole variety of folks, and if you’re...

Adulthood 101: Become a lean, mean, green-living machine

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor  In mid-May, the city of Vancouver announced that, by June 1, 2019, it will ban plastic straws and white styrofoam...

Are you SFU-ready? Version 1: Busting myths and spreading facts

Myths busted by: Jennifer Low Facts provided by: Victoria Lopatka As you stand at the bus loop, glancing up at Simon Fraser University and trembling...

The Burning House Challenge

By: Brendon Adam, Lyz Boyd, Kitty Cheung, Victoria Lopatka, Gabrielle McLaren, Courtney Miller, Harleen Sahota, and Pamela Subia; compiled by Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor If...

Moments of SFU’s history with the Indigenous community

By: Jonathan Pabico, Peak Associate  In the 1960s, First Nations were never included in discussions to construct SFU on Burnaby Mountain. To this day, relationships...

Vancouver’s drug problem is a student problem too: What you need to know

By: Victoria Lopatka It is no secret that some university and college students use drugs. A study conducted at UBC found that one in 30...

30 pictures in 30 days challenge

By: Alannah Wallace May 11 – Renaissance frappes keeping me alive, pictured against the classic concrete hallways of SFU. May 12 – Dogs, robe, PJs, and...