World News Beats

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   Kosovo and Serbia to sign agreement The president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, has announced that Kosovo will reach a “historic” agreement with...

AQ renewal project to fix leaky roofs on campus

A three-year Academic Quadrangle (AQ) plaza renewal project at SFU Burnaby will be fixing the leaky roofs and decreasing the amount of concrete on...

The best way to save frogs and snowboarders

By: Agnetha de Sa   Saving endangered species on a budget The best method to recover Canada’s endangered amphibian, the Oregon spotted frog, is captive breeding, according...

SFU alumni develop innovative wristband that simulate haptic sensations

A pair of Simon Fraser University alumni have developed an innovative wristband that recognizes and understands hand gestures. The product, which is branded as...

Lack of support for First Nations Studies at SFU, says Senate

Discussion regarding the current status and role of SFU’s department of First Nations studies (FNS) broke out in the latest SFU Senate meeting on...

SFU marches for missing and murdered Indigenous women

By: Cecile Favron, Peak Associate  SFU students and community members turned out in large numbers for a march to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women...

Olympic News Beats

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   Possible cyber attack during Olympics opening ceremony A potential cyber attack that may have occurred during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics...

SFU works to incorporate more fair trade products

A fair trade social held on January 24 was SFU’s latest development in the campaign to make the university a sustainable consumer. The event...

Board Shorts

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Opinions Editor Could the Strategic Engagement Committee be dismantled? On February 2, the Board discussed and tabled a proposal to abolish the...

SFU professor provides free toolkit for detecting cancer-causing gas in household settings

Simon Fraser University’s Citizen Scientist project is providing free radon-testing kits to households in the Greater Vancouver area. These testing kits are capable of...