Larissa Chen to continue as interim SFSS president

Larissa Chen will be staying on as the interim president of the Simon Fraser Student Society for the summer semester. As per a press...

Administration allegedly mishandled three sexual assault allegations

In the midst of rolling out community consultations for SFU’s new standalone sexual assault policy, reports have emerged that this past year that administration...

School breakfast helps kids learn: Beedie researchers

Poverty among school-aged children remains an ongoing concern in Canada. However, positive results from a breakfast program at a local Burnaby elementary school could...

SFU prof creates guidebook for cultural appropriation

Borrowing pieces of other cultures has become common practice in popular culture and even in literature. This leads to an important question: what is...

SFU prof’s plain packaging project aims to kick cigarettes’ butts

If you’ve walked down Blusson Hall recently, you may have noticed a display case featuring gruesome images of what cigarettes can do to your...

First ground broken for new Student Union Building

It was a dreary, drizzling day, but ground has been broken for the construction of the new Student Union Building, and the next chapter...

SFU lab designs an advanced rat trap

For as long as humans and rats have co-existed, humans have tried to exterminate rats, and rats have repeatedly learned to thwart these attempts....

SFU alumnus appears on The Bachelorette

ABC’s The Bachelorette got a dose of SFU this season. SFU alumnus Jon Hamilton appeared on the season 12 opener of The Bachelorette. Sporting traditional...

Out with the mould, in with a new plan

In light of recent issues with mould in buildings on campus, SFU has developed a new Mould Control Program to combat the issue and...

Former SFU prof introduces gender equity bill to Parliament

Last October, a record number of 88 women were elected to the House of Commons in Canada. Despite this new record, women still only...