University Briefs

Beyonce course coming to UVIC Starting in January, students at the University of Victoria will be able to study the pop singer Beyonce. This new music...

Concert number crunch

The SFSS has approved a budget of almost $80,000 for a 2014 Fall Kickoff event, causing us to reflect on the financial outcomes of...

Board Shorts

Turn down for naps Build SFU general manager Marc Fontaine brought forward the option of including a napping room in the new Student Union Building...

Liquor law changes stir up dissent

Recent changes to liquor laws in BC in response to a government report have drawn mixed reactions, particularly with regard to the clause that...

Alumni make space for Surrey entrepreneurs

A team of SFU alumni have launched Surrey’s first co-working space, the Beta Collective, which invites young entrepreneurs out of their basements and coffee...

SFU alumna to play hoops in Germany

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe, a former member of the SFU women’s basketball team, has signed in Germany to play with Friendsfactory Baskets Donau-Ries of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga...

Student provides support for language revival

In an effort to ebb the decline of First Nations’ languages in North America, SFU master’s in linguistics student Kevin Baetscher, who is fluent...

Court ruling sets precedent for aboriginal title

The Supreme Court of Canada made a ruling on Thursday, June 26 on what is being considered a “game changer” in a landmark case...

Extreme climate engineering strategies will not work

A new study indicates that climate engineering may not be as effective as previously believed, and that the only way to combat climate change...

Satellite Signals

Woodward's On July 4, SFU’s Woodward’s campus hosted CreativeMornings/Vancouver, an international breakfast lecture series for the creative community. The event featured Charles van Sandwyk, an...