McCann leaves controversial year behind

By David Dyck Outgoing SFSS president speaks with The Peak about the lockout, the CFS settlement, and more At the beginning of this month, after completing...

Environment important in prevention of childhood disabilities: study

By Graham Cook Award-winning SFU researcher looks into the importance of the environment when considering children’s health Bruce Lanphear, a professor and researcher in the Faculty...

Optometry retailers have students seeing red

By Sheila Bissonnette Students looking for cheap eyewear may find it more difficult and less safe than expected to fill their prescriptions online When second-year SFU...

SFU researches water quality testing

By Graham Cook The new science of metagenomics is being used to test water before it reaches the tap Scientists from Simon Fraser University have been...

SFU business students turn umbrellas into backpacks

By Graham Cook Opportunity Fest winners receive $1,000 Second Chance, a project started by fourth year business students Cindy Cheng, Celeste Jhala, and Melissa Maat,...

University Briefs

By Ariane Madden Concordia permits use of transgender chosen names Transgendered students at Concordia University in Montreal will now be permitted to use their chosen names...

20-year aging study begins

 By Alison Roach SFU Surrey-based project will evaluate the effects of age Beginning in April, the SFU Surrey campus has become home to an extensive study...

Halo webseries filmed on Burnaby campus?

By David Dyck   Last week, overachieving students who were on campus a week early were confronted with Burnaby Mountain yet again being used as the...

First Nations studies granted departmental status

By Graham Cook Upgrade means greater financial autonomy and increased enrolment for First Nations studies Following a recent SFU senate decision, the First Nations studies program...

SFSS ends handbooks

By David Dyck The SFSS board of directors last week decided to discontinue making and handing out yearly handbooks to undergraduate students. The handbooks include...