University Briefs

U of A study finds shift in Canadian attitudes to marriage – University of Alberta sociologist Lisa Strohschein, in her study of Canadian perceptions...

Social hiring initiative develops work skills with DTES residents

If you have ever hunted for a job, you know how hard it is to find one all too well. That struggle is 10...

Campus group advocates for on-campus sexual assault centre

Studies show that one in five women will be sexually assaulted on a university campus as students. These incidents are an unfortunate reality on...

SFU groups among hundreds marching for climate justice

The droning of bagpipes mingled with New Orleans-style jazz as SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts and other activists paraded to the First Ministers’...

BC Budget adds $25 million to post-secondary funding, elicits criticism

The BC Liberals have emerged with a new budget for this fiscal year. On February 16, the provincial government released the 2016–2017 Budget, a...

New MLA makes history in BC legislature

Melanie Mark always knew that she was a fighter. February 2 proved to be a big day, not only for Mark, but also for the...

SFU study explores stigma faced by HIV-positive women

Women living with HIV have high rates of sexual inactivity and dissatisfaction, and a lower quality of life. This is according to Angela Kaida,...

Study finds white supremacist groups are on the rise in Canada

To many Canadians, the face of violent white supremacy wears the hood of the Klu Klux Klan and lives somewhere in the southern United...

SFSS asks for Fraser Library to open on Sunday

The Fraser Library at SFU’s Surrey Campus is closed on Sundays, and the SFSS would like to change that. In a survey conducted by the...

SFU student tracks chocolate with Instagram data

One SFU student is using his skills with managing big data to find out how chocolate is posted about on Instagram, especially when analyzing...