Search continues for WebCT replacement

By Graham Cook Project team releases report to guide the process on to the next phase Following a consultation process which took place over much of...

Mandatory gym class for computer science students under fire at BCIT

By Kevin Willemse Students circulating a petition to end the weekly physical education requirement BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) — Computer Science Technology (CST) students at the British...

SFSS staff member resigns

By David Dyck After 32 years, Hattie Aitken leaves the society After over 30 years of working with the Simon Fraser Student Society, policy and university...

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...