Student recycling initiative turns old soap into new hope

An innovative new program in the Downtown Eastside has residents bubbling with excitement. Enactus SFU, a student entrepreneurial group, hopes to make a difference for...

Education Minister’s student debt comments ignite backlash

The BC Minister of Advanced Education, Andrew Wilkinson, made controversial comments about student debt on February 23 on CBC Radio’s The Early Edition. The Minister...

University Briefs

U of T TAs underpaid and overworked On Monday, 6,000 University of Toronto teaching assistants (TAs) went on strike after having rejected a last-minute deal...

Satellite Signals

Woodward's CreativeMornings Vancouver received Martin Jackson, one of Canada’s paramount calligraphers, in their studio last Friday for a short talk on the topic of ink. In...

SFU founding athletic director Lorne Davies passes away at 84

Fifty years after helping launch SFU Athletics, SFU’s founding athletic director and head football coach, Lorne Davies, has passed away. Davies died on Feb. 27...

Board Shorts

Board supports indigenous catering The SFSS board of directors approved a letter in support of the ongoing initiative by the First Nation’s Student Association (FNSA)...

Annual SFU Surrey open house showcases program diversity

A “Picture yourself as an SFU grad” caricature booth and a “Spin the Wheel of Fortune for free tuition” station were just two of...

Study calls for safe spaces to smoke crack

For three years, a small, ventilated washroom located in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) was a safe haven for crack cocaine users to smoke in,...

Acclaimed journalist speaks at President’s Dream Colloquium

Noted academic and journalist Chris Hedges spoke to a sold-out audience and numerous webcast viewers on Feb. 19 as part of SFU’s spring 2015...

SFU prof wants to close high seas to fishing

In a move that could leave the fish of the high seas breathing easier through their gills, one SFU instructor is advocating for international...