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Media Democracy Days marks 13th year in Vancouver
November 18, 2013The 13th annual Media Democracy Days (MDD) — organised by SFU’s School of Communication, OpenMedia.ca, and the Vancouver Public Library — took place on Nov. 8 and 9 in downtown Vancouver at the Vancouver Public Library and The Cinematheque. MDD is a “gateway event,” according to MDD steering committee chair Kathleen Cross, who is also an assistant professor in the school of communication at SFU. “[It’s about] reaching out to…
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Tentative pipeline deal reached
November 18, 2013The pipeline extending between Alberta and northern BC has been under discussion for several months now, but on Tues. Nov. 5, BC and Alberta premiers announced that a tentative agreement has been reached. The governments of BC and Alberta, led…
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University Briefs
November 18, 2013RCMP receive tips on UBC sexual assaults Since releasing a sketch of the suspect in the recent rash of sexual assaults at the University of British Columbia, RCMP have received 57 tips, as of Nov. 6. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Peter…
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Board Shorts
November 18, 2013Build SFU Undergraduate Student Bursary As part of the proposal to create a new student union building and stadium at SFU Burnaby, the SFSS will be implementing a bursary program to help undergraduate students who have demonstrated financial need. Starting…
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Canvas takes over
November 18, 2013At the end of December, WebCT will officially be retired from use at SFU. Canvas, an open source learning management system (LMS) by provider Instructure, was chosen as its replacement. Implementation started at the beginning of the spring 2013 semester…
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Architects propose uses for SUB space
November 18, 2013On Friday, Nov. 8, SUB architects held a public presentation to update the SFU community on their current vision for the project. The architects have narrowed down the sites to Main Street and Crossroads, as the Treehouse site was not…
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Music to your ears
November 18, 2013A new study by an SFU PhD student has found that women suffering from chronic pain have increased sensitivity to specific frequencies and therefore might respond differently to sounds and music — a discovery which opens up new options for…
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SFU loses top spot in Maclean’s rankings
November 12, 2013Maclean’s 2014 University Rankings were published Oct. 31 and, for the first time in six years, SFU is not the number one comprehensive university, beaten out by the University of Victoria (UVic) for the top spot. SFU has been ranked…
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Student pushes for adoption of Bitcoin on campus
November 12, 2013Since its unveiling one week ago, almost $100,000 in Canadian dollars has been exchanged for bitcoins at the world’s first Bitcoin ATM, located at Waves Coffee House on Howe Street in downtown Vancouver. Bitcoin is a virtual currency which has…
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Board Shorts
November 12, 2013Mediator begins working with society The board discussed the hiring of Paula Boddie of Paula Boddie & Associates Ltd., a human resources and labor relations consulting service, following the Oct. 11 incident between directors Moe Kopahi and Monique Ataei. President…
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