SFU students’ selfless act helps save a life

It’s not every day that you get thanked by the Vancouver Police Chief for saving a life. On Jan. 19, SFU students and brothers...

SFU profs call for property surcharge to combat unaffordable housing

A new study by SFU professors Shih En Lu and Andrey Pavlov, along with UBC colleagues, argues for the creation of a 1.5 percent...

Two students arrested for protest during NEB hearing

Three protesters, including two SFU students, were arrested during a sit-in of National Energy Board hearings for the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, on...

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Burnaby Residence Expansion The board approved a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Residence Master Plan so that the university could engage a private or...

SFU takes steps to build safety awareness

Simon Fraser University is rolling out a training program available to students to help them mentally prepare for the worst, should it arise. SFU’s Campus...

New Justice Minister speaks to SFU about her hopes for Canada

“I cannot claim to have had a long standing ambition to become a Member of Parliament, let alone a minister of the Crown, but...

Rising sea otter population signals major ecological changes

Sea otters are returning to the coast of British Columbia and that means that dramatic ecological changes are about to occur. A research initiative...

Former SFSS president wins prestigious Chinese scholarship

Former SFSS president and SFU alumna Chardaye Bueckert has been selected from among 3,000 applicants to receive a Schwarzman scholarship to study at Tsinghua...

Beedie students sell wares at bookstore for management

A recent addition to the curriculum at SFU’s Beedie School of Business grants students a first-hand glimpse of just what working in the business...

Workshop offers potential hint of future for First Nations academics

In an interview with The Peak last week, Director of the Office for Aboriginal Peoples William Lindsay mentioned that there was a lack of...