By-election to fill the president vacancy is upon us

With posters plastered around SFU, by-election season for the Simon Fraser Student Society is unofficially underway here at SFU. It won’t be official until...

Local architect Bing Thom passes away

Bing Thom, the architect who designed SFU Surrey and Surrey City Centre Library, has passed away at the age of 75, according to a...

Maggie Benston finally offers pasta option to students

After months of a new pasta options being teased at SFU, Pasta Polo Express started serving customers this week, albeit with limited options and...

SFU student innovations shine at Clean Technology Expo

Despite the highly competitive championship showcase, it was clear from the crowd at the Greater Vancouver Clean Technology Expo and Championship that the competition...

ISIL and universities: should SFU students be worried?

Chibok Secondary School, Nigeria, 276. Garissa University College, Kenya, 142.  Peshawar school, Pakistan, 132. These figures represent the number of student victims from terrorist attacks...

Vancouver welcomes new general manager of urban design

Eagerly awaiting their new chief planner, there was an air of excitement amongst the residents of Vancouver who sat in the audience of the...

SFU students run for Terry Fox

The sun was shining at SFU Surrey campus on September 30 for the seventh annual Terry Fox Walk/Run. Friday was Terry Fox Day, and SFU...

World News Beat

CANADA - Canada negotiating an extradition treaty with China Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that Canada is negotiating an extradition treaty with China. The...

Mars: humanity’s next frontier?

Over 44 years ago, astronaut Gene Cernan became the last person to ever set foot on an extraterrestrial surface. Ever since he departed the...

Board Shorts

On Friday September 30, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held their Annual General Meeting inviting all students to attend at the SFU Diamond...