SFU releases report on Black alumnus arrest

Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor Content warning: descriptions of police violence.  On March 11, president Joy Johnson released a report to the SFU community detailing...

Liberals vote against pharmacare

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On February 24, 2021 Parliament voted against Bill C-213, the “Canada Pharmacare Act,” which aimed to provide Canadians with...

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation responds to fuel spill on Tsleil-Waututh territory

Written by: Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer On February 22, the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC), who work to clean marine spills, responded to a fuel...

Disability Day of Mourning remembers those killed by their family and caretakers

Written by: Carter Hemion, Peak Associate  Content warning: discussion of ableism and violence against those with disabilities.  Autistics United Canada and disabled community members hosted the...

SFU physics professor Eundeok Mun appointed one of Canada’s Research Chairs

Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Assistant professor Eundeok Mun, a member of SFU’s physics department, has been awarded as one of Canada’s Tier 2...

Valorie Crooks discusses neighborhood vulnerability to COVID-19

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Health geographer Dr. Valorie Crooks was featured as the guest speaker for SFU’s February 24 Lunch ‘n’ Learn, which...

Graduate Student Society holds 2021 annual general meeting

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer  On February 23, 2021, the SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS) held their annual general meeting over Zoom. The event...

Russian and Iranian internet trolls caused political interference in Canada’s 2015 election

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  SFU assistant professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Rawi is leading The Disinformation Project to study the effects of international state-run trolls. These...

Data breach exposes SFU users’ personally identifiable information

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On February 3, 2021, there was an eight-minute data breach from an SFU server. IT services discovered the attack...

Matthias Danninger named Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in experimental particle physics

Written by: Alex Masse, Staff Writer Matthias Danninger is one of several new Canada Research Chairs elected in 2020 from SFU, who will receive funding...