Board Shorts — January 29, 2021

by Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Social justice campaign support fund As student-led social justice campaigns have increased in recent years at SFU, the Simon Fraser Student...

Wake Up Rally cancelled after Compass agrees to negotiate contract with SFU food services workers

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU cafeteria workers had planned a delegation on February 4, 2021 in protest of unfair wages. In an email...

AccessBC advocates for no-cost prescription contraception

by Jaymee Salisi, News Writer AccessBC is pushing for various types of contraception (such as the contraceptive patch, implant, and oral pill) to be available to...

SFU gender and health equity researchers discuss sex work inequities during COVID-19

by Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer SFU assistant professor in the faculty of health sciences, Shira Goldenberg and her research assistant, Jennie Pearson, spoke with The...

A summary of the 2021 SFSS candidate debate

by Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On February 11, 2021, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held a candidate debate for their 2021 Executive Committee elections. The...

SFU professor Dr. Mo Chen appointed as a Canada CIFAR AI Chair

Written by: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate  Dr. Mo Chen, an SFU computing science professor, is researching  algorithms that program robots to anticipate human reactions. He...

Beedie’s School of Business affordability guide aims to aid housing in Metro Vancouver

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer SFU’s Beedie School of Business and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) have joined in efforts to develop a guide...

BC experiences COVID-19 vaccine shortage

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer A shortage of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines is forcing the provincial government to alter their distribution plan. Dr....

Board Shorts — January 15, 2020

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  The Board takes action to reform the temporary pass/credit/no credit grading system SFU administration recently announced that they are introducing...

SFU professors raise concerns about snowbirds travelling during COVID-19

By: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Many retired Canadians continue to participate in international migration to warmer climates such as Mexico or Florida during the...