Students to build homes, memories, in Zambia

Twelve SFU students, along with their residence advisors and staff, will be partaking in SFU’s first volunteer-based international trip to Zambia this May. This is...

BoG-GLED

Environment program changes The University Relations Committee brought proposed program changes related to the Faculties of Environment and Earth Sciences from Senate to board for...

SFU Surrey student shortlisted for national award

A SFU Surrey student has been shortlisted for a national award as a result of his advocacy for democratic participation in his community. Selected from...

International students face significant fee increases

International students, who already pay two to three times the tuition paid by local students, are going to see their tuition rise by a...

Spring concert in bloom

At the SFSS board of directors meeting on Jan. 20, the board voted to approve a budget for a spring concert. As recommended by Financial...

University Briefs

  God, dead at UofM?   St. John’s College, affiliate of University of Manitoba, made the decision last year to temporarily shut down its theology department. Dropping...

Around Town

Woodwards “When you try to picture the future what do you see? A world bursting with human potential, and the technology that liberates it? Or...

Spiders twerk hard for the hunnies

Pop stars and teenage girls no longer have a monopoly on twerking — male black widows have joined their ranks. Research in animal communication at...

Storytelling app bridges language gap

A new iPad app called ScribJab, developed by two researchers at SFU, will allow children to write and share stories in multiple languages. With a...

Board Shorts

Spring Advocacy budget increased As recommended by Financial and Administrative Services Committee (FASC), board voted to approve a $7000 increase to the budget for Advocacy,...