Supreme Court of Canada strikes down anti-prostitution laws

On Dec. 20, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), made the unanimous decision to strike down Canada’s anti-prostitution laws. The ruling was made on...

Community engagement pays off

Two first-year SFU students are putting our university’s motto of “engaging the world” to practice, as each have been awarded a $60,000 scholarship for...

Board reappoints Petter as SFU President

On Nov. 28, the Board of Governors unanimously approved Andrew Petter’s reappointment as SFU’s President for a second five-year term, to begin on Sept....

University Briefs

  Dino discovery at U of A A team of scientists from the University of Alberta discovered a very well preserved fossil from a duck-billed Edmontosaurus...

Panel gives pipeline the green light

A National Energy Board Joint Review Panel, put in charge of deciding the fate of the proposed $7.9 billion (formerly estimated at $6.5 billion)...

Professor under fire after critiquing African economic data

An SFU professor’s newly released book critiquing African statistical data has caused an uproar across Africa, resulting in his explusion from two international conferences...

SFU entrepreneurs get cozy

SFU student entrepreneur Eleanor Li and alumna Rachel Cheng are currently drinking to success — and it’s pretty steamy. The two have won SFU...

University Briefs

UBC student attacked in attempted robbery An 18 year-old UBC student is recovering after a failed early morning robbery attempt that left him with several...

Research Roundup

Grizzly findings A new study, co-authored by biologists from SFU, the Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the University of Victoria, questions the sustainability of BC’s grizzly...

Moment of zen

At the SFSS Board meeting last week, President Humza brought to the Board’s attention that the SFU Outdoors Club encountered some troubles on their...