TSSU rejects SFU’s proposed changes to its IP policy

By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer Earlier this year, SFU released an updated version of their Intellectual Property (IP) Policy for community feedback. The Teaching Support...

UBC professors file academic freedom lawsuit over land acknowledgements

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Land acknowledgements have become commonplace in Canadian institutions, and universities are no exception. Recently, a group of UBC community members...

National Institute of Health funding cuts impact research across North America

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer and Hannah Fraser, News Editor In February, the Trump administration undertook a number of “drastic” steps to reduce government...

Williams Lake First Nation to restore former residential school area on its own terms

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: brief descriptions of residential school violence and cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples, mentions of burial sites.  “I grieve for...

Student action group launched in response to SFU VOCE closure

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Inspired to take action after SFU’s recent closure of the Vancity Office of Community Engagement (VOCE), a group of undergraduate...

Students raise concerns over fairness of SFSS elections voting system

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer and Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief From February 27 to 28, SFU undergraduate students voted in the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)...

Council Chats: Software Systems Student Society requests funding for upcoming hackathon

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On March 5, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) convened for their bi-weekly Council meeting. The most recent iteration saw...

Vancouver mayor Ken Sim freezes construction of supportive housing

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: Mentions of racism, Indigenous displacement, and substance use. On February 26, Vancouver City Council voted “yes” on mayor Ken...

Leaked audio files reveal controversial comments by an SFU lecturer last semester

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Content warning: Mentions and descriptions of anti-semitism, Islamophobia, and hate speech, mention of suicide. In a recent post published to r/simonfraser,...

Haida Nation gains legal recognition over Haida Gwaii

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Haida Nation has been fighting for self-determination for more than 100 years. Now, a recent agreement between the federal...