BC’s second medical school program comes to SFU

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU is in the early stages of developing a medical school program in partnership with the First Nations Health Authority...

Council Meeting — November 3, 2021

By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Motion on Leave of Absence Policy Amendment  SFSS vice-president internal and organisational development Corbett Gildersleve put forward a motion to amend...

Get Your Drugs Tested helps drug users reduce risk of overdose

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  Two years ago, activist and local business owner Dana Larsen opened the Get Your Drugs Tested program to combat the...

Senate Report — November 1, 2021

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer  Senate discuss contract cheating agencies  Senator Shafik Bhalloo brought up the longstanding issue of contract cheating agencies at SFU which...

SFU commits to full divestment from fossil fuels by 2025

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On November 1, 2021, SFU announced their full divestment from fossil fuels by 2025. Divestment has been a topic...

Senate Report — November 1, 2021

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer  Senate discuss contract cheating agencies  Senator Shafik Bhalloo brought up the longstanding issue of contract cheating agencies at SFU which...

Highlights of the SFSS 2021 Annual General Meeting

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) hosted their Annual General Meeting virtually on October 27, 2021. The meeting’s motions...

SFU researcher discusses impact of microplastics on marine life

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer  SFU researcher Rhiannon Moore and her team published their research on microplastics in the beluga whale food chain. The...

SFU researchers find logging impacts on salmon populations

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU researchers have found changes in saltwater and freshwater ecosystems are decreasing the survival rates for North Pacific salmon species....

BC government considers new paid sick leave program for all workers

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer On August 5, 2021, the government of BC opened an employer and worker survey to gather public opinion on a...