Senate Report: June 7, 2021

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: mention of residential schools Fall Return to campus Student senator Serena Bains brought forth a question regarding the return...

Canadian banks reported to have invested $726 billion into oil and gas industries since 2015

Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate  According to the latest Banking on Climate Chaos report, published in March 2021, Canada’s five largest banks have invested $726...

Council Meeting — June 16, 2021

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Return-to-campus student accommodations discussion Councillors of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) discussed their plans to accommodate COVID-19 safety protocols and learning...

SFU350 and Climate Justice UBC pressure universities to stop funding fossil fuel projects

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer SFU350 is a student organization campaigning against climate change and working to realign SFU’s investments to reflect sustainability and...

Access for All advocates for SFU to provide a safer environment proposal in their return-to-campus plan

Written by: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer SFU released its four-stage reopening plan on May 26, 2021. In stage four, the plan proposes a 80–100% density...

SFU Community-Engaged Research discusses inclusivity among youth

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer  SFU Community-Engaged Research hosted “Holding space vs. making space: building youth-led community belonging.” The workshop aimed to examined inclusivity...

Biodegradable printer ink cartridges developed by SFU students

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students created a refillable ink cartridge system for home printers. The product, SustainInk,...

SFU students develop laundry filter to mitigate plastic pollution

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students recently created a microplastic filter for laundry machines. In an interview with...

BC raises minimum wage to $15.20 per hour

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer  On June 1, 2021, BC raised its minimum wage from $14.60 per hour to $15.20, making the province’s base...

SFU stadium set to open for Fall 2021 term

Written by: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer After several delays in 2020 and 2021, the SFU stadium is slated for opening by the Fall 2021 term,...