COVID-19 vaccines approved and distributed to Canadians

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  Canada has approved Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines and has begun distributing them to Canadians. BC “hopes to have...

The SFSS calls on SFU to re-implement pass/fail grading

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer  The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is calling for SFU to implement pass/fail grading for the upcoming Spring 2021...

Black SFU alumnus arrested on campus

Editor's note: A previous version of this piece incorrectly stated that the SFSS called for a complete ban of the RCMP. This section has now...

Board Shorts — November 13, 2020

Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer SFSS emergency funding for Fall 2020 The Board discussed the possibility of emergency funding for students struggling financially during...

SFU Administration presents upcoming budget for consultation after announcing tuition increases

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  A panel of SFU Administrators gathered over Zoom to discuss the university’s proposed budget and heard feedback from the...

SFSS sends letter to Premier John Horgan and MLA Melanie Mark regarding tuition hikes

Written by: Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer On November 10 2020, Samad Raza, VP External Relations of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), wrote a letter demanding...

Students raise concerns regarding reconciliation and transparency at Aboriginal Steering Committee meeting

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  The Aboriginal Steering Committee (ASC) meeting was held over Zoom on November 12, 2020 to update the ASC on...

Mask usage mandated provincial-wide across indoor public places

Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer  A mask mandate has been implemented province-wide in all indoor public and retail places. The announcement from Dr. Bonnie...

SFU epidemiologist receives Trailblazer Award for active transportation research

Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer SFU health sciences associate professor Dr. Meghan Winters was awarded the Trailblazer Award by The Canadian Institute of Health...

TransLink launches Phase 2 of the SFU gondola project following feedback report from Phase 1

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer TransLink has completed Phase 1 of their planning for the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project. Phase 1 consisted...