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July 30, 2012By David Dyck Fall event postponed indefinitely Although nothing was officially decided at last week’s meeting, member services officer (MSO) Humza Khan raised some serious concerns in regards to the “welcome back” concert that was being planned for the fall. The problem revolved mainly around a lack of time. “Today I was waiting for the final verdict from the university, whether they want this event to go forward or not, and…
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Boxing event a knockout
July 30, 2012By Graham Cook Photos by Graham Cook Money raised at Woodwards for Downtown Eastside boxing gym Punches were thrown for a good cause Wednesday night in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. …
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Renovations on Burnaby campus
July 29, 2012
Clan athletes head to London
July 28, 2012By David Dyck Photo by Jasper Chan The Peak gets the scoop on who will represent SFU in the upcoming Summer 2012 games Four competitors and two coaches from SFU’s Clan will represent Canada at this summer’s Olympic games in…
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SFU conditionally approved for NCAA as first non-American school
July 23, 2012By David Dyck Photos by Mark Burnham Pending approval from the NCAA executive council this August, SFU will now be able to compete in national championships The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has conditionally approved SFU for membership. This will…
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Futuristic jukebox installed in Highland Pub
July 23, 2012By Alison Roach Photo by Mark Burnham The Virtuo has been installed above the dance floor, on the platform with the DJ booth, as a new central feature of the pub If you’ve ever been at the Highland Pub and…
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University briefs
July 23, 2012By Ariane Madden University of Alberta to become leader in recycling helium Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking to capitalize on a world helium shortage by developing new ways to collect and recycle the elemental gas. Helium is…
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Bears on Burnaby Mountain
July 23, 2012By Kelli Gustafson “More [bear] sightings reported in this past week than in any weeks prior,” according to SFU spokesperson Recently, many reports of bear sightings have been made on Burnaby Mountain and near the Simon Fraser University Burnaby campus.…
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SFU campaign emphasizes cultural diversity of LGBTQ members
July 23, 2012By Graham Cook Posters stress that “sexual orientation is one part of a person, but it does not define a person” A non-profit led by SFU students will march in the upcoming Vancouver Pride Parade on August 5 to raise…
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July 16, 2012By David Dyck Fall concert takes shape An estimated budget was brought to board by Morgan Blake of Public Transit Co. last week for the upcoming “Welcome Back” concert that will take place this fall. The expected expense for the…
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