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February 20, 2012Western University referendum hacked Referendum questions for Western University’s student council elections were hacked on Valentine’s Day by a prankster student who asked voters to choose a new haircut for Justin Bieber, and renamed the vote to the “university erection”. The university insists that no votes were changed but will be holding a new election as a precautionary measure in the near future. Alberta to ease provincial loan…
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SFU axes Latin American studies major
February 20, 2012By David Dyck On February 6, SFU senate voted to dissolve the Latin American studies (LAS) major and joint major program. The rationale presented at the meeting stated: “We must do this because in recent years we have lost most…
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BASS board of governors instituted
February 20, 2012<strong>By <a href="http://159.203.128.194/tag/jennifer-bednard">Jennifer Bednard</a></strong> President addresses concerns that the new structure may be less democratic Students in the Business Administration Student Society will be seeing some changes to the process of appointing officials to the executive council. As…
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Imaging tool maps muscles in 3D
February 20, 2012<strong>By <a href="http://159.203.128.194/tag/alison-roach">Alison Roach</a></strong> The project makes it easier to look at contracted muscles by speeding up the imaging process James Wakeling, an associate professor of engineering and kinesiology at SFU, has developed a program with graduate student Manku…
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SFSS builds “think tank” for SUB consultations
February 20, 2012By Ariane Madden The space will be used to introduce the student union building and gain support from the student body. As part of an ongoing bid to garner student support for a future student union building through consultations called…
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BoG election results announced
February 20, 2012By Graham Cook In last week’s election, Arry Dhillon and Andreas Pilarnos were elected to represent the student body on the SFU Board of Governors for a 12-month term beginning June 1. In his campaign, Pilarnos emphasized his past experience…
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Tanning is out?
February 20, 2012By Ljudmila Petrovic Local cancer groups fight to ban indoor tanning The Canadian Cancer Society’s B.C. and Yukon division is fighting to establish what they consider long-overdue legislation that will make it illegal for those less than eighteen years of…
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SFU entrepreneurs face off in competition
February 20, 2012By Michael Brophy Texts 4 Health winner develops technology to help practitioners communicate with patients using mobile phones The fourth annual Coast Capital Venture Prize Competition finals, which saw SFU business students competing for $5,000 in cash prizes, took place…
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SFU students help restore burned museum
February 20, 2012By Sahira Memon Chase museum damaged as a result of arson An SFU archeological conservation class is traveling to Chase, B.C. to help restore and conserve precious artifacts that were charred and damaged in two fires at the Chase and…
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UVic anti-abortion club loses public space privileges
February 20, 2012By Brandon Rosario University of Victoria Students’ Society board votes to censure and suspend group’s booking privileges for public spaces Victoria (CUP) — After more than three months of committee deliberation, the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) has passed a…
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