SFU paleoecologist discusses the past, present and future of Earth’s climate

By: Olivia Sherman Dr. Rolf Mathewes is a professor of paleoecology, the study of ancient ecosystems, and is SFU’s longest serving faculty member in the...

SFU350 calls on SFU to divest from RBC

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer A coalition between SFU350, Climate Justice UBC Vancouver, and independent UBC Okanagan students has rallied to cease RBC’s presence on...

Undergraduate solidarity society demands tuition refund

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Before the Undergraduate Solidarity Society (USS) was founded in June at the beginning of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)...

Independent Jewish Voices group calls on minister of energy to support ceasefire in Gaza

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of war, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.  The Israeli army and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), have instigated a...

Exploring the shift from whale oil to palm oil and its impacts on orangutans

By: Andreea Barbu, SFU Student On October 23, Akamine Jun, a professor at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, presented...

Discussing BC’s new drug decriminalization bill

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of substance-use and related deaths.   In January of this year, Health Canada announced an exemption to the Controlled...

The Walrus panellists discuss Canada’s housing crisis

By: Olivia Sherman Content warning: brief mention of colonial violence.  On October 26, Canadian magazine The Walrus hosted a series of speakers, ranging from experts to...

Teach-in event at SFU sheds light on Gaza crisis

By: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of violence and genocide. In an effort to provide historical, legal, and humanitarian context to the ongoing...

Community legal assistance society offers free legal services for sexual violence

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of sexual assault.   According to Statistics Canada, there were 34,242 reported cases of sexual assault in 2021,...

Reusables takes on eliminating single use packaging at SFU’s Mackenzie Café

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On October 2, SFU welcomed a new program headquartered at MacKenzie Café. Reusables is a Vancouver-based company that started during...