World News Beat

Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate & Amneet Mann. News Editor   Pope introduces plans for reform in the Vatican Pope Francis informed Reuters during an interview of his...

SFU grad student writes comic book thesis

By: Winona Young, Staff Writer    After writing a 236-page comic book for her thesis, high school arts teacher Meghan Parker crosses the stage this month...

Social infrastructure development project initiated by four B.C post-secondary institutions

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   On June 11, Simon Fraser University (SFU),  the  British Columbia Institute of Technology  (BCIT),  the University of Northern British...

Unpublished pages from Maria Campbell’s classic Halfbreed recovered by SFU researchers

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   SFU associate professor Deanna Reder and PhD student Alix Shield discovered a complete manuscript of Métis author Maria Campbell’s...

World News Beats

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   German football team defeated in opening match of the World Cup Previous World Cup champion Germany lost 1–0 to Mexico in their opening...

Board Shorts

Board negotiates SFSS involvement in Student Experience Initiative with SFU Vice-president university relations Jackson Freedman presented an update to the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)...

SFSS logo used to promote event without the society’s knowledge

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor   On June 21, students noticed posters going up around the Burnaby Campus advertising “Get-a-Grip 2018: A ground-breaking youth conference.” This...

SFU PhD student awarded Wendy McDonald “Women to Watch” Diversity Award

By: Kitty Cheung, SFU Student   The Wendy McDonald Diversity Awards, hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's Women's Leadership Circle, celebrates gender and diversity...

SFU to begin new Sustainable Energy Engineering program in fall 2019

By Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   On June 5, SFU’s new Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) program was approved by the B.C ministry to be hosted...

Memorandum of Understanding signed between SFU and NATO Defense College

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   On March 29, SFU achieved a first for Canadian civilian universities when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...