Senate votes to recognize TRC BC national event

Last Monday, SFU Senate voted to officially recognize Reconciliation Week, a week of events by separate organizations Reconciliation Canada and the Truth and Reconciliation...

SFU Food Bank to undergo radical changes

Over the past 20 years, the SFU Food Bank has provided undergraduate students with much-needed groceries and nutrition information in difficult times. However, recent...

SFU rises in world university rankings

SFU is now ranked number 26 in the world among 100 worldwide universities under 50 years old, according to the recently released 2013 Times...

Victory Square hosts Stop Harper Rally

This past Canada Day, not all was patriotic fireworks and maple leaf face tattoos. The Stop Harper Day Rally took place in Vancouver’s Victory...

Would you like a side of co-op with that?

The Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA) is launching a thorough review of co-op work programs at 29 institutions in BC after finding evidence...

University Briefs

Federal government to write-off huge amounts of student debt The federal government is planning huge write-offs in unpaid student loan debt in the 2013-2014 year...

DOMA deemed unconstitutional

The United States Supreme Court has ruled Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act — which prohibited same-sex couples from legal recognition as...

Research Roundup

Quantifying the social competence of those with autism Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) show a huge range of challenges and abilities. To address these...

Bear watch

SFU has been recognized for its effort in working with Conservation Officers over the past two years, in order to maintain a “bear-proof” campus....

SFU institute arrests youth violence

SFU’s newly finalized Institute for Reduction of Youth Violence hopes to challenge the status quo by fostering multidisciplinary research while influencing the decisions of...