Public health students share their work at Practicum Poster Day

On October 20, SFU’s master of public health (MPH) students gathered to share their experiences from summer practicum placements around the world. The master of...

Former SFSS president publishes his side of “forced resignation” story

Perhaps the biggest shock that the SFSS board of directors faced this year was when then-President Deepak Sharma resigned just over a month into...

SFU PhD candidate designs first-ever combined drug and alcohol detection test

Ehsan Daneshi is revolutionizing how sobriety is tested. He may even help officers get a better look at whether someone is under any influence...

Student union warns one in 2,000 chance of fire at tank farm

“We celebrated our 50th anniversary last year, of SFU, and I feel that if this expansion goes ahead, SFU’s not going to be around,...

SFSS meetings will now be held in open and closed sessions

A mix-up at the end of the last Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) meeting highlighted the board’s alleged transparency issues. At the end of the...

World News Beat

COLOMBIA – Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Prize laureates for the year have been announced and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is...

Satellite Signals

WOODWARD'S: The Fifth Annual Vancouver Polish Film Festival begins on October 21 at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, showcasing various productions from the...

SFU launches first online First Responders Trauma Prevention and Recovery program

Every day, lives are saved by the work that first responders perform. While vital to society, many first responders deal with extreme cases of...

World News Beat

ISRAEL - DEATH OF SHIMON PERES Shimon Peres, former president of Israel (2007–14), died on September 28 at the age of 93. Many Western politicians...

Semester in Dialogue launches “You Write We Listen”

On an overcast day, Semester in Dialogue took to the streets of Downtown Vancouver to launch its event “You Write We Listen” by Stadium-Chinatown:...