Three cars extinguished at SFU Burnaby

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  On Wednesday morning, July 7, 2021, Burnaby Fire Department arrived at SFU’s Burnaby campus for a car fire in...

United Way’s Period Promise Campaign reveals the extent of period poverty in BC

Written by: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate  Period poverty is “the lack of access to menstrual products and facilities to use them safely.” It is a “symptom...

Access for All advocates for SFU to provide a safer environment proposal in their return-to-campus plan

Written by: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer SFU released its four-stage reopening plan on May 26, 2021. In stage four, the plan proposes a 80–100% density...

BC raises minimum wage to $15.20 per hour

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer  On June 1, 2021, BC raised its minimum wage from $14.60 per hour to $15.20, making the province’s base...

SFU stadium set to open for Fall 2021 term

Written by: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer After several delays in 2020 and 2021, the SFU stadium is slated for opening by the Fall 2021 term,...

Cecelia Reekie discusses mourning in the Indigenous community after discovery at Kamloops

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: descriptions of residential school abuse, anti-Indigenous racism, and genocide  The remains of 215 Indigenous children were found near a...

Professors discuss concerns regarding SFU’s reopening plan

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Following the BC provincial government’s reopening plan, SFU announced its plan to return to campus by Fall 2021.  The university...

Vancouver non-profit offers free HIV self-test kits to increase equitable health care

Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor and Carter Hemion, Staff Writer  The Community-Based Research Centre (CRBC) now offers up to three free self-test kits for...

VANDU calls to revise drug decriminalization policies

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) and allied organizations held a press conference on May 11, 2021...

Contract Worker Justice campaign seeks progress after meeting with SFU president

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU currently hires their food and cleaning service workers through the third-party company Chartwells Canada. It has been a...