Board Shorts

On Friday September 30, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held their Annual General Meeting inviting all students to attend at the SFU Diamond...

Satellite Signals

Harbour Centre A new academic year has brought a new year-long installation to the Teck Gallery at Harbour Centre. Marianne Nicolson’s Oh, How I Long...

Hackathon improves cancer patients’ lives

It was a cloudy Saturday night, and SFU’s Burnaby campus was quiet — except for the 300 students frantically coding as part of the...

SFU Surrey honours Terry Fox with Post-it Art

Students at SFU’s Surrey campus were welcomed back to school this semester with some unique artwork. The Post-it Art Competition, hosted by the SFU Surrey...

SFU kicks off Fair Trade Campus Week

Since 2012, SFU has been a part of the fair trade movement. The SFU Bookstore sells fair trade merchandise across its stores, while SFU...

Protesters march against pipeline in Vancouver streets

“Can’t drink oil, keep it in the soil!” Vancouverites heard this and other chants on the morning of September 19, when about 20 protesters made...

World News Beat

EGYPT: Refugee boat carrying hundreds capsizes A refugee boat carrying 600 people — including Syrians, Egyptians, and Africans — capsized earlier this week on...

Funding from province boosts DNA technology project

An SFU project recently got some new funding from the provincial government. The Ministry of Technology, Innovation, and Citizens’ Services announced on September 9 that...

As the housing market falls apart, stakeholders build a plan

By: Maya Schofield Rising housing prices in BC have become the topic of serious discussion across the province. On September 14, A diverse panel of...

SFU’s Academic Women discuss sexual violence policies

In light of recent controversies surrounding sexual assault, SFU is working to develop better sexual assault policies. Although the administration has been criticized for...