Alison Roach
SFU international student killed in car accident
February 17, 2013Zambian native Mwekwa Kaongwa died at scene By Alison Roach Photos by Matthew Tichenor / Flickr The victim of a fatal car crash in downtown Vancouver on Feb. 8 was identified last week as SFU student Mwekwa Kaongwa, a 22 year old engineering student from Zambia. Kaongwa was killed when the white BMW he was driving veered off the viaduct, struck a tree and a pole, and flipped over. Kaongwa died at the scene of the crash. The accident took place at around 3 a.m. Friday morning on the Georgia Street Viaduct. “It is early in the investigation, but police…
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Prospective architects present to students
February 4, 2013By Alison Roach Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee Firms in the running to design the new SUB introduce themselves and their visions Full video coverage of all 3 presentations is available at the bottom of the article. Last Wednesday, Build SFU held architect…
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Idle No More movement surges into BC
February 3, 2013Last Monday saw another day of action that swept across the country By Munatsi Mavhima and Alison Roach Photos by Stephen Hui Approximately 250 protesters of the popular Idle No More movement gathered once more in downtown Vancouver last Monday,…
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SFU, Surrey Memorial poised to become medical technology leaders
February 3, 2013Newly appointed BC Leadership Chair will work with SFU, Surrey Memorial, Fraser Health By Alison Roach Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee The appointment of Dr. Ryan D’Arcy to the BC Leadership Chair was announced last Tuesday at SFU Surrey, along with…
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Bad faith bargaining
February 3, 2013Claims decision is "seriously flawed" By Alison Roach SFU administration has announced last week in a letter to CUPE 3338 that the university intends to apply for reconsideration of the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) bad faith bargaining decision. The…
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SFU found guilty of bargaining in bad faith
January 27, 2013BC Labour Relations Board sides with CUPE 3338 in claim against the university By Alison Roach Photos by Mark Burnham Last Monday, the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) ruled that SFU is guilty of bargaining in bad faith with local…
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Philosopher’s Café honoured, celebrates 15th anniversary
January 27, 2013SFU’s popular program given an award for Best Practices in Higher Education By Alison Roach SFU’s Philosophers’ Cafe celebrates its 15th anniversary this Feb. 28, and has been awarded for Best Practices in Higher Education by the two-day World Universities…
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Build SFU moves forward
January 20, 2013The project has hired a manager, reopened the Think Tank, and is focusing on finding an architect By Alison Roach Photo by Mark Burnham Last Friday, the Build SFU Think Tank space on the MBC 2000 level was reopened in…
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University Briefs – Jan. 21, 2013
January 20, 2013By Alison Roach King’s College no longer under fire After 24 years, King’s college can finally say that it meets fire codes, following two years of upgrading the institutions residences. King’s hasn’t been in compliance with fire codes since 1988,…
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SFSS hires new food and beverage services manager
January 20, 2013Newcomer John Flipse looks to improve the sustainability of their services By Alison Roach Photos by Mark Burnham The SFSS recently parted ways with former food and beverage service business manager John Laurin, hiring in his place a new John.…
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