Audrey Safikhani
What did UniForum cost SFU?
January 19, 2026As SFU nears the end of its five-year contract with UniForum — a consulting program used during a period of financial strain — some community members are questioning how the program’s findings may have informed the university’s financial decisions. UniForum is operated by Nous Group, an international management consultancy firm, and is marketed as a benchmarking program that allows universities to compare their administrative services with those of other institutions. Since 2019, Nous has expanded its work across Canadian universities in the face of rising costs, stagnant government funding, and growing uncertainty around international student revenues. At SFU, the program…
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Quantum Fish School explores our indeterminate futures
January 5, 2026The fourth floor of SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts is currently home to a small school of paper fish, swimming in a glass cabinet at the intersection of two hallways. These fish are part of Quantum Fish School, an…
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Environmental concerns lead Burnaby to reject off-campus student residence
December 20, 2025Securing housing can be a serious struggle for university students, and those at SFU are no exception. SFU recently broke ground on a new residence building, with the additional 445 beds increasing the university’s housing capacity to around 8% of…
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Spotlight on SFU Vocal Jazz
December 19, 2025For the past few years, I’ve felt like a soprano singer trapped in the body of a student. How wondrous would it be to sing again like I once did in the good old choir days of high school? My…
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Art exhibition protests Canada’s oil industry on campus
December 19, 2025On November 6, the “Banks Off Campus Day of Action” art exhibition was held at the Student Union Building social stage to showcase George Rammell’s art. Rammell is a Gambier Island-based artist whose work focuses on climate activism and collaboration…
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Dear Peakie calls on Santa’s elves to unite against corporate greed
December 18, 2025Dear Peakie, Where have you been?? We haven’t seen you since, like, February? It seems as though you got replaced by a Beedie Bro advice column? How can I be as irrelevant as you are? Thanks, Not a Beedie Bro …
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The SFSS’ proposed financial restriction bylaws are not clear enough
December 18, 2025The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held its annual general meeting on October 29, where undergrads discussed and voted on two bylaw proposals put forth by the SFSS. Both proposals passed, including the “Financial Responsibility and Investment Restrictions” bylaw, which…
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Club Profile: The Association of Latin American Students
December 18, 2025SFU’s Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) has represented students from the region since the early 2000s. On October 1, they hosted the Latin Street Food Fest Icebreaker in the SUB ballroom. From walking through the doors, I felt welcomed…
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BEEDIE BRO: Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and great investment opportunities
November 11, 2025Yes, I still go trick-or-treating, just not for the candy. What a lot of people without the Beedie mindset don’t realize is that Halloween is the perfect networking opportunity. See, while everyone else is going door to door picking up…
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A first look at the Gibson Art Museum at SFU
November 10, 2025On September 20, 2025, the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum opened its doors to the SFU community and the broader public. Pleasantly, admission to the Gibson is always free, and its operating hours are from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00…
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