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SFU’s master plan: A look ahead to the next 50 years on Burnaby campus

Trevor Steele August 7, 2018

Over the coming years, SFU Campus Planning and Development, along with planning firm Urban Strategies, will be designing a new vision for Burnaby campus, and they are looking for student input.      The plan, titled SFU Burnaby 2065, will provide a framework for the buildings, landscapes, public spaces, and on-campus movement of the next 50 years.      The planning process began in early 2018 and will conclude in the summer of 2019. It will involve a series of open houses as well as an interactive survey students and faculty can use to provide their input.      The…

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Forum raises concern tank farm poses “catastrophic” risk

Cecile Favron July 9, 2018

Dozens of concerned citizens gathered to discuss links between the potential for a devastating fire on Burnaby Mountain and the Kinder Morgan tank farm expansion at Simon Fraser University on June 28.      “The pipeline is proposed to be…

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ChangeSFU protests against government bailout of Kinder Morgan pipeline

Srijani Datta May 25, 2018

On May 8, SFU’s student-run environmental activism group, ChangeSFU, organized a casserole rally at the constituency office of Terry Beech — the MP for Burnaby North-Seymour — to demonstrate opposition to a Kinder Morgan bailout. The post on their Facebook…

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Ambitious invention to blame for SFU’s extreme snowfall

Peak Web April 4, 2018

SFU president Andrew Petter seems to have his eyes turned upwards, as his gondola dream now unites with another secret passion project that, quite literally, aspires to reach the sky as its limit. While sleuthing around in the closed Highland…

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Updated: Independent student groups denied space in Student Union Building

EIC December 2, 2017

Editor’s Note: As an independent student society, The Peak Publications Society participated in the process initiated by the Simon Fraser Student Society to express interest in organizational space in the Student Union Building. The Peak Publications Society is no longer…

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SFU examines diverse approaches to women’s health at campus conference

Agnetha de Sa October 30, 2017

SFU hosted its inaugural Women's Health Research Symposium to explore research spanning eight faculties at the Burnaby campus on October 25. It is the first time that the symposium, which looks at interdisciplinary solutions to issues surrounding women’s health, has…

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SFU students mark Indian festival Diwali

Agnetha de Sa October 18, 2017

The SFU community experienced a taste of the festival of lights at the annual, student-hosted celebration of Diwali which took place on campus in the Maggie Benston Centre (MBC) this past October 14. An occasion celebrated by millions of people…

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Car drives into pond on SFU Burnaby campus

EIC October 3, 2017

The SFU Burnaby campus was the site of two car accidents on Monday night. In one incident, a lone driver ended up in the Academic Quadrangle (AQ) reflecting pond in the centre of the campus. “An elderly driver unfamiliar with…

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Student groups struggle to find space on campus

EIC September 18, 2017

Two student groups are voicing concerns that they will be left homeless when they vacate their offices next year due to space constraints on the Burnaby campus. The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG), a student-run centre for social…

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SFU plans to reopen Highland Pub, Higher Grounds

EIC September 11, 2017

Students may soon be able to enjoy drinks at the Highland Pub and Higher Grounds Coffee Shop once again. Simon Fraser University is developing plans to reopen food and beverage options in Maggie Benston Centre on a limited basis in…

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