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An overview of events marking SFU’s 50th anniversary
June 29, 2015This year, SFU is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the day it opened its doors — September 9, 1965. There are a number of celebratory events being planned by the university in effort to engage the students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members in commemorating the milestone. The associate project director of SFU’s 50th Anniversary Project, Adam Brayford, expressed, “SFU’s 50th Anniversary is so rich with events because events are perhaps the most meaningful and memorable way for us to engage our community.” With less than 72 days until the big “50th Anniversary Kickoff” and “Celebrate & Savour SFU’s 50th…
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SFU Women’s Centre hosts self-defence course
June 22, 2015The SFU Women’s Centre is bringing back their popular women’s self-defence workshop series, WENLIDO, taught by Diane Jacobs. All self-identified women who are part of the SFU community are invited to take part in this workshop series, running now and…
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How Canada can mend relationships with Aboriginals
June 15, 2015After spending six years listening to testimonies across the country from nearly 7,000 residential school survivors, Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released a final report on June 2 that outlines measures by which Canada can fully mend its relationship…
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Archives for the Future
June 7, 2015Located in the basement of the Maggie Benston Centre, down a long, seemingly neverending hallway, SFU’s Archives and Records Management office is an area that most SFU students never take the time to visit. Despite containing some of our school’s…
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SFU Bookstore first in country to accept Bitcoin
June 1, 2015SFU is the first Canadian university to accept the international digital currency, Bitcoin, in its bookstores. SFU has partnered with Bitsent to place automated Bitcoin vending machines (AVMs) in the Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver campuses, unveiling the AVMs at ribbon…
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Put your problem solving to the test at Smartypantz escape rooms
June 1, 2015Real life escape rooms, a concept created by programmers in Silicon Valley, have now made their way to Richmond, Vancouver, and Burnaby. More than 10 escape rooms have popped up around the Lower Mainland, spurring a lot of local hype.…
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Hollywood’s North Korea?
February 2, 2015The stark concrete architecture, the ominous fog, the spotty WiFi — if you ever wanted to recreate the feeling of North Korea in the greater Vancouver area, SFU would be a prime candidate. Though for obvious reasons, transforming our mountaintop…
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Students reject Build SFU loan and levy bylaw addition
January 26, 2015Undergraduate students denied the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors the right to pursue a loan concerning the Build SFU Student Union Building (SUB) and Stadium projects at their Special General Meeting (SGM) last Wednesday. The SGM was…
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Students reject Build SFU loan
January 21, 2015Students denied the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors the right to pursue a debenture regarding the Build SFU Student Union Building (SUB) and Stadium projects at their Special General Meeting (SGM) today. The special resolution to approve…
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Upcoming Special General Meeting generates opposition
January 19, 2015As students prepare to vote on motions related to the Build SFU projects at the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)’s Special General Meeting (SGM) this Wednesday, January 21, some students are calling for the projects’ termination. No to Build SFU…
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