B.C. government launches campaign addressing sexual misconduct in post-secondary institutions
September 19, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A new campaign launched by the provincial government aims to address sexual violence and misconduct in post-secondary institutions. The campaign is based largely on social media and via posters which focus on male students while highlighting the message that “sexual violence and misconduct can never be part of student life.” According to statistics prepared by the government, one in every five women will face sexual violence while attending a post-secondary institution. The new campaign includes all 25 universities and colleges in the province. “Student life should never include any type of sexualized violence…
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SFSS members continue to comment following impeachment motion
September 4, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor After unanimously passing the motion to recommend the impeachment of president Jas Randhawa was passed unanimously, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) announced the motion on Facebook. The impeachment will be brought to…
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SFSS logo used to promote event without the society’s knowledge
June 22, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor On June 21, students noticed posters going up around the Burnaby Campus advertising “Get-a-Grip 2018: A ground-breaking youth conference.” This year’s theme “LGBT: Let God Be True” concerned students as the posters had been…
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SFU students report incidents of serial harassment and trespassing
June 11, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On May 30, several SFU students took to the Facebook page “‘Must Knows’ for courses at SFU”, to spread awareness about a trespasser and alleged serial sexual harasser on the Burnaby campus. …
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World News Beats
May 27, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate The other royal wedding During an interview with Romanian news platform Digi 24 TV, Nicholas Medforth-Mills, the grandson of Romania’s King Michael, affirmed that he will be marrying PR consultant Alina-Maria Binder. The ceremony will be…
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SFU researchers investigate how technology can be used in healthcare
May 24, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU computer science professor uses data mining to improve healthcare SFU Computer Science professor Martin Ester is using data to help prevent adverse drug reactions (ADRs), such as death and disabilities, in patients undergoing…
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The ethics of big data analytics and governmental responsibility
May 11, 2018Written by Umer Altaf If you thought our troubles with Cambridge Analytica ended with the Facebook scandal, you are regrettably wrong. It seems that the company is impossible to keep out of the news. Not only have they recently declared…
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The defence of just being a tech company: the fallout of Cambridge Analytica
May 4, 2018Written by Umer Altaf Tech giants such as Uber, Amazon, and Facebook are vastly different companies that sell obviously distinct products and services. Yet they and many others like them are increasingly sharing one notable trait in common: the defense…
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Inpower: the online forum empowering women across Vancouver
March 10, 2017You haven’t seen what girls can do — and what they’re most passionate about — until you get 30,000 of them together in one online space. Dreaming of a more empowered tomorrow 21-year-old Rozan Talevian started this Vancouver-based online space,…
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#CorporationsArentPeople so why do they pretend to be?
January 20, 2017[dropcap]C[/dropcap]apitalism is evil and corporations are everywhere, including beloved social media forums like Twitter and Tumblr. From billboards to television ads to upscale shopping malls, there are never-ending reminders from companies to buy their stuff that will make us look…
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