Leah Bjornson
SFU goes CSI in virtual crime lab
September 9, 2013This geo-spatial chart, used in the course, illustrates incidents of violence and property crime in Downtown Vancouver. An online course offered by SFU’s School of Criminology this fall will give students the opportunity to practice their investigative skills in a one-of-a-kind virtual forensic criminal intelligence analysis lab. Curt Griffiths, SFU professor of criminology, and one of the creators of the course, spoke to its uniqueness in an interview with The Peak. “This is one of the only instances in North America where a university has been given access to these analytical tools to use in the classroom,” said Griffiths. “Usually…
Continue reading
Bright ideas for shifting your body clock
September 9, 2013For students looking to conquer end-of-summer jet lag or rise and shine for their first weeks of school, SFU researcher Jay Olson has just the trick. In the wake of the successful launch of his website, JetLagRooster.com, earlier this year,…
Continue reading
University Briefs
September 9, 2013Students choose arts and social sciences over high-paying majors According to a new CIBC World Markets report, university students are still pursuing low-paying majors over lucrative ones — and they know it. Benjamin Tal, CIBC Deputy Chief Economist, notes that…
Continue reading
SFU sues former financial manager
September 2, 2013Simon Fraser University is seeking to reclaim over $800,000 from its former director of finance for the science faculty, Siamak Saidi, who allegedly used the funds to purchase three properties in the lower mainland. According to the University’s statement, which…
Continue reading
How to be an SFU student
September 2, 2013Buy Some Boots — Good Boots Getting ready for the fall at SFU can be an exciting time. There’s always an electric buzz in the air (although that may be the electric hum of your credit card) when you’re buying…
Continue reading
BC student debt highest in Canada
September 2, 2013A recent study released by the Bank of Montreal says that BC students can expect to graduate with more debt than those in any other province. The federal government estimated the total cost of a post-secondary education in Canada at…
Continue reading
Religious traditions should be adapted globally
July 29, 2013Ramadan can be an opportunity for Muslims to reaffirm their faith in God and in each other, but if it is to thrive in the face of globalization, it may need to be reinterpreted to fit a modern world. Although…
Continue reading
Lightning in a bottle
July 29, 2013In celebration of Nikola Tesla’s birthday, students from the Physics Student Union gathered last Wednesday to construct a Tesla coil, which is an electrical resonant transformer circuit that can be used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity. Tesla,…
Continue reading
UniverCity to begin development on Slopes
July 29, 2013On June 17, the Burnaby City Council approved UniverCity’s proposal to rezone Phase 4 of the Burnaby Mountain campus. The transformation of this space, previously the home of G Lot and the Visitor Parking Lot, will, according to a press…
Continue reading
SFU mourns loss of student activist
July 29, 2013Last week was challenging for SFU staff and students alike, as the community began to mourn the tragic loss of student and campus activist Michael McDonell. McDonell, who graduated from SFU in June with a major in Sociology and minors…
Continue reading
