Leah Bjornson
Annual koi pond clean-up alarms students
May 27, 2014Some students who arrived at SFU’s Burnaby campus were alarmed last week to find the iconic koi pond drained of water and devoid of its fishy friends. The koi pond is a landmark of SFU Burnaby, and is the site of the Engineering Undergraduate Student Society’s annual polar plunge as well as other SFU events. Students can rest easy, however, as the draining and cleaning of the AQ Reflecting Pond is an annual service performed by facilities services in preparation for spring convocation. Wendy House, office coordinator for facilities services, reassured The Peak, saying, “We coordinate the removal and safe…
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Bookstore loses half a million dollars
May 26, 2014After ending the 2013/2014 fiscal year with almost half a million dollars in losses, the SFU Bookstore is looking to new avenues to expand their services while meeting student demand in the technology age. “We had to eat this burden…
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Board Shorts
May 24, 2014Residence Orientation and Dance Stephanie Munez, SFU residence and orientation mentorship coordinator, approached the SFSS Board last week to explore a partnership around residence orientation in the fall. Munez suggested the SFSS sponsor an orientation dance, to be held on…
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Insomnia? There’s an app for that
May 20, 2014If counting sheep isn’t enough for busy university students looking to tuck in after a long day, a new app from SFU cognitive science professor Luc Beaudoin may be just the ticket to curing sleeplessness. Beaudoin’s new app uses audio…
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Satellite Signals
May 19, 2014Harbour Centre An event last Tuesday at Harbour Centre, called Brain Food- How to Eat Smart, enlightened students on the effects that eating has on your mood — or, as organizers put it, those “butterflies” in your stomach. The talk…
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SFU robotics club gives competition the gears
May 12, 2014SFU phasers were set to win at the 2014 VEX Robotics World Championship in Anaheim, California earlier this month, which invited top robotics teams from around the world to compete against “the best of the best.” Founded just last year…
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University Briefs
May 12, 2014Montreal police intervene during May Day marches Over 500 protesters marched from McGill College to Square Victoria on May 1 to mark International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day. Similar marches and protests have been held around the city…
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SFU Burnaby road construction enters Phase 2
May 5, 2014As construction began on the second half of Phase 1 of SFU’s 2014 Roadway Improvement Project, the plan to replace SFU Burnaby’s 50-year old roads also moved into its second phase on April 28. Initially estimated to begin in May…
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Canadians react to Fair Elections Act
May 5, 2014Opposition to the Conservatives’ Fair Elections Act, which was created to make it more difficult to break elections laws, has resulted in the proposal of 45 new amendments to the bill. The original bill came under considerable controversy because…
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Satellite Signals
May 4, 2014Surrey On April 26, SFU’s Pipe Band marched from Surrey campus to just north of the City Centre Library to celebrate the opening of Surrey’s new City Hall. Steve Dooley, executive director of SFU’s Surrey campus, said in anticipation…
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