Nathaniel Tok
World News Beats
September 1, 2018Florida shooting leaves three dead An armed individual killed two people before turning the handgun on himself at a video game event in Jacksonville, Florida. 11 others were injured, nine of them by gunfire. The shooter, David Katz, had a history of mental illness and had been previously prescribed antipsychotic medication. The Jacksonville police released a statement saying that it was too early to know the shooter’s motive, but that investigations were ongoing together with the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice’s bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. This shooting took place six…
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POLITICAL CORNER: The power of diplomacy
August 3, 2018In today’s world, it’s easy to get discouraged by what we see in politics. From extreme partisanship to the destructive, useless rhetoric and empty promises, it sometimes feels like politicians behave more like children than leaders. For the final Political…
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SFU gives me hope
August 1, 2018Editor’s note: If you were lurking around on the internet a long, long time ago, you might have come across a site called “Gives me hope,” filled with cute little reader-submitted stories about the uplifting things human beings do for…
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Majors in a minute: Health Sciences
July 31, 2018Calling all confused students who like biology but not really! Is MBB too mainstream for you? Are you not sure if you want to be the BP or the K in BPK? Come on down to health sciences (HSCI) where…
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SFU researchers investigate the biological effects of doping and the medical implications of racism
July 26, 2018SFU BPK professor looking at ways to prevent cheating in sports SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology (BPK) professor David Clarke and his team are creating new ways to catch athletes who are doping. Current doping detection methods look…
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Game of Thrones leaks hint at unexpected endings
July 24, 2018Entering its final season, Game of Thrones is entering its final season. Fans all over the world are anxious to find out what happens to their favourite characters like Hotpie and Ser Pounce . . . We all know the…
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Research Roundup
July 19, 2018Customer satisfaction affected by use of pronouns SFU Business professor Brent McFerran believes that customer service training is teaching staff the wrong way to address customers. McFerran’s study, published in the Journal of Marketing Research, with data from…
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SFU startup uses data to analyze and predict World Cup results
July 17, 2018Jamie Tatsubana is an SFU SIAT alumnus who created FootyStats, a soccer analytics website startup which uses data to help fans and fantasy soccer players analyze games and predict results. The website was founded two years ago after…
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World News Beat
July 13, 2018Filipino soldiers battle with Islamic State supporters for control of town Mechanized units of the Philippines Army drove pro-Islamic State Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) supporters out of the southern Philippines town of Maguindanao into the countryside. The militant group…
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World News Beat
June 29, 2018Pope introduces plans for reform in the Vatican Pope Francis informed Reuters during an interview of his plans to reform the Catholic Church. These plans include having a cardinal take charge of the Office of Papal Charities. This change will…
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