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SFU News Round-Up – Aug-Sept 2019
September 7, 2019By: Henry Tran, Peak Associate SFU community discourages demolition of the Madge Hogarth House Simon Fraser University administrators have agreed to dismantle the Madge Hogarth House which is currently located in the West precinct of the Burnaby campus. The SFU administration has decided to move forward with its decision in order to meet its plan of doubling the number of residence beds at the Burnaby campus from 1,554 to 3,250 by 2035. According to an article written by Canadian Architect, the university explains that upgrading the building to meet the “seismic, fire and life safety requirements is unfeasible.” Thus, the…
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SFU Construction Watch
September 6, 2019By: Marco Ovies, Staff Writer With all the construction happening around campus, it might be a bit confusing for new (and returning) students to find their way around campus. Here is a breakdown of construction projects happening on campus and…
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Nurturing Resilience at the Women’s Centre
September 2, 2019By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer “One in five women experience sexual violence while attending a post-secondary Institution,” said Erica Van Driel, a Registered Clinical Counsellor at SFU Health & Counselling. She is also the Program Facilitator of Nurturing Resilience, a…
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Here’s all this summer’s gondola gab
September 2, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, Peak Associate and Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor Dreamy, postcard-like panoramic vistas of the horizon over Burnaby Mountain are one step closer to fruition. The SFU Gondola Project received notable approval and endorsements this summer that could indicate…
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Campus Community Shuttle extends its service for one more year
September 1, 2019By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer It took 523 signatures but the student’s collective voice has been heard — SFU’s campus shuttle lives on. Due to a petition on the website change.org started by student Robyn Jacques in June (which…
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Paul Kennedy presents guest lecture to CMPT 320: “What would Marshall McLuhan say?”
August 13, 2019By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer Paul Kennedy, broadcast journalist and former host of CBC’s “IDEAS,” presented a guest lecture to the CMPT320 students and additional guests at SFU’s Burnaby campus. Winner of the ACTRA award for best Canadian radio documentary, Kennedy…
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SFU Construction Watch: Week 13
August 4, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SFU Construction Watch: the segment where we aim to provide accurate and up-to-date information about construction happening around our campuses. SFU Burnaby Greenspace on Residence: According to the SFU Residence and Housing website, the…
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Second assault reported at SFU within two weeks
August 2, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Team Member For the second time in two weeks, a safety alert was sent out by security on Burnaby campus warning students that an assault had been reported. According to an alert issued by Burnaby RCMP,…
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Public art celebrating Pride is coming to SFU Burnaby
August 1, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief In early July, Out on Campus (OOC) reached out to its Facebook followers, announcing that SFU’s next mural would be centered around the theme of Pride. The post went on to ask students: “What imagery do…
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SFU installs non-grouchy trash-sorting robot assistant named Oscar at Surrey Campus
July 31, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Team Member Oscar has little to say when you hold up a copy of The Peak to him. He just points to the appropriate waste bin. “That’s your phone! Put it in your pocket,” says Oscar,…
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