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SFU WUSC marks World Refugee Day with an event to raise awareness for refugee students
July 8, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo “I was born as a refugee,” said Wafaa Zaqout, Refugee and Newcomers Program coordinator at SFU, when asked where her interest and passion for refugee rights began. Zaqout was born in a camp that was called Canada, in Egypt, near Palestine. “It’s a part of my identity.” June 20 is internationally known as World Refugee Day. This year, the SFU chapter of World University Service of Canada (WUSC) marked the day by holding an event in the Diamond Alumni Centre called “Pursuing Equity In Education for Refugee Students.” “WUSC’s Student Refugee Program (SRP) has allowed people who…
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Makeover on the mountain: Club Ilia reopens after renovations
July 8, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Team Member Club Ilia reopened last week after being closed for two months for renovations. The restaurant/bar was closed for May and June due to changes that were made to the dining area, kitchen, and menu.…
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Online petition to keep SFU Burnaby’s free shuttle running goes live
July 7, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SFU student Robyn Jacques started an online petition on change.org in a bid to keep the Campus Community Shuttle operational past the project's fall end date. The free shuttle was launched at the start…
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Mackenzie Cafe seating closed from July-August
July 7, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Team Member Due to plaza renewal construction, the seating area in Mackenzie Cafe closed on June 29. It will remain closed until the end of August due to the ongoing construction. All of the food service…
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SFU Construction Watch: Week 10
July 6, 2019[09/07/19]: This story was corrected from an older version. James Bremner was misidentified as the project manager of the Student Union Building (SUB). [09/07/19]: This story was corrected from an older version. The projected completion date for the Residence Building…
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Research Roundup for June 2019
July 6, 2019By: Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor Socioeconomic status correlated to heart attack and stroke risk Research published in The Lancet has found a link between education level and cardiovascular disease and stroke risk. Professor Scott Lear, a member of SFU’s…
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Board Shorts: June 27, 2019
July 1, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SFSS hears presentation on vaccines Ajit Johal, a clinical instructor at the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, gave a presentation about vaccine hesitancy and making vaccines available on campus. The presentation was titled “Looking…
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Board Briefs Thursday, June 27
June 30, 2019By: Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor SFU Burnaby parking rate changes At the latest Simon Fraser University Board of Governors meeting on June 27, Mike Cordoba, alumni order-in-council, spoke about changes in the SFU Burnaby campus’s parking rates that will…
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SFSS Board hears presentation on potential vaccine outreach services
June 30, 2019By: Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor Ajit Johal, a clinical instructor at UBC’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and owner of immunize.io and TravelRx, gave a presentation to the SFSS Board of Directors on vaccines at the June 27 meeting. Johal…
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SFU Tuition Freeze Now sets plans for the rest of summer 2019 at general assembly
June 29, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member On June 26, members of Tuition Freeze Now held their third general assembly chaired by Annie Bhuiyan, an undergraduate student. The meeting was held in the Robert C. Brown Hall. Its objective was to…
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