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SFU students run for Terry Fox
October 3, 2016The sun was shining at SFU Surrey campus on September 30 for the seventh annual Terry Fox Walk/Run. Friday was Terry Fox Day, and SFU Surrey joined the Burnaby and Vancouver campuses in running for the cure, with all funds raised going towards the Terry Fox Foundation. Students, staff and faculty, and members of the community all came together to walk and run, with the route starting at the plaza outside of SFU Surrey and encompassing the perimetre of Holland Park by King George SkyTrain station. Various teams were organized together with different themes, from matching shirts to a Harry…
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World News Beat
October 3, 2016CANADA - Canada negotiating an extradition treaty with China Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that Canada is negotiating an extradition treaty with China. The controversial treaty, which would allow China to pursue people living in Canada for crimes committed…
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Mars: humanity’s next frontier?
October 3, 2016Over 44 years ago, astronaut Gene Cernan became the last person to ever set foot on an extraterrestrial surface. Ever since he departed the moon and the Apollo program ended, humanity has not gone beyond low Earth orbit. SpaceX CEO…
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Board Shorts
October 3, 2016On Friday September 30, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held their Annual General Meeting inviting all students to attend at the SFU Diamond Family Theatre. Roughly 25 students attended the meeting, where various motions were put forward by students…
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Satellite Signals
October 3, 2016Harbour Centre A new academic year has brought a new year-long installation to the Teck Gallery at Harbour Centre. Marianne Nicolson’s Oh, How I Long For Home looks at indigenous people’s identity in the city, through the means of photography…
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Hackathon improves cancer patients’ lives
September 26, 2016It was a cloudy Saturday night, and SFU’s Burnaby campus was quiet — except for the 300 students frantically coding as part of the lumohacks 24-hour hackathon. Lumohacks was the first big health hackathon in Canada. For those unfamiliar with…
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SFU Surrey honours Terry Fox with Post-it Art
September 26, 2016Students at SFU’s Surrey campus were welcomed back to school this semester with some unique artwork. The Post-it Art Competition, hosted by the SFU Surrey Terry Fox Coordinating Committee, helped raise awareness for the Terry Fox Walk and Run, and…
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Protesters march against pipeline in Vancouver streets
September 26, 2016“Can’t drink oil, keep it in the soil!” Vancouverites heard this and other chants on the morning of September 19, when about 20 protesters made their way through the downtown core protesting the construction of a Trans Mountain Pipeline in…
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As the housing market falls apart, stakeholders build a plan
September 19, 2016By: Maya Schofield Rising housing prices in BC have become the topic of serious discussion across the province. On September 14, A diverse panel of housing operatives in British Columbia came together to discuss the province-wide housing crises at SFU’s…
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SFU’s Academic Women discuss sexual violence policies
September 19, 2016In light of recent controversies surrounding sexual assault, SFU is working to develop better sexual assault policies. Although the administration has been criticized for its alleged lack of response to sexual assault allegations, organizations at the school have been uniting…
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