Sam Reynolds

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Jeff McCann leaves the presidency a winner

EIC March 19, 2012

As orange leaves in autumn, the posters that currently adorn the walls of SFU show that the campus has moved into another election cycle. While talk of a possible student union building and other ballot measures up for referendum dominate campus political discourse these days, we should pause for a moment to remember one of the more notable student society presidents of yore — the political wunderkind Jeff McCann. It was not seven months ago when people were counting the days until they could declare McCann “was not [their] president”. The plan was impeachment; the venue was the SFSS AGM,…

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SFU scientists study atomic fingerprint

EIC March 19, 2012

CERN scientists make inroads on studying trapped antimatter In a groundbreaking experiment at Europe’s CERN laboratory, a Canadian-led team directed by an SFU researcher has trapped anti-matter particles of hydrogen for long enough to study them in hopes to finally…

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SFU researchers see security in holes

EIC February 27, 2012

The colourful wings of the blue morpho butterfly inspire new anti-counterfeit technology Taking inspiration from nature, a Surrey-based company led by two SFU researchers has developed a technology that has the potential to revolutionize security for documents and banknotes. NanoTech…

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Rio: no more flicks?

EIC January 30, 2012

The projectors may not be out for long at East Vancouver’s only movie theatre. In a statement to the press, Solicitor General Shirley Bond said the province is investigating the possibility of changing the laws that prevent the Rio Theatre…

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