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SFU student-hosted event highlights diverse women’s voices
November 28, 2017SFU Surrey became a platform dedicated to the stories of women of colour with a recent student-run event. The second annual Celebration of Women’s Voices brought students and locals from the community to the campus’ Westminster Savings Theatre on November 25. The event was organized by fourth-year student and Instagram poet Harman Kaur, the SFU club Students for Humanity, along with local social worker Sandeep Gill. This November was the second time the event had been held at SFU Surrey. Kaur and Gill had also brought this event to the University of Calgary earlier this year in April. “It is…
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Bah Humbug! brings the holiday spirit to SFU Woodward’s
November 27, 2017By: Tessa Perkins Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a classic story with heart-warming holiday season themes of redemption and gratitude. SFU Woodward’s has teamed up with Vancouver Moving Theatre and Full Circle: First Nations Performance Society to present the…
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Media Democracy Day tackles social issues through communication
November 27, 2017By: Agnetha de Sa A way to address social issues was at the centre of the annual Media Democracy Day conference highlighting local independent and democratic journalism at the Vancouver Public Library’s Central Branch on November 18. The Vancouver-based leaders in…
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SFU expands its labour studies program to include major
November 27, 2017Simon Fraser University will expand its current minor and certificate program in Labour Studies into a major beginning fall of next year. Students, however, will be able to declare a major in this discipline as early as next semester. Since…
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SFU professor designs specialized insole that can identify the causes of foot pain
November 26, 2017Simon Fraser University, along with WorkSafeBC and Kintec Footwear & Orthotics — a Surrey-based custom insole and orthotics manufacturer — are co-creating a new line of insoles that are able to deduce the causes of foot pain for workers who…
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Workshop looks to break through role-playing game stereotypes
November 24, 2017An upcoming workshop for women and LGBATQ+ people is aiming to overcome stereotypes around popular role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) and inform people about the potential of the game. “I think it's powerful for women and queer…
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SFU alumna Vanessa Goodman presents world premiere at SFU Woodward’s
November 23, 2017By: Tessa Perkins In this exciting new dance work that took three years to make, SFU Woodward’s Cultural Program has partnered with Dance House and SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts to present the world premiere of Action at a…
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Must-see event: Reel Causes
November 21, 2017By: Alex Bloom Reel Causes is a series of film screenings thats deal with real-world issues. On Thursday, November 23 at 7 p.m. (just prior to the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence) Reel Causes will be showing the…
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Students win national award for their innovative STEM training program
November 21, 2017Two Simon Fraser University PhD students are getting recognized locally and nationally for their innovative student training program, one that combines the fields of engineering, entrepreneurship, and science. Sujoy Ghosh Hajra and Careesa Liu, PhD candidates in biomedical engineering, were…
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Rating SFU’s presidents based solely on their buildings 2.0
November 20, 2017By: J.J. McCullough and Jessica Pickering Back in June of 2008, then opinions editor J.J. McCullough wrote an article judging SFU presidents and chancellors based solely on campus landmarks bearing their name. Almost 10 years later, I have decided to…
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