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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 during the open space discussion. Grayson Barke, council representative for the Environmental Resource Student Union, expressed his concern for the proposed expansion of the tank farm below Burnaby Mountain, and the lack of information surrounding a plan for evacuation on the mountain in the event of an emergency. Dylan Belvedere on behalf of the Mechatronic Systems Engineering Society (MSESS) expressed…
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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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Fuck textbooks
September 26, 2016Why are textbooks so damn expensive? Textbooks, and their ridiculous price tags, are a complicated mess that takes some explaining. The main reason textbooks are so expensive is they aren’t in a free market: students don’t have options when purchasing…
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An interview with HOANG, winner of Fall Kickoff DJ search
September 26, 2016The fourth annual Fall Kickoff event was more than just an opportunity for students to let loose on campus. It was also a chance for an SFU student or recent graduate to perform in front of thousands and make their…
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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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Funding from province boosts DNA technology project
September 26, 2016An SFU project recently got some new funding from the provincial government. The Ministry of Technology, Innovation, and Citizens’ Services announced on September 9 that SFU has received nearly $525,000 from the BC Government through the British Columbia Knowledge Development…
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Six people who changed SFU forever
September 26, 2016SFU is the “instant university” that has been educating makers and movers since 1965. Its halls have seen some brilliant minds, but these six people in particular have helped shaped SFU as we know it today. There’s one question students…
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Does a GPA have any kind of worth?
September 23, 2016“GPAs don’t really matter.” Maybe you’ve said that when confronted with the fact that writing a term paper in two hours is an awful idea. Or maybe you’re one of the elite cadre of students that actually has a good…
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Anosh Irani’s prose makes for an emotional experience
September 19, 2016I’ve been staring at a blank page for hours trying to figure out how to put words on the page to describe Anosh Irani’s latest novel, The Parcel. I am beginning to realize that, although it’s a novel, it isn’t…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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