Content warning: mentions of police brutality. On October 11, people gathered on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery to draw attention to the protests in New Delhi the days before. All over India, protesters have been calling for the removal of the chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after a nationwide review of voter lists reportedly removed about 130 million names from electoral rolls, according to CBC News. The electoral rolls, the database of people eligible to vote in a country, have been under Special Intensive Revision to remove duplicate or null entries since June 2025. However, protestors allege that…
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By: Your Friendly Neighbourhood Duck Another year, another splash. It’s fall semester again, and we’re fully back into the swing of pumpkin spice everything, midterms, and falling in love in October. Everything comes back like clockwork, but upon reflection —…
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By: Zainab Salam, Editor-in-Chief and Ella Pendlington, Staff Writer IndigiNews is an online, independent, “Indigenous-run newsroom” that focuses on Indigenous communities “in the Okanagan Valley, Vancouver Island, and the surrounding areas.” The outlet shares on their website that they are…
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By: Mason Mattu, Building hater Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with SFU Burnaby. Should’ve known better than to accompany him back to SFU Surrey. I put him right back into its arms, I wasn’t…
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By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Do you, SFU student, know your rights as a tenant? On September 21, Ali Versi, senior manager of partnerships and development at Alumo, hosted “Tenant Rights” to teach students about their rights. Alumo is…
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By: Nejdana Houshyar, Staff Writer On September 23, an undergraduate research information session was hosted in the W.A.C. Bennett Library by undergraduate research coordinator Rachel Way. This event exposed undergraduate students to research and to available courses, awards, and jobs…
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By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer and Mason Mattu, Humour Editor Political canvassing is not for the faint of heart. When some fellow leftist organizers I work with asked me to go doorknocking, I almost said no. But, what the…
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By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer and Noeka Nimmervoll, News Editor On August 14, the City of Vancouver announced that two non-binding plebiscites, or polling questions, will be added to the ballot of the 2026 Vancouver municipal election, which will take…
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By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, Staff Writer and Noeka Nimmervoll, News Editor On September 1, several revisions to SFU’s parking lots and service areas policies took effect. The university made notable changes, including designating separate areas for permit parking users and visitors,…
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By: Dani Carmack, News Writer On August 15, the SFU Pipe Band took home first place at the 2026 World Pipe Band Championships, a competition held annually in Glasgow. The band is now the reigning Grade 1 world champion for…
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