Program Guide
Wednesday 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Frieda Werden, Jason Chan
Interviews, Speeches and more
With lectures, panels, interviews and more from the Simon Fraser University campus and its communities, this show is like a portal to the ivory towers of academia. One show each month features a live broadcast from the SFU Surrey campus.
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2013-05-15Gentrification? Opportunity?
Wed May 15, noon-1 pm in SFU Ideas & Issues
Are the Pidgin restaurant and other new developments good or bad for Vancouver's Downtown East Side? SFU's City Conversations hosted a panel to discuss this issue with an active audience. Panelists:
Ivan Drury, an organizer with the Carnegie Community Action Project, supporting the protests.
Ian Tostenson, co-founder of HAVE cafe, a training program for street people to get into the workforce, and the head of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association.
Wes Regan, head of the Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association, which covers the disputed area.
Listen, and decide what YOU think.
- 15 May 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 15 May 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 1 May 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 1 May 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 24 Apr 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 24 Apr 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 10 Apr 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 10 Apr 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 5 Apr 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 5 Apr 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 27 Mar 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 27 Mar 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 20 Feb 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 20 Feb 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 6 Feb 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 6 Feb 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 30 Jan 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 30 Jan 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 23 Jan 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 23 Jan 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
- 18 Jan 2013 12:00pm to 12:30pm
- 18 Jan 2013 12:30pm to 1:00pm
2013-05-01
Mayday Labour Coverage
Wed. May 1, noon-1 pm
Simon Fraser University's Labour Studies Department and Labour Studies Student Union supply the guests for this program, including Anelyse Weiler, an MA student in sociology, whose research focuses on neoliberal labour regimes affecting migrant farmworkers in BC. [After the program Weiler offered small corrections, saying that the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) includes the Caribbean as well as Mexico, and also that the new federal changes to the temporary foreign worker program do not affect farmworkers.]
2013-04-24
Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Wed. April 24, noon-1 in SFU Ideas & Issues
Originated in Australia, in 2008, the idea of the three-minute thesis competition has taken Canadian grad schools by storm. The students have 3 minutes to explain their research in lay language, with support of only one slide. SFU's first such competition was performed before a packed crowd on March 6th. CJSF recorded it, for your listening pleasure.
2013-04-10
Theft Prevention on Campus, and Marijuana Laws
Wed. Apr. 10, noon-1 pm.
Director of Campus Security Steven MacLean and two Student Campus Patrollers will talk about Simon Fraser University's latest campaign to reduce theft on campus. In the second half-hour, Scott White interviews SFU Criminology prof Neil Boyd about the current state of marijuana laws in the US and the future of marijuana laws in Canada.
2013-04-05
3-Minute Thesis Competition
Wed Apr 24, noon-1 pm, in SFU Ideas & Issues
On Wednesday, March 6, SFU graduate students competed for big awards by making a three-minute, plain-language presentation about their thesis topic. Listen to the recording of this entertaining collection of short talks on CJSF's SFU Ideas & Issues show.
2013-03-27
Muzzling Scientists
Wed. Mar. 27, noon-1 pm, in SFU Ideas & Issues
A panel from Media Democracy Day 2012, about scientists' desire to share their knowledge and the federal government's desire to keep its' scientists' information for itself.
2013-02-20
The Demography of the Seven Billion
Wed. Jan. 20, noon-1 on SFU Ideas & Issues
Where is the world population heading? What happens when we get there? Dr. Warren C. Sanderson, Professor of Economics, Stony Brook University, NY, USA, addressed these question at SFU Harbour Centre on January 24th. It was the first of a Seven Billion and You lecture series produced by SFU Continuing Studies.
2013-02-06
Legalizing BC Bud?
Wed Feb 6, noon-1 on SFU Ideas & Issues
The first City Conversation of 2013 was titled "Legalizing BC Bud? Politics, Economics, and Public Health." Presenters were Donald MacPherson, Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and MLA Kash Heed, former Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, as well as former Chief Constable of West Vancouver and a former Superintendent with the Vancouver Police.
2013-01-30
Gaming & Gender, and Sustainability Opportunities Week
Wed Jan 30, noon-1 pm, in SFU Ideas & Issues
Excerpts from Gender Games: How Does Gender Representation in Development Affect the Finished Product? - a panel hosted by the SFU Women's Centre Nov 16, 2012. Panelists included Matt Toner of the Vancouver Film School, Nico Dicecco of Medium Difficulty (http://www.mediumdifficulty.com), and Dr. Kimberly Voll of the Centre for Digital Media (http://mdm.gnwc.ca/)
Landon Hoyt Events & Special Projects Coordinator from the
SFU Sustainability Office describes Sustainability Opportunities Week, taking place at SFU Jan 27-Feb 3.
2013-01-23
Islam Awareness Week
Wed Jan 23, noon-1 on SFU Ideas & Issues
Muslim students at SFU and four other universities are holding activities all week to "clear the obfuscation surrounding Islam and Prophet Muhammad." Two students from the Muslim Students Association join us on CJSF to talk about the activities and the message they want to convey.
2013-01-18
Clubs Days!
SFU Ideas & Issues, Wed. Jan 23, noon-1
On Clubs Days, student clubs have tables to recruit new members. On Wednesday, Jan. 16, many of them also talked to two high school interns from CJSF about their clubs' purposes and activities. It's not too late to choose a club to join, so give a listen!
2013-01-09
Regional Climate Tipping Points
Wed. Jan. 9, noon-1 pm, in SFU Ideas & Issues
SFU Geography graduate student Tyler Herrington explains his research on regional climate tipping points and what we can do to try to avoid them.