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Communications student Caroline Brown and her team are researching youth political engagement for their CMNS 362: Qualitative Research Methods class, and invited participants out on Wednesday, July 9 to participate in a focus group.

Brown explained that the research seeks to understand the relationship between youth political engagement and social media, specifically in Canada. “Social media is undoubtedly a very powerful force in today’s society, yet it is questionable whether or not Canadian politics, politicians and parties use it to the best extent to engage with youths,” Brown said.

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Vancouver Speaker Series presented David Andolfatto, SFU professor of economics, last Monday, July 7 in a talk entitled, “Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin & Beyond.”

He discussed the nature of money, payments, and monetary policy and how they influence and are influenced by cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Following the lecture, Andolfatto joined cryptocurrency commentators Stephen Hui and Michael Yeung, founder of SFU Bitcoin Club, for a moderated discussion.

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