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On Thursday February 19, the SFU Vancouver Speakers Series, in partnership with SFU Public Square, hosted a lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writer Chris Hedges titled “The Rules of Revolt: What do citizens owe ourselves, each other, and our governments?” The event took place at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church.

Woodward’s

Tickets were sold out for an interdisciplinary performance presented by SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement, titled “Spell to Bring Lost Creatures Home.”

The performance incorporated the works of visual artist Shary Boyle and songwriter Christine Fellows in a series of vignettes, projected live and accompanied by music.

Surrey

SFU’s Task Force on Flexible Education hosted its third “World Café” on the relevance and flexibility of a university degree.

The event, open to students, staff, and faculty members, was previously held at the Burnaby and Vancouver campuses. It addressed questions such as, “How can SFU provide more relevant learning experiences to its students?”

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