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CreativeMornings Vancouver received Martin Jackson, one of Canada’s paramount calligraphers, in their studio last Friday for a short talk on the topic of ink.

In a Q&A with CreativeMornings, Jackson spoke about his love for the written word. “Handwriting can be so beautiful, it is part of who we are, it can say so much about our personality,” he said.

Surrey

Students got all dolled up to walk the red carpet at the Simon Fraser Student Society’s inaugural Hollywood North Gala last Friday, hosted in the brand new Aria Banquet Hall near SFU’s Surrey campus. A formal dinner and dance, the event invited students to dress to impress, or to dress as their favourite Hollywood actor.

Harbour Centre

On Wednesday Mar. 4, guest speaker Marie Groupy gave a lecture at SFU Harbour Centre titled, “The State of Exception Theory by Carl Schmitt and the Ambivalent Criticism of Liberalism.”

The presentation was based on Groupy’s upcoming book, which deals with the emergence of the idea of the state of exception during the interwar period. Similar to a state of emergency, the state of exception is based in the sovereign’s ability to transcend the rule of law.

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Burnaby apologizes for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent

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By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer On November 15, community members gathered at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown as the City of Burnaby offered a formal apology for its historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent. This included policies that deprived them of employment and business opportunities. The “goals of these actions was exclusion,” Burnaby mayor Mike Hurley said.  “Today, we shine a light on the historic wrongs and systemic racism perpetuated by Burnaby’s municipal government and elected officials between 1892 and 1947, and commit to ensuring that this dark period of our city’s history is never repeated,” he stated. “I’ll say that again, because it’s important — never repeated.” The earliest recorded Chinese settlers arrived in Nuu-chah-nulth territory (known colonially as Nootka Sound) in 1788 from southern China’s...

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By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer On November 15, community members gathered at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown as the City of Burnaby offered a formal apology for its historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent. This included policies that deprived them of employment and business opportunities. The “goals of these actions was exclusion,” Burnaby mayor Mike Hurley said.  “Today, we shine a light on the historic wrongs and systemic racism perpetuated by Burnaby’s municipal government and elected officials between 1892 and 1947, and commit to ensuring that this dark period of our city’s history is never repeated,” he stated. “I’ll say that again, because it’s important — never repeated.” The earliest recorded Chinese settlers arrived in Nuu-chah-nulth territory (known colonially as Nootka Sound) in 1788 from southern China’s...

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Burnaby apologizes for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent

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By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer On November 15, community members gathered at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown as the City of Burnaby offered a formal apology for its historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent. This included policies that deprived them of employment and business opportunities. The “goals of these actions was exclusion,” Burnaby mayor Mike Hurley said.  “Today, we shine a light on the historic wrongs and systemic racism perpetuated by Burnaby’s municipal government and elected officials between 1892 and 1947, and commit to ensuring that this dark period of our city’s history is never repeated,” he stated. “I’ll say that again, because it’s important — never repeated.” The earliest recorded Chinese settlers arrived in Nuu-chah-nulth territory (known colonially as Nootka Sound) in 1788 from southern China’s...

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