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Blood on our hands: How the international community has failed the Syrian people
February 20, 2012By Gustavo Destro In February, 1982, Hafez al-Assad ordered his army to besiege and shell the city of Hama in order to quell an uprising so strong that it threatened to overrun his regime. The army followed the orders to a tee and effectively destroyed the city, using a scorched earth tactic that left much of the city lying in rubble and as many as 40,000 dead. The uprising was…
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The Surrey stigma: The city we love to hate
February 6, 2012By Kelly Thoreson “I heard that Surrey was not the nicest place. It wasn’t a place you wanted to go to,” said Ella Sargent, a sixth-year kinesiology major at SFU. “The ‘ghetto’ is a bad word for it, but it…
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Herbivore haunts: downtown edition
February 6, 2012By Meaghan Archer Photo by Jenny Waters (The Peak) Campus rats at Harbour Centre and Woodward's: The Peak presents you a walkable selection of veg- and wallet-friendly lunch locales Being a veg head or even just having the occasional Meatless…
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Review: The Grey
February 6, 2012By Clinton Hallahan Photo courtesy of Liddell Entertainment Buoyed by a skilled director and strong cast, The Grey rises above its boring premise Banking heavily on the new Liam Neeson in a constant state of ass-kicking, The Grey is the latest…
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SFU buys out Videomatica’s documentaries
January 30, 2012By Ali Omelaniec Photo by Geoff Lister (The Ubyssey) In preparation for a new cinema studies major, SFU expands its film collection, keeping Videomatica’s stock out of private hands After 28 years of housing one of the most extensive video…
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‘Extinct’ monkey rediscovered by scientists
January 30, 2012
Out of the shadows and into the limelight
January 30, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter Meet Marie-Line. She plays basketball, and she’s good at it. You just might not know it yet. That’s probably because at just five-foot-five, Marie Line Petit is very much that, and easily lost amongst the Nayo Raincock-Ekunwes…
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Police seek help identifying potential witnesses
January 23, 2012By Sahira Memon Photos released regarding the death of Maple Batalia On January 13 the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) requesting help from the SFU community in identifying bystanders from two security camera screenshots. The email, with the subject line,…
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TransLink pushes back gondola project
January 23, 2012By Graham Cook Fiscal concerns raised in business report Following the sentiment of a recent business report, TransLink has decided to put a hold on the creation of the Burnaby Mountain gondola. The Gondola was slated to take passengers from…
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Club PuSh: at the heart of art
January 23, 2012By Sonya Reznitsky Photo courtesy of PuSh Festival Tim Carlson, co-curator of PuSh Festival’s creatively promiscuous little sister, speaks on its successes A gala at the Waldorf marked the opening night for PuSh Festival, a three-week collection of dance, theatre,…
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