Alex Masse
Jules Sherred makes cooking accessible in Crip Up The Kitchen
March 20, 2024Jules Sherred’s Crip Up The Kitchen is a debut cookbook with a twist — it’s written by and for disabled people, giving them the tools to prepare food for themselves and others. The book contains dozens of recipes, as well as advice on everything from shopping to kitchen safety. Sherred’s love of food goes back to his youth, which he spent in what he calls “a very multicultural environment,” giving him the chance to fall in love with a broad range of food, as well as a wider understanding of food as hospitality. “All of these great world cultures were…
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Poets+ is the future of Vancouver’s poetry scene
February 1, 2022Released on January 14, Poets+ is the creative brainchild of the Arts Council of New Westminster, Fifth Chord Studios, and Tawahum Bige, the project’s curator. It’s a one hour showcase of emerging poets of colour that takes on “themes of…
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Breaks from academia can do a world of good
January 17, 2022University is a commitment — if you’re looking to complete a Bachelor’s degree, you can expect at least four years spent in an academic institution. If you pursue a second major, a minor, or take anything less than a full…
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Drag is art, and it’s important to queer history
October 15, 2021It’s LGBT History Month. For many, the history of the queer community is marked by a small number of major events, like the Stonewall riots, the AIDS epidemic, and the legalization of gay marriage in America and Canada. But queer…
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Spring semester confessionals
April 6, 2021Attention, adulation, and validation By: Alex Masse The mortifying ordeal of being known, am I right? And through a shoddy, washed-out webcam by a bunch of strangers all at once? Yeah, really not my scene. I got tired of people…
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SFSS announces 2021 Woman of the Year Award recipients
March 29, 2021At the midpoint of Women’s History month, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) announced the winners of its annual Women of the Year Awards. The award honours “self-identified women who have demonstrated leadership and advocated for positive change.” The nominations…
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Looser COVID-19 restrictions don’t override personal security
March 29, 2021BC recently loosened COVID-19 restrictions to allow outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, following a ban that began back in November. Many people I know are celebrating this change and making plans in their yards or nearby parks. They…
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Don’t rush into post-grad life
March 23, 2021The spring semester is almost at a close, and many students at SFU are one step closer to graduating and entering what many hail as the “real world.” For many people, this is a scary endeavor, especially with the pandemic…
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Four things I’m spending my student bursary on
March 14, 2021Well, we got our bursaries, I guess. And if you’re anything like most of the student populace, your tuition was paid long ago, or you’re still in the process of selling your spleen and/or your soul, but you just can’t…
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: March 8–14
March 8, 2021ARIES: You know how they say “March enters like a lion and leaves like a lamb?” No? Good. Forget it. You’re no lamb, you’re a ram. Start acting like it. Go find a Dodge Ram and yell at the owner…
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