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A look back at Joy Johnson’s first term
June 5, 2024By: Karissa Ketter, Peak Associate Editor’s note: A previous version of this article notes, “On May 19, the SFSS passed a motion in solidarity with Palestinian students, calling to join Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaigns.” It came to our attention that this happened in 2021, and we switched this sentence with a more recent SFSS motion, the Palestinian Liberation referendum, which passed on February 26 of this year. We all know Joy Johnson: the 10th president and vice-chancellor of SFU whose first term has been filled with challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic, the TSSU strike, and the shutdown of the SFU football…
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Pierre Poilievre: he’s just not ready
May 22, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer There’s still a significant amount of time before the next Canadian federal election in October 2025. However, conversations surrounding the nation’s future leadership have been heating up, specifically since the Conservative Party of Canada elected…
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Dil Ka invites audiences into the intimacy of a heated kitchen
March 15, 2024By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Writer and filmmaker Lee Nisar sums up her first full-length play as combining “the power of buzzcuts and biryani into one unapologetically queer story.” Dil Ka has been years in the making, with…
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BREAKING NEWS: SFU introduces geese therapy to make up for students quitting from SFSS
February 27, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief A stunning new report brings a quack of a time to the student body at SFU. Hundreds of geese were seen flapping onto the tall Burnaby campus, an unusual sight for the student population. It’s also…
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STORYTIME: THE SPIDER IN MY BATHROOM HAS A FINSTA (part 2)
February 6, 2024By: C Icart, Humour Editor Hi everyone! Welcome back to my channel! Can I get a little commotion in the comments for my new background? I wanted to make sure y’all could see my luxury purses. We’ve come a long…
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Connect the Lingo
February 1, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer ________ league was a baseball term used to refer to minor league baseball teams in rural towns, but is more often used to describe a lack of professional standards and etiquette. A goalie in hockey…
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Woman diagnosed with a case of being overdramatic
November 25, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer To the concerned patient, After reviewing your symptoms and ailments, your diagnosis has been revealed to me through a number of tests and reviews of similar “nervous” cases such as your own. My colleagues and…
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What happened to McFogg the Dog?
November 20, 2023By: Mahla Rae, SFU student Many know about SFU’s loss of the beloved mascot McFogg the Dog. It’s often controversially referred to as a harder loss than the dissolution of our own football team. But what happened to McFogg after…
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Your ultimate guide to posing with your favourite harvest vegetables
November 15, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Taking a stroll through muddy and slightly smelly pumpkin fields may seem like an intimidating feat. I know, the pumpkins are scary. Choosing a shape, size, or colour is just about impossible. The same thought…
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Nutritious Nibbles: Chai cookies (Tian’s Version)
November 7, 2023By: Tian Davidson, SFU Student In celebration of the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), I decided to make Taylor Swift’s viral chai cookies, an old recipe she shared on Instagram and Tumblr that fans revived from the vault. I wanted…
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