Ana Staskevich
When school children are out protesting you know society is broken
June 24, 2019We have been seeing a resurgence of youth-led activism as of late, ranging from protests over detrimental education reform to gun control movements. It is safe to say that this wave of advocacy, primarily high school student-run, has garnered as much attention as the student movements that shaped college life in the 60s. However, youth movements and youth activism now involve younger generations than ever before. The onus is no longer placed solely on college students. In fact, we are seeing that the level of grievance felt by younger generations is resulting in advocacy for change. Youth today are forced…
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Seven Deadly Roommate Sins
June 9, 2019Illustration by: Alice Zhang These seven cardinal vices have been around since the dawn of time, thriving and festering in our man-made world. Who better to embody them but broke, stressed, and caffeine-addicted students that are paying over $800 per…
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Golden advice from the trash
June 4, 2019Illustrated by: Alice Zhang Have your own problems or crises that you want to get a second perspective on? Get in touch with SFU’s distinguished advisor raccoon, reachable by email at [email protected]. I am SO annoyed! I can’t study ANYWHERE…
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Yarn mystery still to be unravelled
May 27, 2019SFU has been a surprising target for quite a few “knit graffiti” pieces. Knit graffiti, also known as yarn bombing, is often described as a new installation of street art. Instead of painting objects, one knits or crochets to create…
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Yoga on the Go
May 21, 2019Illustration by: Mo-Molin The start of a semester is messy. Most chaotic of all are mornings. You find yourself hitting snooze five times, brewing a new pot of coffee with your eyes barely open, and then rushing out the door…
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A Look at Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ new Album ‘Trapline’
May 19, 2019Snotty Nose Rez Kids, composed of Darren "Young D" Metz and Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce, are a Haisla hip hop/rap duo currently based in Vancouver. They recently released their third studio album, Trapline, on May 10, in time for their…
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Council Corner Tuesday, May 14
May 19, 2019Graduate Council brings forth issues surrounding the coffee machine funding Nicholas Page, director of graduate services, recommended a decreasing subsidy approach to counter the per-cup costs of providing free coffee in the Graduate Student Society (GSS) lounge. Staff have determined…
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Do Michael Phelps and Caster Semenya both share an unfair competitive advantage?
May 18, 2019Introduced and compiled by: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor In a May 2 Washington Post article titled “We celebrated Michael Phelps’s genetic differences. Why punish Caster Semenya for hers?” Monica Hesse criticizes the International Association of Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) decision to…
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SFU’s Video Game production = GAME OVER
May 7, 2019Author: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer HELLO GAMERS AND GALS, it’s ya boy here with another video game review and I gotta say, this is the first time I COULDN’T finish a video game. Simon Fraser University assumed they could just produce…
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In a world of spoilers and more spoilers . . .
May 5, 2019Social media is what links us to the world, but when do we call it too much connection? On one hand, you can send memes to someone across the globe. On the other, the excess is such that you quickly…
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