Awards
The Oscars need to stop pandering to the masses
March 23, 2022By: Emma Best, Peak Associate For 93 years, the Oscars have honoured the art and craft of filmmaking, recognizing the year’s best films. They’ve made changes to evolve alongside the developing film industry: select categories were once divided by colour and black-and-white, and the Best Animated Film category didn’t exist until 2001. However, with the rise in blockbuster film viewership and the decline in live-television viewership, The Oscars are trying to reinvent themselves. These changes are causing the Oscars to prioritise the ceremony’s viewers over the awards they’re distributing. It was recently announced that eight categories — Makeup and Hairstyling, Original…
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SFU’s financial aid falls short of helping international students
February 28, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer University is very freaking expensive. As an international fourth-year Arts and Social Sciences student, I pay between $12,000 to $13,000 every semester. That’s a large sum of money. The stress of every tuition deadline starts…
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Your guide to SFU’s financial aid options
December 2, 2021by Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Since millions of scholarship dollars go unclaimed every year, students should take advantage of the financial aid opportunities available. With the Spring 2022 semester tuition deadline approaching on January 21, 2022, now is a great…
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We don’t always need media to be good, it just needs to be reliable
October 11, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Media has gotten better and better over the past few decades. Films budgets are swelling, TV content is way more diverse, and even mainstream video games are made with borderline cinematic graphics and writing.…
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Leo Awards 2015: Behind-the-scenes film geniuses honoured
June 11, 2015The Leo Awards are about celebrating excellence in the film and television industry of British Columbia. The first leg of the 2015 Leo Awards took place on June 6 at The Westin Bayshore Hotel, where local technical geniuses were celebrated.…
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SFU’s top athletes honoured at the Clan awards banquet
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2194" align="alignnone" width="980"] The women’s Athlete of the Year went to two athletes: track and fielder Lindsey Butterworth and women’s basketball star Erin Chambers. Photo courtesy of SFU Athletics[/caption] The Clan Athletic Awards Banquet, held last Wednesday at the…
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SFU authors nominated for BC Book Prizes shortlist
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1687" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo courtesy of Jen Currin.[/caption] The West Coast Book Prize Society announced the 31st annual shortlist for the BC Book Prizes on March 11, 2015. The nominations include both emerging and established writers in seven categories,…
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How to make your very own Oscar-bait movie script
January 5, 2015Awards season has arrived at your friendly neighbourhood 12-theatre Cineplex Odeon. After trudging through months of cash-grab sequels and movies Adam Sandler probably conceived while sitting on the toilet, there’s finally something out there worth pirating. Have you ever dreamed…
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