Beatriz Fernandes
Black Lives Matter protests held in Vancouver
June 15, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Photos: Kim Regala While the Black Lives Matter movement continues in the United States and around the world, Vancouver citizens have also taken to the streets in the form of anti-racism protests. Two stationary demonstrations were held last week to protest police brutality and anti-Black racism. At the rally organized by Jacob Callender-Prasad on Sunday May 31, hundreds gathered at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énḵ Square in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery. On the following Friday, approximately 5,000 to 10,000 protesters gathered at Jack Poole Plaza at a protest also organized by Jacob Callender-Prasad, amongst other…
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Staying In: Friends From College
March 19, 2019Written by: Beatriz Fernandes Best For: Former How I Met Your Mother fans, MillennialsTM, people who like tea Friends From College is the playful, daring, crude, and thought-provoking show you’ve been waiting for. Based on the lives of six friends who…
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Tapiwa Samkange discusses SFU rugby community and living away from home
February 16, 2019By: Beatriz Fernandes Year: Freshmen Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe Major: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Tapiwa “Taps” Samkange is an international student from Harare, Zimbabwe. Beginning his journey at Fraser International College (FIC), and currently in his freshman year at Simon Fraser…
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Queer female music artists you need to know
February 2, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Beatriz Fernandes, Yelin Gemma Lee, and Winona Young Rina Sawayama [caption id="attachment_108469" align="alignleft" width="200"] Image courtesy of Damien Fry[/caption] Must-know tracks: “Take Me As I Am” “Cherry” “10-20-40" She’s a former model, she’s a current fan of Kingdom…
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Four times sex taboos were done right in TV/Film
February 2, 2019By: Beatriz Fernandes, Kim Regala, and Winona Young Abortion in The Obvious Child It’s the classic story of boy meets girl, girl gets pregnant, and girl decides to have an abortion within the first 15 minutes of the movie. What’s even…
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