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SFU survey suggests Vancouverites’ commitment to democracy is dropping
October 30, 2018Written by Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate While Metro Vancouverites value democracy, many of them have become disengaged with it, according to a recent public opinion survey. This survey was done in August 2018 by SFU's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, and it polled 1,506 participants. As part of its mandate of understanding and engaging in key Canadian issues, the dialogue centre has embarked on a two-year initiative titled Strengthening Canadian Democracy. The initiative tests public intervention strategies in the hopes of encouraging Canadians to be more engaged in the democratic process. As a first step, the dialogue centre used this…
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SFU students participate in UN sustainability forum
August 1, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Between July 13 and 18, SFU students participated in the United Nations (UN) High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. After being established in 2012, the forum is conducted for eight…
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SFU grad student writes comic book thesis
June 28, 2018By: Winona Young, Staff Writer After writing a 236-page comic book for her thesis, high school arts teacher Meghan Parker crosses the stage this month to receive her master’s degree in education. According to SFU, Parker is reportedly Canada’s…
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Fictional Canadian characters that should make us proud
June 27, 2018By: Natasha Tar Some real-life Canadian figures disappoint us. They make empty promises, do bad things, and make us regular beaver-loving poutine-eaters doubt what we’re supposedly “standing on guard” for. However, in the fictional world there are plenty of Canadian…
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SFU students help draft Canadian youth policy
April 2, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Earlier this year, SFU students Pallvi Sehijpaul and Leejoo Hwang participated in The Canada We Want Conference series in Ontario to help the federal government develop Canada’s first youth policy. The brainchild of Prime…
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JFL Northwest Film Festival premieres Canadian and international Comedies
March 11, 2018By: Alex Bloom Just for Laughs (JFL) Northwest’s Vancouver Film Festival recently came to a close on March 10. During the festival various short and feature length films were shown — for many it was their Canadian premiere. Here are…
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Album Reviews
January 30, 2017Lemon Memory – Menace Beach From the opening track, it instantly becomes clear where Menace Beach is from — confirmed by a quick Google search — they're UK-based. Leeds, if we really want to get picky. Even though this is…
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It’s been a whirlwind year, but the dream isn’t over for PUP
November 21, 2016This has been a big year for Toronto-based punk band PUP. Their second album — The Dream is Over — was released in May, and made the shortlist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize. If that already wasn’t enough for…
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The Strumbellas bring vibrant indie rock to Commodore
October 11, 2016When vocalist and keyboardist David Ritter answered my call, the Strumbellas had just left the stage at the Austin City Limits Festival, and the band would soon be heading to an autograph signing. Such is the life of a band…
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Cathy Jones feels like a Stranger to Hard Work
October 5, 2016Sitting in the mattress department of a Sears department store in Halifax, Cathy Jones is having a pretty hectic day. She’s had a haircut, got a new screen on her cell phone, and now she’s found somewhere relatively quiet and…
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