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Make a splash on SFU’s rowing team
January 18, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer SFU sports clubs are organized and entirely student-led, motivated by a common interest in participating in athletic activity. Not only is joining a sports club beneficial for both your mental and physical health, but it also reduces stress levels, expands your social circle, and provides a sense of value and belonging to participants. Rowing brings a competitive edge to SFU as one of Canada’s top university rowing programs. Members of the rowing club have gone on to compete at both the national and provincial levels. If you’re interested in challenging yourself physically and learning something…
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CRAB Park Tent City organizes online winter fundraiser
January 13, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer CRAB Park tent city “Ayx Village,” is the only encampment deemed legal by the BC Supreme Court. This year they organized a fundraiser to support residents throughout the winter. Fiona York, a volunteer and advocate…
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The Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) welcomes all members with open arms
July 15, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer You hear it said time and time again. Joining a club at any level — high school, university, adulthood — can be a life changing experience. This is true for both domestic and international students…
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The SPARK Foundation focuses on creating community-driven social change in Metro Vancouver
September 12, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer To help build a brighter future for younger generations, SFU student Aman Boparai co-founded the SPARK Foundation. The Surrey-based organization focuses on providing mentorship and networking opportunities for students in grades 3–12. However, once the…
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Living Hyphen provides a platform for multicultural Canadians to share their culture
July 5, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate In 2015, Filipina-Canadian Justine Yu attended the Toronto Feminist Art Conference. The stories she heard there from authors discussing their barriers to publication inspired her to take action. She then founded Living Hyphen to address…
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Panelists elicit hope for the future of university-community engagement
February 20, 2021How are universities responding to the needs of students among the pandemic? How are universities ensuring they remain engaged with the community? These are just a couple of the questions that After the Pandemic: The Future of University-Community Engagement tried…
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Disabled sexuality is more than what’s on our screens
February 15, 2021by Alex Masse, Staff Writer It’s an understatement to say that disabled people and sex have a long, complicated history. In the past, we were victims of eugenics and sterilized against our will. In the present, we’re subjects of ridicule,…
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Jeremy Stone: “‘Buy Local’ isn’t just for Christmas!”
February 1, 2021Written by: Saman Dara, SFU Student Jeremy Stone, director of the community economic development (CED) program at SFU, uses the concept of ecological resilience as an analogy for economic resilience within communities. The former refers to the capacity of an…
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Helping our communities means buying local — especially during a pandemic
June 6, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Most people can probably agree that it’s been a heavy couple of months: social restrictions, event cancellations, and the overwhelming pressures that come with existing during a global pandemic. But even in these difficult times, it…
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Community is as funny now as it was back when it aired in 2009
March 26, 2020by James Conn, Peak Associate I knew of popular sitcom Community for a few years prior to actually watching it, mainly because I am a massive fan of the creator and producer of the show – Dan Harmon (best known…
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