Devana Petrovic
Connection between students and SFU admin needs to improve
January 11, 2021by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer It seems like SFU follows a blueprint for addressing student concerns. Most of the time this consists of broken communication through emails, administrative statements, and social media posts. Occasionally, students even get to ask questions at Senate meetings or voice concerns at town halls. However, more often than not, it feels like students are left to their own devices and need to vocalize their concerns through letters, petitions, or social media campaigns. This lack of connection needs to change and it starts with working harder to include students in decision-making processes. SFU’s lack of Indigenous…
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It won’t be a happy holiday unless we all do our part
November 30, 2020by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer The holidays are just around the corner, and while I’m sure everyone is just itching to dive into festivities after this shitshow of a year, it’s important that we keep a grasp on the current…
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The South African Film Festival features thought-provoking documentary, Good Hope
November 22, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer The South African Film Festival’s (SAFF) virtual event ran this year from November 1 to 12 and featured several award-winning documentaries, featured films, and shorts. Good Hope, a 2019 documentary following post-apartheid movements in South…
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Student upset that his performative moustache for Movember won’t be seen under his mask
November 21, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again. Fellas of all shapes and sizes, of all hair colours and textures, of all Call of Duty usernames, it’s time for us to rise up and prove just…
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Student selling soul on Facebook used textbook page — along with other irrelevant items
November 16, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer BURNABY, BC — Vadia Gondew, SFU student, failed co-op participant, and eternal debt-and-general-misery holder, is reportedly putting her soul up for sale on Facebook Marketplace, since no other resale site would accept the posting of…
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It’s time to cancel offensive costumes
October 24, 2020by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Topics surrounding culturally appropriative Halloween costumes, and the general audacity of what some people choose to dress up as, have floated around in past years. With that in mind, a lot has happened in the world…
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SFU publications and initiatives that students can contribute to
October 17, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer CJSF CJSF is a radio station which broadcasts from SFU’s Burnaby campus. The community station is a non-commercial broadcasting programme and is run by staff and volunteers from the SFU community. Their program includes a…
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Five galleries to help you escape the upcoming rain
October 11, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer * All galleries on this list have free admission, except The Polygon which is by donation until the end of 2020 Chinese Canadian Museum Located at the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown, the Chinese Canadian Museum…
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Student accidentally failing class they didn’t even know they were enrolled in
October 10, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer SFU student and film major, Khan Fuzon, recently came forward with a complaint to SFU administration regarding a course mix-up. According to Fuzon, after the university accidentally enrolled several students in PSYC 241, he, against…
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