Esther Tung
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June 4, 2012Vancouver launches Arts and Culture Policy Council As of May 23, the City of Vancouver officially has a new arts committee comprised of both artists and directors of non-profits arts organizations. In February, Mayor Gregor Robertson approved the creation of the Arts and Culture Policy Council (ACPC) to support and strengthen the arts community, and the idea was well-received by the community due to a need for a direct channel to the City Council. The ACPC will identify local issues, provide advice on civic arts programs and services, gather public feedback, and engage in public outreach. The ACPC is composed…
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Fusion Kitchen employs immigrant women as teachers
May 14, 2012By Esther Tung Cooking class series created by SFU students seeks to help women develop job skills and share their recipes Back home in Pakistan, Shahnaz Asfar had been running a kindergarten for students who came from low-income families for…
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Girl’s clubs just as bad as men’s centres
May 7, 2012By Esther Tung In the last issue of the spring semester, The Peak’s cover story was on the approval of $30,000 by the SFSS to create a men’s centre. The men’s centre has whipped up a maelstrom of outrage from…
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SFU Archives release guide to arts and culture records
May 7, 2012By Esther Tung Subject chosen to draw more attention to the archives as a resource It seemed unlikely that a deceased English professor’s files would contain the kind of arts and culture records that Paul Hebbard, a staff member…
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Artwork by students now on display around Woodward’s
April 2, 2012By Esther Tung Students from the class as well as from other campuses invited for dialogue and collaboration at CityStudio workshops Until Wednesday, paintings and installations by SFU visual arts students will be scattered across the Woodward’s campus. All of…
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King of the stage
April 2, 2012By Esther Tung Drag king performer Ponyboy stays gold by breaking traditional ideas of gender identities and norms When Paige Frewer puts on a fake moustache and takes the spotlight, she becomes Ponyboy, the ladies’ man who isn’t afraid…
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One man’s garbage
March 26, 2012The quest for zero waste at SFU By Esther Tung Photo By Mark Burnham In step with Metro Vancouver’s plans to divert 70 per cent of its waste from landfills by 2015, SFU has launched its most comprehensive waste…
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What’s your sign? Part 2
March 19, 2012You’re in a bar after promising not to spend another Friday night drinking and watching Doctor Who. You spot someone eyeing you from across the bar, you sidle up to them and ask them a question, the first question, the…
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Hey baby, what’s your sign?
March 12, 2012You’re in a club. You spot someone smiling at you from across the bar. You sidle up to her, and your mind goes blank. Totally blank. The blankest blank. So you resort the oldest line in the book: Hey baby,…
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Theatre review: Ignorance
March 5, 2012By Esther Tung Photos by Jason Tsang You may not have found the meaning of life, but Ignorance gives you all the right questions to ask Bliss became elusive once our prefrontal cortexes outgrew ignorance. We spend our lives in…
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