Features
Richard Lee, Liberal: A sit down with the candidates from the Burnaby South by-election
February 23, 2019By: Alex Bloom In the lead-up to the Burnaby South by-election on February 25, I spoke (separately) to all three recognized party candidates over the phone. You can read my interviews with Jay Shin, Conservative, and Jagmeet Singh, NDP. Richard Lee has served 16 years and four terms in the BC Legislative Assembly and comes to this election as a veteran. To start our conversation, I asked him how he thinks this has prepared him to run in the Burnaby South by-election. “In the riding I’ve been working with many people and non-profit organizations for a better Burnaby riding, so…
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Hamish and Jo’s adventure in France Part 4 : Ireland and the UK
February 19, 2019By: Hamish Clinton and Jozsef As we begin this new semester in exchange on the French Riviera, we are reminded that we are lucky not to be enduring a Canadian winter this year. Since we returned from our holidays…
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Reading break adventures
February 18, 2019By: Sakina Nazarali Things to do during reading break: 1) A Riverdale day tour – For all of you Riverdale fans, I got you! Riverdale fans, you know the franchise in and out. However, you might have felt the feeling of…
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Join the Club: Muslim Student Association
February 18, 2019By: Mishaa Khan The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is a club at SFU which aims to provide Muslims with a voice, a place to pray, resources, and a sense of community. The MSA was created in the early 1970s, and…
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Adulthood 101: The most important meal of the day
February 10, 2019By: Mishaa Khan Here are some quick breakfast recipes to sustain you throughout the day: Overnight oats: Overnight oats are flexible and easy to make. Here are some guidelines: Make a base the night before your snack: Mix a ⅓…
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So you got some emails about SFU’s governing bodies, huh?
February 9, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features editor So. The emails you’ve gotten. They’re definitely emails, and you’ve definitely seen them while frantically emailing group members and professors and getting spammed by Canvas… and while you might not have actually opened them, that’s…
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A guide to avoid hypersexualizing Black bodies
February 4, 2019By: Youeal Abera, Staff writer As a young Black man who lives in Vancouver, a city where African-Canadians constitute 1.2% of its population, I discovered what it means to be “visually different” at a very young age. When I hit…
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“She uses they/them pronouns” : allyship to the gender-diverse community
February 3, 2019By: Sarah McCarthy I appreciate the initiative of including your name and your pronouns in class introductions. But I am always frozen with fear in this situation. I also appreciate this momentous phenomenon of creating language that challenges cissexism and…
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What a positive masculinity looks like
February 2, 2019By: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Gillette recently put out a commercial about their old slogan,“the best a man can get.” The ad talks about how there’s a lot of problems specific to men and traditional masculinity, and how they have…
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Love letter to SFU #3 (To the Women’s Centre)
February 1, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff writer Dear Women’s Centre, You hold a very special place in my heart, and I can only express this love through gratitude. I want to thank you for this safe haven, including both the All Genders…
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