Features
Being aware of my creative self
January 15, 2024By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor If you asked me over the past six years if I consider myself creative, my answer would have probably been “no.” Before that, though, I defined myself as a creative person. I grew up surrounded by art, from learning to play a couple of musical instruments to picking up brushes, paints, and a canvas. I’d just paint whatever came to mind. The thing is, being involved in the arts and being creative are two different things. A lot of us are conditioned to think of creativity as a mysterious force that creates art —…
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Problematizing Orientalist art: a glimpse into the past
January 3, 2024by: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer The realm of Orientalist art, which has undergone a significant shift in perception over time, is often criticized for its colonialist tendencies and distorted portrayal of the East. This 19th-century European genre depicted cultures…
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Inside The Cherry Pit
November 16, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici Editor’s note: Saije Rusimovici is the acting vice president of Creative Design for CMNSU. The Cherry Pit podcast was born from the ambitions of members of SFU’s Communication Student Union (CMNSU) to combine their production skills with…
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The multifaceted problem of Gentrification
October 30, 2023By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio Gentrification is a seemingly unstoppable phenomenon taking place in cities across the world, from North American cities like Vancouver or my home, Mexico City, to East Asian cities like Tokyo and Seoul. Gentrification is a complex…
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Club Profile: Pursuit of Happiness
October 24, 2023By: Vee Babbar, Peak Associate and Member of SFUPOH Peek-a-boo, SFU! Halloween is just around the corner, so let us bring out our festive flair and make some memories. As everyone knows, midterm season can be full of fear and…
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Unpeeling the Layers of Self-Acceptance
October 24, 2023By: Tas S So far, 2023 has been a great year for movies. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, Oppenheimer, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, and how could I ever forget sweet ol’ Barbie…
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Catching Fire: An Analysis of People of the State of California v. Big Oil
October 18, 2023By: Sofia Chassomeris, SFU Student In the summer of 2018, I looked up at the crimson sun shining through layers of smoke and smog and I thought the world was going to end. I was home in Vancouver that summer,…
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The ABCs of Budgeting in Vancouver, Part 2
October 10, 2023By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on the ABCs of Budgeting in Vancouver. It was so well received that I decided to write a part two. Without further ado, may I present to…
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A love letter to the night
October 6, 2023By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer I am a night owl through and through. I can’t help that I’m in my absolute prime following the hours past midnight. The depths of darkness cascade through the night, blanketing the stars before twilight…
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Debunking COVID-19 myths and misinformation
October 3, 2023By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor “The COVID-19 pandemic is over and we are ‘post-pandemic’” There have been multiple declarations that the pandemic is “over” — perhaps the most well-known was President Joe Biden’s declaration in 2022. When the World Health…
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