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SFU Ombudsperson celebrates 50th anniversary
June 15, 2015As old as the university itself, the SFU Office of the Ombudsperson is significant in that it was the first of its kind found at an academic institution in North America. The office is an independent resource for the university community that aids in conflict resolution when it comes to issues of academic integrity, academic difficulties, or misunderstandings related to language skills or different culture. The word Ombudsperson may throw some people off, as it has its roots in a 300-year-old Swedish term, ‘ombudsman’, meaning “person who has an ear to the people.” ‘Ombudsperson’ means an advocate for fairness and…
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Bard on the Beach brings Shakespeare to life
June 13, 2015One of the goals of festivals such as Bard on the Beach is the promotion of the works of William Shakespeare. This is promotion not from obscurity, but from the negative association so many link with his name — so…
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The Young Romantics are well represented in SFU’s art collection
June 8, 2015On a massive canvas, tar, enamel, varathane, oil, and corduroy create images of bodies which frame a circular opening. Adorned with flowers, the opening looks like a ceremonial basin with ribbed bodies of fish descending into the opening, along with…
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SFU’s bullies to begin accepting Bitcoins
June 8, 2015With the SFU’s bookstores now accepting Bitcoins in exchange for textbooks and other callously over-priced course materials, several campus bullies who regularly beat students up for their lunch money are reporting that they will also be accepting Bitcoins effective immediately.…
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SFU mourns VP finance and administration
June 8, 2015SFU’s VP finance and administration, Pat Hibbitts, passed away suddenly last Tuesday after serving as a senior executive member for over a decade. Hibbitts began her academic career in Ontario, earning her BA at the University of Toronto and her…
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SFU students tour BC to promote recycling
June 8, 2015Last weekend, Confederation Park in North Burnaby saw the kickoff celebration for the BC Recycles Summer Ambassador Program. This year, the program will send four SFU co-op students on a whirlwind tour of British Columbia to promote recycling. The program…
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Think twice about posting your provocative Instagram photos
June 8, 2015When you post a picture on Instagram, your main concerns are most likely how sweet it looks with the brand new filters, and whether or not it’ll be ‘liked’ a coveted 11 times or more. You aren’t typically concerned with…
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Comic Connoisseur: Julian Lawrence debuts the coming-of-age tale Drippy’s Mama
June 1, 2015On the surface, The Adventures of Drippy the Newsboy has the look of a lighthearted children’s story. Rest assured, the story in Julian Lawrence’s debut graphic novel is anything but childish. Lawrence, who adapts this story from Stephen Crane’s George’s…
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Community raises safety concerns over Kinder Morgan expansion
June 1, 2015Nearly 200 people gathered at Forest Grove Elementary on Wednesday, May 20 for a town hall meeting organized by Burnaby Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion. The crowd consisted of politicians, citizens, and members of community organizations who were united…
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Laugh Track: Emmett Hall
June 1, 2015It’s not uncommon for comedians in Vancouver to have their fingers in several different pots at once. In addition to providing music as part of the well-regarded Sunday Service, Emmett Hall is also a regular at several other comedy shows…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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