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Businesses should be open later during the pandemic
March 8, 2021by Jacob Mattie, SFU Student To promote staying home and social distancing, many businesses are now open for a fraction of the time they were pre-pandemic. From restaurants and retail to SFU Burnaby’s very own Renaissance Coffee, hours of operation have been shortened. While this may seem like an apt adjustment — especially in light of decreased foot traffic — this solution is flawed. To promote COVID-19-friendly practices, businesses should keep their doors open later. Being open for shorter amounts of time can certainly reduce the chance of transmitting disease. However, it condenses customers into a smaller time frame which…
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SFU’s fitness centre should definitely keeps its women-only hours
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1780" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Popsugar[/caption] Last week’s The Peak article “SFU’s fitness centre should remove its women-only hours” ignores the many reasons that the women-only hours are necessary in gyms. The article argues for gender equality, which…
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SFU’s fitness centre should remove its women-only hours
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1161" align="alignnone" width="750"] Photo Credit: Fast + Epp[/caption] Two law students at McGill, Soumia Allalou and Raymond Grafton, recently approached their university student union about creating women-only hours at McGill’s fitness center. Their proposal was met with widespread criticism,…
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