Izzy Cheung
Looking back at The Road Forward
June 19, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of assimilation, residential schools, and cultural genocide. Colours bleed into the pages of a black and white newspaper as a low-tone humming surrounds the screen. The steady, heartbeat-like fervor of a drum echoes through the scene. A powerful voice sings a chant-like melody. Sitting at a large wooden desk is a man, his burly shoulders wrapped up in a crisp suit, elation hitting his features as he passes a piece of paper. The form is signed, and in the distance, you can hear an airplane pass over the sky. Suddenly,…
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NTKNTG: Exhibits highlighting Indigenous communities
June 13, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor [caption id="attachment_128501" align="alignnone" width="696"] PHOTO: Elyana Moradi / The Peak[/caption] snəxʷəł: an art exhibit by Mekwalya (Zoe George) Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Ave., Vancouver Runs until November 2024 Every day 10:00 a.m.–5:00…
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Films to look out for at this year’s Vancouver Short Film Festival
June 3, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor The Poem We Sang (2024) Content warning: mentions of genocide. Photojournalist, cinematographer, and filmmaker Annie Sakkab unearths the emotions and memories behind forced migration. The documentary delves into a family’s flight from Palestine…
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Asian businesses to check out this summer
May 25, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor As Asian Heritage Month is nearing its end, we need to remember that even though we celebrate certain cultures during certain months, that doesn’t mean we stop once the month is over. We…
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Rooster: a virtual portal to ancient China
May 7, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor A parchment-like scroll is laid out on a flat surface. Perfectly imperfect splotches of watercolour red, gray, and green bleed onto the pages as they shift under your command. Black brushstrokes line up…
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Two eight-year-olds in 2008 give their online game recommendations
April 2, 2024By: Izzy Cheung and Saije Rusimovici Club Penguin Create your penguin (but don’t forget to include a parent’s email address!). Home to igloos, shops, and even a DANCE CLUB, penguins and puffles live together in harmony here. Buy clothes for…
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Don’t separate the artist from their art
April 1, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of antisemitism and grooming of minors Elvis Presley is one of the most influential artists of all time. His characterization in the film Elvis (2022), shows the profound impact he had on…
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Casting for Love Is Blind: SFU Edition is underway
March 27, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer Yes, you read that correctly — the Netflix favourite reality TV series, Love Is Blind, is coming to SFU! This “experimental” show follows singles as they attempt to find the love of their life without…
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SFU faculty members express support for Palestine
March 25, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer Content Warning: mentions of antisemitism and genocide. From education to history, 140 members of SFU’s faculty have signed a “basis of unity” statement expressing their collective support for Palestine. The statement endorses the Boycott, Divestment,…
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