Jonah Lazar
The SFSS Health and Dental Plan is too shallow for student needs
July 19, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) health and dental plan is as wide as the sea and as deep as a pond. Currently, two plans are available to undergraduate SFU students, an enhanced care plan and a basic care plan for a reduced fee. Each has a short period of time to opt out entirely with proof of alternative coverage. These plans are offered by Alumo (previously Studentcare), a student dental and health care provider contracted by the SFSS. While the plan covers a lot, the maximum annual amounts don’t. The enhanced care plan is…
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Restoring, not changemaking: highlights from Indigenous Changemakers
July 19, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Indigenous Changemakers was a Zoom webinar hosted by the West Vancouver Memorial Library on July 8. This event brought into dialogue three notable Indigenous community members in the arts industry. One was Rebecca Baker-Grenier of…
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Lonely men need community, not misogyny
July 13, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of suicide and misogyny. Seemingly everywhere you turn, there is discourse about the “male loneliness epidemic,” how young men in particular are experiencing unprecedented levels of social isolation. However, multiple studies have…
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A taste of Tuareg desert blues
July 13, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Amidst the downtown chaos of the World Cup, the annual Vancouver International Jazz Festival took place from June 19 to July 5. This year marked the 41st iteration of the festival, run by Vancouver’s not-for-profit…
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SFU rejoins U SPORTS’ Canada West in 2027
June 29, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Following SFU’s decision last September to leave the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the US’ premier collegiate sports governing body, the university is set to begin competing in Canada’s collegiate sports governing body, U SPORTS,…
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Canucks orchestrate hierarchy overhaul
June 29, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer After finishing rock bottom in the NHL Western Conference, the Vancouver Canucks are set to reshape their managerial team. The 2025/26 campaign saw the Canucks pick up 25 wins across 82 games, finishing 19 points…
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Soccer is the game of life: Carling Jackson’s “Uprooted to Unstoppable”
June 29, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer In light of the first days of the 2026 FIFA World Cup getting underway, and to celebrate World Football (Soccer) Day, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), unveiled a mural…
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A shared self in Simorgh: a self-portrait
June 29, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer The art exhibit Simorgh: a self-portrait is currently on display at the Audain Gallery at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts. This exhibit is a collaborative work done by SFU graduate students Wyldie Bracewell, Alex…
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Book Nook: Independent West Africa: tradition, modernization, and identity in a post-colonial Africa
June 7, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer In West Africa in the 1960s, the literary scene in the newly independent nations stretching from Senegal to Nigeria was booming. Writers such as Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and Léopold Sédar Senghor defined not just…
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Nico-meets-stereolab: a review of MEMORIALS’ All Clouds Bring Not Rain
May 18, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Formed by Verity Susman and Matthew Simms, MEMORIALS is an art-pop duo out of Canterbury, England. Their debut record, Memorial Waterslides, won the group a modest following, and from this success they have been on…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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