Kaja Antic
How to spend a day at . . . Chilliwack’s District 1881
July 24, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer The first time I saw Chilliwack’s District 1881 on social media, it was being compared to Disneyland. Walking through the narrow pedestrian alleyways, the brick façades of the nearby shops and restaurants give off a Main Street USA vibe. This compact shopping centre is about an hour from SFU’s Burnaby campus via the Trans-Canada Highway, and can be reached by transit when taking BC Transit bus route 66 — the Fraser Valley Express — which departs from Lougheed Station. [caption id="attachment_128917" align="alignnone" width="696"] PHOTO: Kaja Antic / The Peak[/caption] It was busy when I went,…
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Vancouver isn’t prepared to host the FIFA World Cup
July 23, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer The FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Canada, the US, and Mexico in 2026, with Vancouver hosting seven of the 13 games being played in Canada. Vancouver has had some experience with major international…
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The avian flu pandemic needs more attention
July 17, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer Avian influenza, specifically the highly contagious and infectious subtype H5N1, has seen increasing cases worldwide since 2020. As its name suggests, the virus is primarily found in birds, but it’s also been found in at…
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Not a message from the president: Everything I missed in the 2023–24 community report
July 16, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer As we come to the end of this mundane, troublesome, and cost-ineffective academic year, it’s time to jog down memory lane and remember everything that happened this year. And yes, I mean everything. You have…
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The Vancouver Park Board must stay independent
July 10, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer Surprise — Vancouver mayor Ken Sim has made yet another terrible decision. Last December, he decided his party holding the majority in City Council, the Park Board, and the School Board wasn’t enough control. Sim…
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The carbon tax is the least of our economic problems
July 2, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer As the effects of climate change grow increasingly dangerous each year, the Canadian government introduced a federal carbon tax in 2018 to decrease emissions, with BC being the first to introduce this policy in 2008.…
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HalfSoul chronicles the struggles of mental health, identity, and morality
June 27, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of death and trauma. For local freelance and comic artist Scarlet Wings Kaili (Kelly Chen), HalfSoul began as a project without much of a plan — one that has now continued for…
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SFU Queer Collective’s webinar tackles 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in universities
June 27, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer and Kelly Chia, Peak Associate On June 5, SFU Queer Collective held their first webinar since the organization’s revival earlier this year. The network includes SFU graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, staff, and alumni who…
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Remembering the 2023-24 Vancouver Canucks
June 24, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer and C Icart, Humour Editor We are gathered here today in memory of the 2023–24 Vancouver Canucks. What a season it was, starting with an 8–1 victorious roar over the Edmonton Oilers and ending with…
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Indigenous place names in so-called Vancouver
June 19, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer Much of what is now called British Columbia exists on the unceded Coast Salish Territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As we observe and celebrate Indigenous History Month in the…
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