Karissa Ketter
Un-learning Islamophobia with Dr. Anver Emon
May 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor The second installment of SFU’s Onstage Speaker 2022 series was hosted on May 14. Dr. Anver Emon, University of Toronto law and history professor, looked at some harmful Muslim sterotypes in Canada and spoke about Islamic law in his discussion. The conversation was led by SFU professor of International Studies Dr. Amyn Sajoo. SFU’s vice-president academic and provost, Catherine Dauvergne opened the event by noting, “The conversation around Islamophobia is one of the most important conversations for western societies to enter into. “The inability or unwillingness of western decision makers and law makers to begin…
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TransLink announces 10 year plan of Transport 2050 priorities
May 20, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor On April 20, 2022, TransLink announced their first 10-year priorities of the Transport 2050 plan. Their press release reported they will double the regional bus services and create “up to 170 kilometres of new rapid…
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Council meeting interrupted by racist Zoom bombing
March 29, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Editor's note: The print version of this article states it was science undergraduate society representative Zaid Lari who said "shut up" during the incident. This has now been corrected to political science representative Abhishek Parmar.…
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Skoden Indigenous Film Festival launches fourth year at SFU
March 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School for Contemporary Arts (SCA) is hosting the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival (SIFF) this April 1–2, 2022. Entering its fourth consecutive year, SIFF was created in 2019 by students Grace Mathisen and Carr Sappier. In…
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SFU food workers rally for a living wage
March 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The negotiation period for the new SFU food workers contract with Chartwells has begun since their contract ended on October 30, 2021. SFU food workers are wearing red buttons on their uniforms that read “Living Wage,”…
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Council receives presentation from No Cops on Campus
March 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: this article mentions anti-Black and anti-Indigenous topics. Council receives a presentation from No Cops on Campus At the March 16 meeting, Graduate Student Society director of access and equity, Hafsa Sadiq, and Chantelle Spicer,…
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BC government invests in post-secondary education accessibility in 2022 budget
March 22, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The new provincial budget was published on February 22, 2022. It announced multiple investment initiatives to increase post-secondary education accessibility for student groups. The press release stated part of the investments will work towards adding in-demand…
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Researchers and Indigenous land stewards create story map of Indigenous seaside habitats
March 8, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer This year, SFU researchers launched an interactive story map of stewarded sea gardens in the Pacific Ocean. The project consists of Indigenous scholars and knowledge holders, along with academics and artists who wished to “foster learning…
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SFSS election results reveals new executive committee
March 7, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on March 3, 2023 to correct the spelling of Abhishek Parmar and Vaibhav Arora’s names. The SFSS voting period, which ran from February 15 to 17, has closed. The…
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Councillors vote to re-open the Student Union Building
February 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Vote on re-opening of the Student Union Building (SUB) On January 20, the SFSS announced they were closing the SUB due to COVID-19 safety. They had tentatively scheduled the SUB to re-open on February 18,…
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