madeleine chan
The Bright-er Side: TikTok boredom spotlights youth creativity
January 19, 2021I don’t have TikTok. So it says something that I’m still very impacted by the constant innovation that comes from it. Pandemic boredom being funnelled into the app has only illuminated how much talent and creativity youth have to share with the world. The creation of elaborate narratives, green-screened worlds of wonder, and clever uses of video effects are just a few of the innovations I’ve seen in TikTok videos posted on other platforms. Not to mention that the practice of captioning videos has also grown drastically from these youth who are more mindful of accessibility. The fact that entire…
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We aren’t safe with SFU’s security
January 8, 2021CW: Discussion of sexual assault, police brutality, death. Over the years, there have been increasing concerns about the response of SFU Safety & Risk Services (SRS) to campus incidents. Most recently, the RCMP were called on a Black…
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Holiday commercials are more sinister than sweet
December 11, 2020Every year after Halloween ends, they come flooding in: holiday commercials. Not just the ones that feature holiday music, deals, and colours — i’m talking about the commercials that act like a whole ass short film. Large companies spend thousands…
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SFU gets rid of professors to save president’s salary
November 23, 2020BURNABY, BC — SFU plans to cut its spending budget drastically by firing all teaching staff for the upcoming Spring 2021 semester in lieu of SFU President Joy Johnson’s supply of supposed “fat stacks.” The move is projected to increase…
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The radicalization of social sciences and humanities students at SFU
November 21, 2020Simon Fraser University (SFU) is an environment that fosters radicalization against the current economic, political, and social systems in place. Whether it is from the inactions of the university regarding Indigenous and/or environmental issues, or learning how to critically think…
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Listing gender on official documents is pointless
November 18, 2020If you’ve ever downloaded your advising transcript from goSFU, whether to help with advising or just to weep at the slow decline of your GPA, you may have noticed that it lists a gender. This is the same with any…
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Celebrating Transgender Day of Remembrance should be backed with action
November 16, 2020Content Warning: Mentions of transphobia, trans death. It has been almost 21 years since Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) was first held on November 20, 1999. It is held annually on November 20 to honour transgender and gender non-conforming lives…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Wear a fucking helmet
November 12, 2020I cannot count the number of people that I’ve seen just this past summer that haven’t worn a helmet while biking. Yeah, when it’s nice out biking is great — for minimizing road congestion, avoiding potentially contagious people on the…
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Online AGMs allow for students to be more engaged with their governance
November 2, 2020To be honest, I had never attended one of the SFSS’ Annual General Meetings (AGM). Not for lack of care, but because the in-person format never really jived with me. This year’s AGM, however, was the first that I’ve actually…
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Dialogue, not debate, is needed for democracy
September 11, 2020I really couldn’t pinpoint when social media became such a tiring vortex of people just screaming their opinions, hoping that others will scream back. This kind of chaos is also so prevalent in the realm of politics, with heated, daily…
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