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Celebrating Transgender Day of Remembrance should be backed with action
November 16, 2020by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Content 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 lost to violence. Despite the event now being held and recognized globally, including by SFU and the BC government, transphobia continues to permeate the lives of those who should never have to deal with it. Along with hosting TDoR events, there should be further action to ensure that this day isn’t just another X on…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Wear a fucking helmet
November 12, 2020by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor I 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…
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Online AGMs allow for students to be more engaged with their governance
November 2, 2020by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor To 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…
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Dialogue, not debate, is needed for democracy
September 11, 2020by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor I 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…
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SFU alumni creates puzzle swapping app for change
August 4, 2020Written by: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Founded by SFU alumni Eric Smith, JigSwap is a mobile app in the making that will allow users to trade completed puzzles with people nearby. Smith stated in an interview with The Peak that…
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Sodium Podium IV
August 1, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Madeleine Chan, Meera Eragda, Jessica Garcia, Danielle Li, Marco Ovies, Devana Petrovic, Paige Riding, Joy Tian [caption id="attachment_115313" align="alignright" width="300"] Illustration: Tiffany Chan/The Peak[/caption] The BMI scale? More like the BMBYE scale CW: mention of weight, self-image Alright…
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Powell Street Festival telethon takes intersectional importance to the internet
July 29, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival has been happening yearly since 1977 in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), and like many events, a pandemic isn’t stopping it this year. The festival will virtually kick-off on August 1 from…
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Starry Nights keeps the wonder of the cosmos alive
July 28, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer You may have noticed a shiny, domed building on SFU’s Burnaby campus while walking to and from the upper bus loop. Sadly, that area’s been cluttered with construction debris the past year, and I couldn’t…
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It’s time that we rethink the necessity of exams in classrooms
July 18, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer SFU recently announced that the final exam schedule for all classes will be released in October, rather than at enrollment. The change hopes to reduce course conflicts, back-to-back exams, and same-day exams. However, it also adds…
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