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Post-secondary students assemble to plan for climate justice
January 28, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Post-secondary students from across Metro Vancouver came together on the afternoon of Sunday, January 19 at SFU’s Harbour Centre to start a coalition for climate justice. The first meeting of the Metro Vancouver Post-Secondary Students Coalition for Justice consisted of setting respectful conversational boundaries, brainstorming the vision for the collective, and group discussions on the topics of goals, values, and how to work towards climate justice. Attendees included students from SFU, UBC, Langara, Capilano, BCIT, and Emily Carr. Climate justice is a somewhat different topic than, but not exclusive of, environmental justice. It advocates for…
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Canadians, overseas wars are too heavy for your jokes
January 19, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Don’t get me wrong. I like memes just as much as the next Gen Z/Millennial youngling. Two identical Spider-Men pointing to each other? That’s my shit. Joking about SFU’s lack of adequate response to snow? Chef’s…
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The Lightning Thief musical album zaps Percy Jackson back to life
January 15, 2020by Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer I know what you’re thinking. They made a musical of . . . that? Despite being a big fan of the book series, I was also hesitant about this kind of adaptation. The films were a…
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Best comfy spots at SFU Burnaby
January 14, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Picture this: You’re on the mountain. Maybe you’re between classes and want to do some readings — or at least, attempt to. Maybe you want to take a power nap before your next four-hour lecture.…
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“Go.re.miSFU”: SFU opts for invasive singing telegrams over grade email notifications
January 6, 2020Written by Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Students at SFU will get notified about their final grades in a melodic way at the end of this semester. The university has employed a fleet of five human singing telegrams to inform the…
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What Grinds Our Gears: How holiday gifting has turned into a capitalist chore
January 5, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer I’ve noticed something alarming this past holiday season. People rushed to get last minute gifts. They didn’t know what to buy, and just settled for the most convenient item. Wash, rinse, repeat. It’s a loop where…
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The Peak Artist Rewind 2019: The best artists of the year
January 4, 2020By Kitty Cheung, Ben McGuinness, Madeleine Chan, Zach Siddiqui, Juztin Bello, Kim Regala, Nicole Magas, Kelly Chia, Lubaba Mahmud cehryl by Kitty Cheung [caption id="attachment_112556" align="alignnone" width="300"] Screenshot via Instagram[/caption] cehryl is a Hong Kong-born artist whose work is full…
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Monday Music: unconventional carols for the holidays
November 25, 2019By: Madeleine Chan, SFU Student I don’t know about you but frankly, I’m sick of holiday music. If I hear one more note of Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” I will personally sue every radio station for emotional distress. It’s not…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Sodium Podium
November 24, 2019By: Juztin Bello, Madeleine Chan, Kelly Chia, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Marco Ovies, Nathaniel Tok, Winona Young This first-year class cost you $500, the least you could do is pay attention! As a fourth year filling up her breadth courses with…
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Podcast But Outside’s chaotic comedy thrives in its unusual but authentic setting
November 16, 2019By: Madeleine Chan, SFU Student Podcast But Outside is exactly what it sounds like: a podcast, but outside. Hosts and comedians Andrew Michaan and Cole Hersch (known most famously from Vine) set up a table outside and invite strangers to…
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