Meera Eragoda
A timeline of SFSS conduct and concerns
August 6, 2022May 2022 President Helen Sofia Pahou and the new Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) begin their 2022/23 term. May 11, 2022 In an interview with The Peak, Pahou said she hopes to facilitate clear communication within the SFSS. May 11, 2022 Council meeting In-camera portion called by Pahou and vice president internal and organizational development Judit Nagy to discuss committee election. In-camera refers to portions of the meeting which are confidential and unavailable to the public. Matters which constitute a basis for an in-camera meeting are: HR matters, “open contract negotiations or competitive processes,” legal issues, and anything subject to…
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Re:Orientations is the diverse queer Asian documentary we needed
August 1, 2022On July 20, Love Intersections, a queer arts collective, hosted Yellow Peril: Reimagining Queer Asian Futures with sponsorship from Vancouver Pride Society and SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. The event was named after Kendell Yan’s, aka Maiden China’s, film…
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Something for everyone: The online learning debate is way more convoluted than it needs to be
June 15, 2022We’ve all got a take on hybrid learning. Too few options for it. Too much to ask of instructors. Not worth what we pay in tuition. We’re also blowing the problem out of proportion. A fully dual system, offering fully…
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Colouring the world Mauvey
May 23, 2022With his notable mauve hair and a pink and blue trench coat, Mauvey was hard to miss at the Commodore Ballroom on May 6. Combine his dreamy intergalactic aesthetic with his open exuberance and you get an incredible performance. Mauvey…
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Maybe it’s the system: Capitalism is killing us and telling us the problem is our brains
May 10, 2022One in three Canadians are likely to experience a mental illness in their lifetime. In 2020, pre-pandemic, The Tyee reported one-third of Canadians had been diagnosed with anxiety. Additionally, one-third had been prescribed antidepressants. Since the pandemic, CBC reported 54%…
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Community-focused gardening
May 8, 2022Editor's note: This piece has been updated to reflect Embark Sustainability Society is a non-profit group located on SFU's campuses. “Gardening is an act of love — a love for the planet, a love for your community, and a love…
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Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer take on the courts in this satirical play
March 22, 2022Content warning: mention of sexual harassment in the fourth to last paragraph. Full of dance offs, wit, slo-mo, and a never ending commentary on land claims, Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer is a satire that brings out the deep…
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UBC students get $1,500 of mental health benefits, we get . . . $500?
March 1, 2022In 2021, UBC’s student society, the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS), increased their mental health benefits from $500 to $1,000. Earlier this year, they increased them again to $1,500 through use of their Health and Dental Reserve Fund. So why…
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Delving into British Columbia: An Untold History with Naveen Girn
October 26, 2021What does it mean to be a racialized immigrant in so-called BC? It usually means your history in this place isn’t told very often. The beginnings of BC have historically been painted as rough-and-tumble white explorers carving their way through…
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The roots and lost radicalism of Labour Day
September 6, 2021If you’re anything like me, you’ve viewed the first Monday of September as nothing more than your last day of freedom before the Fall semester begins. Though Labour Day has been thoroughly divorced from its roots, its history is an…
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