Meera Eragoda
A timeline of SFSS conduct and concerns
August 6, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor May 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…
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Re:Orientations is the diverse queer Asian documentary we needed
August 1, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor On 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,…
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Something for everyone: The online learning debate is way more convoluted than it needs to be
June 15, 2022By Meera Eragoda, Features Editor We’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…
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Colouring the world Mauvey
May 23, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor With 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…
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Maybe it’s the system: Capitalism is killing us and telling us the problem is our brains
May 10, 2022By Meera Eragoda, Features Editor One 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…
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Community-focused gardening
May 8, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor Editor'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…
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Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer take on the courts in this satirical play
March 22, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief Content 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…
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UBC students get $1,500 of mental health benefits, we get . . . $500?
March 1, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief In 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…
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Delving into British Columbia: An Untold History with Naveen Girn
October 26, 2021by Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief What 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…
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“Sex Education”: a mixed bag of captivating and cringey
October 8, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: mention of sexual assault in paragraph four Sex Education returned to Netflix on September 17, 2021 for yet another comedic and, of course, sex-filled season. But it’s becoming a mixed bag of hoaky writing…
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