Miriam Abel
More diversity is needed in university leadership
Opinions August 3, 2020By: Miriam Abel, and WeiChun Kua, SFU Students During SFU’s July 6 Senate meeting, Vice-President, Academic and Provost pro tem Jonathan Driver made an inappropriate remark as part of the apparent “roasting” tradition for President Andrew Petter’s last term at SFU. Driver joked that now would be the time for some “light-heartedness,” and read a series of fake questions that would be asked at the next senate meeting — one of which questioned if SFU would build a pipeline through Convocation Mall. The obvious sarcasm was meant as a joke, but left discomfort and disappointment with concerned students. Student groups like…
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Political Corner: You can’t understand the Wet’suwet’en protests without knowing their history
Opinions February 22, 2020By: Miriam Abel and Weichun Kua, SFU Students Many Indigenous land defenders and their allies are outraged by the recent invasion of the Wet’suwet’en territory by the RCMP. Despite the fact that all protesters were unarmed and repeatedly said they were…
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