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Archives for the Future
June 7, 2015Located in the basement of the Maggie Benston Centre, down a long, seemingly neverending hallway, SFU’s Archives and Records Management office is an area that most SFU students never take the time to visit. Despite containing some of our school’s oldest and most fascinating documents, the Archives — due in large part to a lack of awareness of their existence — have remained inaccessible to the majority of people who frequent the hill. However, as part of SFU’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the Archives are rolling out a Digital Repository — a project which has been years in the making —…
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Facebook wants to rob us of our democratic news
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2485" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo Credit: Phoebe Lim[/caption] Realizing how dependent the masses have become on Facebook for daily news updates, the social media giant now aims to partner with news companies to host news material. Personally, I can’t help…
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In-depth news coverage is not meant to be laughed at
January 12, 2015When we discuss the pivotal shifts currently occurring in journalism, the rapid expansion of online media and the departure of printed press is often among the first things mentioned. While this shift is without a doubt taking place, there is…
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VIDEO: SFU community rallies against Kinder Morgan expansion
November 13, 2014Pipeline protests pickup steam, while three SFU professors deal with injunctions filed against them by Kinder Morgan. Check out The Peak's written article about the rally for more information.
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SFU Community Summit explores the future of innovation
October 27, 2014Experts, innovators, and artists gathered at venues throughout the city last week to discuss the implications of innovation at SFU’s third annual Community Summit. Hosted by SFU Public Square, this year’s summit, titled, “Innovation: The Shock of the Possible,” explored…
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University Briefs
October 27, 2014UBC Theatre and Film sells old costumes for Halloween Students looking for unique disguises to wear this October 31 were invited to Freddy Wood Theatre last Wednesday for priced-to-clear costumes, courtesy of UBC’s Film and Theatre program. From vintage bling…
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Calgary feminist group takes back Halloween
October 27, 2014A feminist theatre company in Calgary is taking back Halloween from what they consider to be an oversexualized costume industry. The group, Urban Curvz, is holding an event on October 31 called Take Back Halloween, which “promotes the opportunity for…
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Polar bears ruin Halloween for Nunavut children
October 27, 2014This year, Halloween night is going to look a little different for children in the Nunavut village of Arviat. The Hamlet of Arviat has issued a public notice advising against trick or treating, as there have been more than the…
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Food bank program expands to satellite campuses
October 20, 2014The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) food bank has officially expanded its reach to the Vancouver campus at Woodwards, and plans to expand to SFU’s Surrey campus in the near future. According to the SFSS board of directors, $500 has…
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CLIVE takes People’s Choice Award at MIT contest
October 20, 2014CLIVE (Coastal Impact Visualization Environment) is a project co-directed by an SFU professor. The project won the People’s Choice Award at a major MIT-sponsored contest that concluded in early October. The contest, entitled ‘Communicating Coastal Risk and Resiliency,’ focused on…
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