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World News Beat
June 29, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate & Amneet Mann. News Editor Pope introduces plans for reform in the Vatican Pope Francis informed Reuters during an interview of his plans to reform the Catholic Church. These plans include having a cardinal take charge of the Office of Papal Charities. This change will raise awareness for the organization which takes care of the poor, as the Pope believed that a big part of his job was in charitable works. The Pope is also looking at reforming the ranks of cardinal advisors and the Catholic Church’s accounting and human resource department in Italy, taking…
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Summer news round-up
September 7, 2017Just because most students take a break in the summer doesn’t mean our news team does. Below are summarized bits of news stories written by our News Editor and contributors over the course of the past semester. “SFSS shuts…
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Protest organized for Trump Tower opening in Vancouver
February 27, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett With Trump comes controversy. The same can now be said for the opulent buildings which bear his name. Following a fairly rocky development stage, the official opening of Vancouver’s Trump International Hotel and Tower is now upon…
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SFU Institute for the Humanities panel goes beyond the Women’s March
February 27, 2017On Monday, January 20, a room in the Woodward’s building was packed with guests to listen to just under a dozen panelists as they discussed and debriefed the Women’s March on Washington – Vancouver which happened just one month ago.…
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Week
February 14, 2017The Downtown East Side Women’s Memorial March is an annual event that coincides with Valentine’s Day, but celebrates a pressing social issue in Canadian society. February 14, in this light, is a day to remember and a call to action…
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World News Beat
February 13, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett Canada/USA Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump met face-to-face for the first time when Trudeau visited the White House this Monday. While it is often customary for the incoming US president’s first state visit…
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Embark shares future plans after successful referendum
February 13, 2017By: Elise Burgert In the fall 2016 semester, SFU students voted in a referendum to increase the levy that SFU provides to the Embark Sustainability Society. This resulted in a small increase in the tuition paid by students, but has given…
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Trump’s historic pick for Education Secretary
February 13, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett Despite a fight from Senate Democrats, Betsy DeVos, a wealthy Republican party donor and school-reform advocate, was confirmed as education secretary this week following a confirmation process fraught with controversy. Ms. DeVos, a previous chair of the…
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SFU students break down ‘invisible walls’ to climate action
February 9, 2017Although many people are aware of climate change issues, some may feel that they are unable to take action to change the situation. These often invisible barriers are what inspired a group of interdisciplinary SFU students to take on this…
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CJSF launches new show Speak Up!
February 6, 2017SFU's radio station CJSF has launched a new spoken word segment called Speak Up! It consists of an hour of volunteer-made spoken word programming, and encompasses a wide range of topics. The station typically has a variety of talk and…
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