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Political Corner: The recent peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban could be putting Afghanistan at serious risk
February 11, 2019Written by: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The war in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom. Ironically, the operation did not bring freedom, but instead endured for 17 years. But there’s potentially an end in sight as the first week of peace talks have ended between the United States and the Taliban. America’s essentially been working to pull out of Afghanistan since the Obama administration, which endured two failed peace talks in 2013 and 2015. This only heightened this desire and now it appears that the war in Afghanistan is closer than ever to being done. While…
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Opinions of the Hour
February 11, 2019Written by: Winona Young, Arts Editor “What White, Western Audiences Don’t Understand About Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’” — Margaret Dilloway, Huffington Post Dilloway’s article is a searing call-out to the backlash against the titular host of Netflix’s Tidying Up with…
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Celebrities set a good example when they voice their politics
February 10, 2019Written by: Sho Yamamoto, SFU Student As a child growing up in a new country, I was faced with learning new customs of life. I was six years old, and although I understood a good amount of English, there were…
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Canada can and should better support Venezuelans
February 8, 2019Written by: Tatum Miller, Peak Associate The worst humanitarian and economic crisis in the history of Latin America is currently unfolding in Venezuela. Much of the population lacks access to food or medicine, poverty is reaching all-time highs, and infant…
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Two-Minute Turnoffs
February 4, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Gabrielle McLaren, Winona Young People who wanna bring out the big kinks on the first date Don’t get me wrong, kinks can be a hell of a time. Lots of people love to be a little…
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Game devs and publishers need to just make us gay in open-world games
February 3, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Ubisoft’s recent open-world game, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, recently got nominated for a GLAAD media award for Outstanding Video Game for letting you romance any character, regardless of whether you choose a male or female…
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Queer culture should be more than just parties
February 2, 2019Written by: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Vancouver’s LGBTQ21A+ community has been fighting for its unified presence for a long time, and now it is considered one of the most LGBTQ21A+-friendly cities in Canada. Although while event organizers like Flygirl Productions,…
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Looking back and forward at SFU’s 2018
January 8, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor As we look back at the huge list of ridiculous things that happened at SFU in 2018, their contexts and future implications are worth keeping in mind. Jas Randhawa is elected . . .…
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Children’s shows can and should deal with serious themes
January 8, 2019Written by Komal Adeel, SFU Student Reflecting back on the Saturday morning cartoons that filled our childhood, a lot of moments that stand out are those when kids’ shows got real. Sesame Street has always been a prime example of…
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What if . . . SFU Burnaby campus was flat
November 29, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor I can’t say I’m sure how mechanically this would happen; either the campus would shrink down, or the rest of the world’s landmass would rise up. It would be a geological nightmare that would…
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