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Museums can teach us about colonialism or preach it
September 20, 2017By: Gabrielle McLaren, Staff Writer In 2012, the SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology accepted a collection of stone tools a farmer had gathered along the Peace River. The condition was that these artefacts would be repatriated to the Treaty 8 Tribal Association (T8TA), an advisory group for Treaty 8 First Nations. Repatriation means returning culturally significant items to their historically rightful communities. SFU students sorted and restored the lithics and arranged them into a virtual exhibit in preparation for their 2017 repatriation to the T8TA. The collection will be part of the first collection of the new Tse’K’wa Interpretive…
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We need to preserve both safe spaces and academic freedom
September 7, 2017Written by Zach Siddiqui, Opinions Editor The right to free speech flirts with human progress the way peanut butter jives with strawberry jelly — they’re the “it couple.” At SFU, we all benefit from free speech; it’s a key component…
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Letting go and moving on from a breakup
July 21, 2017Mornings and evenings are the hardest. I wake up and look over to see him not next to me. I look down at my phone only to find no new messages. I nearly act on that burning desire to send…
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THE BAD RAP: Kanye West
July 3, 2017Celebrities and people in the public eye are often placed on a pedestal — whether they choose to be or not. With that spotlight comes glaring judgement and an intense examination of everything that they do. Some celebrities often get…
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“O Canada,” we need to remember you — all of you
June 23, 2017Written by Zach Siddiqui, Opinions Editor Woven together in Quebec City in the 19th century and swiftly setting a previously dark void in our country’s identity alight, the verses of “O Canada” resonate across this country’s collective consciousness with alacrity.…
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Policing our outdoor activities so isn’t chill, dude
June 19, 2017I never thought that something as simple as yoga would be banned from public parks. Let me first say that I love Vancouver. I love the blend of city and nature, and the amount of green space in this city…
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What the NDP and Green parties could have in store for BC
June 12, 2017By: Sarvin Samei On May 29, NDP leader John Horgan and Green Party leader Andrew Weaver shocked the province by announcing a joint partnership and signing an agreement in order to solidify a minority government. That’s a big slap in…
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What you should consider before you move in with someone
June 5, 2017By: Amneet Uppal “You’re a moron,” Judge Judy screams at a defendant. It doesn’t matter for what; she’s probably right. The defendant and the plaintiff are a former couple fighting over a broken lease, property damage, and missing rent money.…
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Tim Hortons’ possible closure deserves more student input
May 23, 2017As you might’ve heard, SFU’s sparking a hardcore internal makeover of its available set of eateries. This includes potentially canning the Burnaby campus Tim Hortons, a hotspot for hungry students at all hours. Tim Hortons has fallen under the gun…
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Animal research and torture are not the same thing
May 23, 2017By: Lyz Boyd, Peak Contributor When you hear “animal experimentation,” are you conjuring images of sad animals suffering unspeakable horrors? Are they locked in tiny cages? Getting stabbed by huge needles? If so, you’re missing a lot of the story.…
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