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The South African Film Festival features thought-provoking documentary, Good Hope
November 22, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer The South African Film Festival’s (SAFF) virtual event ran this year from November 1 to 12 and featured several award-winning documentaries, featured films, and shorts. Good Hope, a 2019 documentary following post-apartheid movements in South Africa, was one of the SAFF’s hidden gems this year. Filmmaker Anthony Fabian’s Good Hope looks at the impact of Nelson Mandela’s human rights advocacy in the current political climate and how younger generations are shouldering the historical legacies of racism, corruption, and inequality. More importantly, Fabian uses his film to educate viewers globally on South Africa’s efforts to rebuild…
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Remote learning doesn’t have to be doom and gloom this semester
May 10, 2020By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate Ever taken a distance education course? It can be annoying. Too much of the course is self taught through reading of journal articles and textbooks, there’s not enough interaction with the teaching staff, and no lecture…
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It’s not worth complaining about not getting to use the new SUB
September 28, 2019By: Gene Cole, Peak Associate The new Student Union Building (SUB) has been in construction for the entire time I’ve been a student at SFU, breaking ground in 2016 and continuing development ever since. Its delays have essentially become a…
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