Politics
Where are Black women in SFU politics?
July 21, 2019[25/07/19]: This story was corrected from an older version. Corbett Gildersleeve was identified as an SFU alumnus and a co-organizer of the event. Gildersleeve is an SFU alumnus who attended the event to show his support. By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer On June 20, Stephanie Chiakwelu, SFSS at-large representative 2019 candidate, brought forth a dialogue-based event that tackled the lack of representation of Black women in SFU politics. Open to the public, Chiakwelu eagerly welcomed both students and non-students to sit down and discuss the topic of young Black women leaders. The event emphasized several issues of underrepresentation of Black students…
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Political Corner: The People’s Party of Canada’s unexpected success in the Burnaby South by-election is concerning
March 2, 2019Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor Three by-elections to fill seats in the House of Commons took place on February 25, the closest of which was in the riding of Burnaby South. It was an incredibly important race for the…
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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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Save “The Resistance” as a title for those who are actually resisting
November 19, 2018Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor I am such a specific brand of nerd that one of my most bumpin’ group chats is solely dedicated to Canadian history and political trivia. Boy, were we excited when the Maclean’s December cover…
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World News Beats
October 26, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Ethiopian cabinet sees equal representation in sexes Women now hold 10 of Ethiopia’s 20 ministerial posts, making it the second African country after Rwanda to have a gender-balanced cabinet. In a Parliamentary speech…
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The USMCA will do nothing but harm Canada’s trade and independence
October 16, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate After months of uncertainty regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), we learned this past week that it is officially dead, and will be replaced with the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA).…
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The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy jeopardizes the future of progressive America
July 5, 2018Written by: Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Anthony Kennedy, 81, will be retiring on July 31, after 30 years. Although he is a Republican appointed by former president Ronald…
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Doug Ford’s election teaches us that provincial politics matter too
June 22, 2018Written by: Gabrielle McLaren *This article has been changed from the print version to more accurately reflect the intent of the writer. Every summer, a Canadian province bursts into flames. Last year, it was literal forest fires in B.C. This…
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The clothes one wears does not correlate to their level of freedom
June 13, 2018Written by Amal Abdullah, Staff Writer About a year ago, a couple of friends and I put on a bake sale at one of the vendor tables in the Academic Quadrangle (AQ) to raise money for a religious non-profit organization.…
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