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Student newspaper under fire for running an informed opinions article
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] SFU’s student paper is facing criticism for publishing an opinions-related election article in the newspaper’s opinions section. The article, which appeared in the March 23 issue of The Peak, was titled “The Peak picks their 2015 SFSS candidates” and included endorsements for six candidates running in the then upcoming Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elections. However, when posted online, the piece received several accusations that the opinions article was biased and didn’t belong in a publication meant to incite further dialogue. “I can’t believe how clearly biased this article is,” one online…
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Which prolific director should make a live-action version of your favourite Disney movie
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1646" align="alignright" width="300"] Image by Rachelle Tjahyana[/caption] Earlier this month, Disney announced that Tim Burton had been tasked with bringing a live-action version of Dumbo to the silver screen. Perhaps even more surprising is how unsurprising the announcement is,…
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Embarrassing situations and how to respond to them
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1652" align="alignright" width="300"] Image courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] Embarrassing encounters are a part of everyday life, but that doesn’t mean you can’t totally own these moments and come out on top. Here are four embarrassing situations and ways you can…
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Faux SFSS election profiles
March 16, 2015With the transit referendum engulfing the Greater Vancouver area and the upcoming federal election happening later this year, it’s refreshing to finally have politics worth paying attention to: the 2015 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elections. You may be thinking,…
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How your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations appropriate my culture
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1196" align="alignright" width="300"] Illustration by Momo Lin[/caption] When you think of cultures that have faced adversity throughout history, the Irish are frequently overlooked. Whether it’s British home rule up until the early 20th-century, stereotypes about being lazy and drunken…
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SFSS election heating up as incumbent candidate locks hopeful newcomer in boiler room
March 16, 2015With election season underway for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), things are heating up as promising newcomer Shaylene Pratt has already hit her first political roadblock: being locked in the boiler room of the Maggie Benston Building by current…
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Can we please talk about the literal elephant in the room?
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_895" align="alignnone" width="940"] Illustration by Chen Chen[/caption] Shaun, as you’ve probably grown to realize over the span of our relationship, I’m a woman of action and a woman of priorities; someone who’s not afraid of confronting things head-on and…
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If inspirational sports movie quotes were rewritten to be about tacos
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_892" align="alignnone" width="940"] Friday night delights || Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] Our deepest fear is not that our tacos are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that they are flavourful beyond measure. It is our taste, not our blandness, that…
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Americans condemn Human Rights Watch for publishing profanely-titled report
March 2, 2015[caption id="attachment_775" align="alignnone" width="940"] Illustration by Momo Lin[/caption] International research and advocacy group Human Rights Watch has come under fire for its most recent report: a 350-page document on the treatment of African-Americans in the United States titled “America officially still…
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What your Andy Warhol poster says about you
February 2, 2015Did you notice the Imaginus poster sale on Burnaby campus a few weeks ago? Yeah, you did. Did you impulsively buy a $12 Game of Thrones poster, thinking it would really make your room more you? Probably. Semesterly poster sales…
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