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Ban the Bottle bars plastic water bottles from campus
March 1, 2021by Karissa Ketter, News Writer A project three years in the making, Ban the Bottle, a collaboration with Re-use for Good, banned plastic water bottles across all SFU campuses. The official phase out of plastic bottles began on January 1, 2021. Ban the Bottle provides reusable water bottles in the vending machines “at no additional cost,” Russell Dunsford, co-president of Ban the Bottle, told The Peak. He added the reusable water bottles will be the same price as plastic bottles. Students will be able to refill their reusable bottles at the bottle-filling stations on campuses, according to Dunsford. Dunsford noted that…
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Dr. Parin Dossa envisions social justice from the margins
February 27, 2021Written by: Emma Jean and Dev Petrovic Content Warning: Discussion of war, islamophobia, racism Living in a Western country in the Global North, it is often difficult to view social justice outside of the walls of our familiar political system.…
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Protests held at Vancouver Art Gallery condemn Myanmar military coup
February 24, 2021by Petra Chase, SFU Student On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup. Armed soldiers occupied the streets and democratically-elected officials were detained. Protesters organized at the Vancouver Art Gallery on February 3 and 13 to reject their…
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Students question lack of diversity among SFU’s top leadership roles
February 24, 2021by Karissa Ketter, News Writer There has been discussion among SFU students online regarding the implementation of white faculty and staff to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policies. Though President Joy Johnson and Vice-President, Academic and Provost Catherine Dauvergne placed…
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SFU student politics has failed us
February 21, 2021by Justin Smith, SFU Student Despite changes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to SFU, some things have remained consistent: nonsensical Canvas pages, wallet-crushing tuition, and bullshit student politics. For a university that advertises itself as “one of Canada’s most…
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Senate Report: February 1, 2021
February 16, 2021by Karissa Ketter, News Writer Updates to the P/CR/NC grading scheme Last Senate meeting, the pilot of P/CR/NC grading scheme was approved for undergraduate elective courses. After feedback from the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS) and Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committees…
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How SFU’s mishandling of sexual assault excaberated my trauma
February 13, 2021Written by: Sarah Russo Content Warning: heavy discussion of sexual assault, mentions of suicide Three days into my time at SFU, I was sexually assaulted. I've heard people compare going to university to beginning a brand new chapter of your…
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SFU x UBC: a forbidden love
February 11, 2021By: Alex Masse, Staff Writer Vancouver’s January air struck through the bones, the same as always. That is to say, it was cold, but if you expressed this to anyone outside the Lower Mainland, they’d laugh at you. She pulled…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: February 1–7
February 2, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, SFU Student Global Talent Night 2021 | February 5, 8:30 p.m.–10:00p.m. | FREE with registration | Online Discover and celebrate the unique, diverse talents of the SFU community. Hosted by SFU International Services for Students, Global Peers,…
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SFU StreetFest captures the campus feeling we’ve been missing
February 1, 2021By: Brianna Condilenios, SFU Student Oh, how I missed you SFU! But thanks to this augmented reality street festival, which partnered with a number of student service groups like Ancillary Services and the SFSS, I felt right back at home. My…
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