Simon Fraser
Peakie gets outdoorsy
May 20, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer and C Icart, Humour Editor Dear Peakie, I want to preface this by saying I was a runner before running became cool. I’ve been in the pain cave, I’ve had nasty blisters, I’ve pooped in unfortunate places. I am also a vegan, which makes me doubly better than anyone else. So here’s my issue, I accidentally swallowed a fly while chasing a PB. It all happened so fast! How can I atone for my sins? Sincerely, At least I got some protein Dear At least I got some protein, Sounds like the great outdoors hasn’t…
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How can we talk about decolonization when SFU is named after a colonizer?
June 22, 2021by Marco Ovies, Features Editor Editor's note: It has come to the attention of the editorial team that this piece is heavily plagiarized from another source. While the source was previously cited, we are currently reworking the article to fix…
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There is no good reason not to change the name of our sports teams
June 22, 2020By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor The recent Black Lives Matter protests around the world have turned a new page in the chapter of global anti-racist conversations. Locally, SFU’s athletics teams’ name has once again been the subject of critical scrutiny. Admittedly,…
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SFWho?
January 13, 2018By: Eva Zhu January 11 marked Sir John A. Macdonald Day, commemorating the country’s first Prime Minister. When you consider Macdonald’s appalling treatment of Indigenous people, his calendar holiday is a reminder of the colonialism at the root of Canadian…
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A campus guide to the best and worst coffee
February 17, 2017Coffee keeps students running, and students need to know where they can go to get some midnight fuel to help them make it through the day. This is your guide to coffee options on campus. See something missing? Tweet us…
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Down and out during Study Abroad
January 30, 2017[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ot all students going on exchange are prepared for the road ahead. After stumbling into SFU’s Study Abroad program, it wasn't long until I knew I wanted to go on exchange and get the study abroad experience, clichés and all.…
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Talk the Talks: Multilingualism at SFU
January 15, 2017SFU is located in one of the most culturally diverse cities in Canada, a mixing bowl of languages and cultures, a place populated with people from across the globe; yet it is still limited by an English-dominant mentality. Obviously foreign…
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The need for a comprehensive sexual assault policy at SFU
November 28, 2016SFU’s sexual violence policy consultation After failing three survivors of sexual assault in the past year alone, it’s fair to say SFU has a lot to learn about sexual violence policy. Following reports of the University of British Columbia and…
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What I wish I knew on my first day at SFU
September 12, 2016[dropcap]I [/dropcap]recently completed my undergraduate degree and people aren’t joking when they say that achieving milestones makes you weirdly sentimental. Since summer semester ended, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on my past four years at SFU. When…
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The One Who Stops: an interview with SFU’s nicest bus driver
January 4, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU students who take the 135 bus up to campus every morning see a lot of different bus drivers — some nice, some not so nice. Most of them tend not to make much of an impact. But Bill Laird…
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