Sofia Chassomeris
“G” is for Genocide: Google and Amazon’s Project Nimbus
September 20, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t a sci-fi pipe dream anymore. For nearly 75 years, computer scientists have researched and developed programs that can mimic and predict human thinking — we currently stand witness to this new technological frontier. AI technology has undeniably furthered progress in many areas such as medical efficacy, agricultural optimization, and cyber security. The recent advancement of “deep-learning” AI models is especially promoted as revolutionary for its ability to “process extremely large and varied sets of unstructured data and perform more than one task.” As an emerging phenomenon, AI is only beginning to…
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SFU student creates hoodie for people with anxiety
September 17, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer SFU Beedie student Vansh Sobti has designed an “anxiety hoodie” for his clothing brand Cloud Nine Clothing. Sobti’s clothing line was created to provide “ultimate comfort and relaxation” for students with their mental health in…
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Vancouver’s Clean Air Festival returns for its second year
September 16, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On September 15, the second annual Clean Air Festival was hosted at Slocan Park. The Clean Air Festival is an “immuno-inclusive,” hybrid event put together by a team of community members and organizations. Some organizations…
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The CRA revokes charitable status of two organizations supporting Israeli military
September 11, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On August 10, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) revoked the charitable statuses of the Jewish National Fund of Canada and Ne’eman Foundation of Canada. Both organizations will no longer be exempt from income tax or…
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BC’s decision to recriminalize drugs makes a bad problem worse
June 17, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of overdose and death. Since declaring the crisis eight years ago, BC has lost over 14,000 people to overdose, with Indigenous people making up nearly “six times the rate of other BC…
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Where the Light Meets My Shoulder centres Black curls in sunlight
February 6, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, SFU Student This week, I had the pleasure of viewing and experiencing the exhibit Where the Light Meets My Shoulder by local artist Rebecca Bair. The exhibit is available until February 11 at Evergreen Cultural Centre located…
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Catching Fire: An Analysis of People of the State of California v. Big Oil
October 18, 2023By: Sofia Chassomeris, SFU Student In the summer of 2018, I looked up at the crimson sun shining through layers of smoke and smog and I thought the world was going to end. I was home in Vancouver that summer,…
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