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Experiencing a suicidal crisis as an SFU student
November 21, 2020By Anonymous Content warning: suicidal ideation, prescription drug use, institutionalization I was first diagnosed with disabilities during my first year at SFU. While coming to terms with the diagnoses themselves was difficult, it was nothing compared to the medications and crises I have endured throughout my undergrad. I have been on more medications than I can count — and they all end the same way. They either have enough side effects that I want to forget that I ever took them, or they make me forget everything that has occurred in recent memory. Eventually, I stop taking them due to…
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World News Beat
November 20, 2018Written by: Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student New drug proves itself a 99% effective cure for HIV/AIDS After the first clinical trial of the drug Gammora, results indicate that in four weeks, it can destroy up to 90% of the…
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Senate discusses university emergency protocols and mental health support
November 14, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor After two emergency incidents on Burnaby campus, senators at the latest SFU Senate meeting discussed the university’s current protocol for emergency incidents and potential steps forward. Of the two incidents last month, one…
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If excelling is the goal, then schools should do their part to help
June 4, 2018Written by Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Life has been a game of striving for perfection since the beginning of high school. No longer were you allowed to squander your afternoons away playing basketball or skateboarding outside with friends until dinnertime.…
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Workshops tackle the challenges of suicide intervention
January 26, 2015If you believe that a friend may be considering committing suicide, what should you do? SFU Health and Counseling Services is making new efforts to help people tackle this very issue The department is offering a series of three-hour workshops…
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Marijuana should not be legalized
September 22, 2014Talks regarding the decriminalization of marijuana have been around for many years, but only became mainstream in 2000 with the founding of the Marijuana Party of Canada. For the majority of that time, many believed that a change in the…
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Approaching suicide prevention from a different angle
September 15, 2014Last month, the world was shocked by actor and comedian Robin Williams’ suicide. Soon after his death, a public discussion on ways to prevent suicide was opened, and it is certainly no coincidence that the World Health Organization (WHO) issued…
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