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Tarantino’s “Death Proof” deserves more credit than the apathy it currently faces
May 31, 2021By: Sara Brinkac, Peak Associate Content Warning: Death Proof deals with acts of gruesome violence towards women. Death Proof also includes mass violence surrounding cars and car crashes. I’m often told that Death Proof was a write-off in Quentin Tarantino’s career. However, one quarantine evening, I was faced with nothing to do, so at the suggestion of my roommate, I reluctantly watched the one Tarantino film I had avoided for many years. Well, that evening I learned two things: 1) Death Proof is a great, action packed movie with a kick-ass female cast and 2) I need to start listening…
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Monday Music: Songs that are not just for Asian Heritage Month
May 31, 2021By: Marco Ovies, Features Editor “Off the Rails” by Wallice [caption id="attachment_118265" align="alignnone" width="300"] Image courtesy of Wallice[/caption] Coming hot off the heels of her 2020 hit “Punching Bag” is Wallice with another coming-of-age bop. “Off the Rails” is punchy,…
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Spending an afternoon in Abbotsford? Visit Banter Ice Cream
May 30, 2021By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate Growing up in Abbotsford, I associate some of my fondest memories of the city with eating ice cream in summer. While that could be said for almost any city, 72% of Abbotsford is located within…
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“Diaspora Stories” explores circulation and identity
May 30, 2021By: Michelle Young, News Editor Hosted in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library and Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, Diaspora Stories: How Circulation Defines Latin America was held over Zoom as a part of the Racism(s): Latin America & Identity…
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Monday Music: Songs for the relationship you never had
May 24, 2021By: Sara Brinkac, SFU Student With increasingly difficult barriers appearing when trying to score a date, a friendly (socially distanced) smile or wave is now enough to instigate an entire series of fantasies. To aid all my single friends out…
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“Green Glass Ghosts:” a young adult novel that redefines the genre with open frankness
May 23, 2021By: Nancy La, Staff Writer Few books usually surprise me with their descriptions of Vancouver, yet Rae Spoon’s Green Glass Ghosts came and checked my smugness. Spoon’s book depicts an unnamed narrator and their journey moving from Calgary to Vancouver,…
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Monday Music: The five stages of getting ghosted by group project members
May 17, 2021By: Jennifer Chou, SFU Student Content warning: if you choose to search up the songs and read the lyrics, some of them reference death and violence. Have you ever wanted to scream in anger and frustration because of a group…
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COVID-19 could mean the end of the ride for Vancouver’s PNE
May 15, 2021By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor For many Vancouverites, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) is synonymous with summer. However, due to the pandemic, the annual fair has been cancelled for the second year in a row. And there’s more…
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An updated list of SFU publications open for student contributions
May 12, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate Gadfly [caption id="attachment_118044" align="alignnone" width="300"] Image courtesy of Gadfly[/caption] Gadfly is an independent academic undergraduate journal geared towards students in political science or any of its subfields. It is published in collaboration with the SFU…
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Sliced Mango Collective provides an inclusive environment for Filipinx-Canadian youth to explore their heritage
May 10, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate A conversation between friends led to the creation of the Sliced Mango Collective (SMC), an initiative to celebrate Filipinx culture. Realizing there were few resources for young Filipinx-Canadians to learn about the cultures of the…
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