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On cannabis literacy and harm reduction
December 20, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer We might know about weed only through its either glamorized or demonized representations in media. But what might a more mindful approach to cannabis look like? How might we hold conversations that don’t shame or police others? How might we demystify weed and come to understand ourselves a little better in the process? The history of cannabis in Canada, like many other places, is entangled with imperialism. From seeking profit to xenophobia, we find ourselves amid a war on drugs. While the first known crop of hemp emerged in what is now Nova Scotia in…
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The grand history of the spice trade
December 20, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer The modern world is full of magic if you take a minute to peek under the hood. One such thing that has struck me lately as absurd is owning a spice rack as a student…
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Spotlight on SFU Vocal Jazz
December 19, 2025By: Julia Nijjar, SFU Student For the past few years, I’ve felt like a soprano singer trapped in the body of a student. How wondrous would it be to sing again like I once did in the good old choir…
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Life with type 1 diabetes
December 18, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Section Editor In September 2019, I lay in a hospital bed at BC Children’s Hospital. A nurse hovered over me, poking my finger with a device I had never seen before. I winced. What was going on?…
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SFYou: Kelly Chia discusses Memories of Home zine
December 18, 2025By: Michelle Young, Co-Editor-in-Chief Memories of Home is a vivid and tender zine written and illustrated by SFU alum, Kelly Chia. It explores identity, and interrogates the dominant narratives that outline history. The zine’s opening is striking: “I am Malaysian-Chinese.…
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Club Profile: The Association of Latin American Students
December 18, 2025By: Petra Chase, Features Editor SFU’s Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) has represented students from the region since the early 2000s. On October 1, they hosted the Latin Street Food Fest Icebreaker in the SUB ballroom. From walking through…
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The resilience of Rohingya women
November 11, 2025By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Tanjila Afrin is currently pursuing a master of arts in international studies at SFU. Before enrolling in the program, Afrin worked as a humanitarian aid worker. With a background in environmental science, she was deployed…
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SFYou: Sarah Law
November 11, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer A recent SFU graduate with a master’s of arts in sociology, Sarah Law currently works as the director of community engagement of the feminist science and technology lab Doing STS. She is also an organizing…
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Inside the UBC encampment for Palestine
July 2, 2024By: Anonymous SFU Student As of writing, 58 days have passed since the encampment at UBC began. Despite our united front, we still struggle to achieve our goals: demanding that UBC divests, academically sever ties with Israeli universities, and condemn…
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Is SFU’s return to campus too soon?
January 25, 2022By: Balqees Jama, SFU Student The SFU community is tired — call it the January Blues, pandemic burnout, compassion fatigue, or whatever you call the kind of anxiety that comes with the COVID-19 pandemic. The university’s recent announcement that SFU will…
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