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The social media trend of blackfishing is disturbing and unquestionably racist
November 25, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer On November 6, a Twitter user named Wanna created a thread which showcased a number of white women partaking in the racially insensitive phenomenon of blackfishing. The act, named after the term catfishing, is the practice of white women using makeup to appear black or biracial, with the incentive of garnering online followers by appearing more “exotic”. “Can we start a thread and post all of the white girls cosplaying as black women on Instagram?” Wanna wrote. “Let’s air them out because this is ALARMING.” Following this tweet were posts from herself and…
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SFU’s poetry club, The Writer’s Art, is calling all writers
November 17, 2018By: Winona Young The art of writing is not lost on SFU student Encina Roh or her fellow club members. Proving that the pen is mightier (and more helpful) than the sword, their SFU club centred around poetry, The Writer’s…
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TEDxSFU: Uncharted elicits inspiration in Vancouver
November 12, 2018By: Youeal Abera TEDxSFU: Uncharted comprised an eclectic group of speakers, each offering rich insights from a wide array of ideological (and even philosophical) schools of thoughts. Each speaker had 30–45 minutes to present ideas that, in theory, could…
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SFU’s safety and security services: what we can change and what we can’t
November 12, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Recently, SFU students got an email reminding them of proper procedure in an emergency, providing the phone numbers for security on each campus. This came after two separate safety and security crises on Burnaby…
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Director Joel Edgerton tells all about his process adapting the memoir, Boy Erased, to film and more
November 5, 2018PC: Joel Edgerton stars in Boy Erased as head therapist, Victor Sykes Until June 6, 2018, gay conversion therapy was still legal in Vancouver. While many may think gay conversion therapy couldn’t possibly still exist, shake their heads at…
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Paranormal Activity : SFU students tell us their real life scary stories
October 27, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Maxwell Gallick, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Zach Siddiqui, Lauren Wallace, and Winona Young It was too cold to play outside, and we weren’t yet addicted to video games, so somehow my best friend and I got the…
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In this week’s SFYou: Giovanni and Travis talk SOCA
September 24, 2018By: Anindita Gupta, Peak Associate Correction notice: One paragraph was removed due to concerns expressed by an external organization who had previously been mentioned in the piece. The Rotunda has been home to numerous equity groups over the years. SOCA, Students…
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A crash course on renters’ rights for students
March 26, 2018By Winona Young, Peak Associate If it is your first time renting solo on an apartment, suite, etc., and landlords are going to hope and pray that you are a stumbling and clueless virgin when it comes to your rights…
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SFU Bookstore scavenger hunt
February 26, 2018Written and photographed by Victoria Lopatka If you’re looking for exotic protein snacks, uterus-centric fridge magnets, or incredibly expensive leather book bags, look no further than your local SFU Bookstore. Shout-out to bookstore staff member Saadiyah, who helped me track…
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SFU love stories and Tinder nightmares
February 14, 2018Love story 1, submitted by B.P. I look back on September 2014 as a time of many firsts, one of which was walking into my first ever Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies class, which was an elective for me. My…
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