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Don’t rely on campus or transit announcements when deciding whether or not to stay home
February 15, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor I’ve been trapped on top of Burnaby campus during snow cancellations on two separate occasions. Both times, I’d woken up nonsensically early to beat the transit crowds and weather in case class was on, because I felt behind in the class and needed every lecture. After the class was cancelled part way through the day, I would inevitably see the horrendous crowd at the upper bus loop before deciding to walk down the mountain slowly and carefully, then waiting several hours for a shorter bus ride back home. Was it painful? Absolutely, but I…
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Celebrities set a good example when they voice their politics
February 10, 2019Written by: Sho Yamamoto, SFU Student As a child growing up in a new country, I was faced with learning new customs of life. I was six years old, and although I understood a good amount of English, there were…
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Queer culture should be more than just parties
February 2, 2019Written by: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Vancouver’s LGBTQ21A+ community has been fighting for its unified presence for a long time, and now it is considered one of the most LGBTQ21A+-friendly cities in Canada. Although while event organizers like Flygirl Productions,…
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After the SFSS Executive Director consultation, there’s room for hope
January 12, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor On January 8, the SFSS held an open consultation for students regarding the hiring of the new Executive Director (ED), a newer variant of the old CEO role. For those who don’t know about this particular odd role,…
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Looking back and forward at SFU’s 2018
January 8, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor As we look back at the huge list of ridiculous things that happened at SFU in 2018, their contexts and future implications are worth keeping in mind. Jas Randhawa is elected . . .…
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SFU economics professor found dead in Colombia
January 4, 2019By: Michelle Gomez, News Team Member Three weeks after going missing in Colombia, SFU economics professor Ramazan “Ramo” Gencay was found dead. Gencay travelled to Colombia to attend seminars at the EAFIT university (universidad escuela de administración y…
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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…
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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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