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Meghan Parker’s comic book thesis is informative and adorable
July 1, 2018Written by: Natasha Tar Meghan Parker, an SFU grad student, did something really cool when she created her thesis Art Teacher in Process: An Illustrated Exploration of Art, Education, and What Matters. She realized that writing about art wouldn’t work as well as making art about art, and so she made her thesis into a comic book. The comic follows Parker as herself, a high school art teacher who contemplates how she teaches and what she can learn from her students. The best part is, despite it being a thesis, it’s pretty fun to read! The art style…
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30 pictures in 30 days challenge
June 29, 2018By: Alannah Wallace [caption id="attachment_105216" align="aligncenter" width="169"] May 11[/caption] May 11 – Renaissance frappes keeping me alive, pictured against the classic concrete hallways of SFU. [caption id="attachment_105149" align="aligncenter" width="240"] May 12[/caption] May 12 – Dogs, robe, PJs, and slippers. That’s…
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Incredibles 2 makes for an incredible sequel
June 29, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera In 2004, Walt Disney Pictures released a superhero family film that had an impact on the animation world, but it wasn’t the characters’ abnormalities that garnered the film such astounding critical and commercial success. Rather, it…
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POLITICAL CORNER: Progressive drug legislation is the future
June 28, 2018Written by: Liam Wilson Last week, Canada became the second country in the world and the first G7 country to fully legalize marijuana for commercial sale and personal use. As someone who’s never smoked a joint in his life, even…
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An east to west and north to south look at Canadian books
June 28, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren In school, we had to read Canadian books all the time for English and French class. I’m not going to lie: most of them were bad and made me want to scratch my eyes out. No more…
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The current SFU gym dress code isn’t working (part two)
June 28, 2018Written by: Victoria Lopatka, Peak Associate In my previous article on the topic of dress codes, I spoke about my thoughts on the SFU Fitness Center’s current dress code, and gathered the opinions of regular student gym-goers as well. A…
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SFU grad student writes comic book thesis
June 28, 2018By: Winona Young, Staff Writer After writing a 236-page comic book for her thesis, high school arts teacher Meghan Parker crosses the stage this month to receive her master’s degree in education. According to SFU, Parker is reportedly Canada’s…
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Cancelling the Davie Street Block Party takes away from Pride
June 27, 2018Written by: Geron Malbas, Peak Associate A few weeks ago, the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) announced that they would be cancelling their annual Davie Street Block Party. This was due to the approximate cost of the event being over $100,000,…
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Fictional Canadian characters that should make us proud
June 27, 2018By: Natasha Tar Some real-life Canadian figures disappoint us. They make empty promises, do bad things, and make us regular beaver-loving poutine-eaters doubt what we’re supposedly “standing on guard” for. However, in the fictional world there are plenty of Canadian…
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Recent celebrity suicides outline room to improve mental health dialogue
June 27, 2018Written by: Alexander Kenny, Peak Associate In recent weeks, the world lost two iconic celebrities to suicide. It was a shock to all of us, as both appeared to be happy with their lives. The deaths of Kate Spade and…
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