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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 I have to say: It’s about damn time. From Reefer Madness in the 30s, to Ronald Reagan’s infamous statement that, “marijuana . . . is probably the most dangerous drug,” the war on marijuana has a long history. Politicians, teachers, and parents have long preached the dangers of “the devil’s herb.” Never mind the fact that the Centers for Disease…
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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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SFU authors’ spotlight
June 26, 2018By: Courtney Miller and Nuna Siyala With Malice by Eileen Cook (an SFU Writer’s Studio mentor) “Who we are is what comes out when shit goes bad.” Without giving away too much, this sentence from Eileen Cook’s With Malice sets…
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Unpublished pages from Maria Campbell’s classic Halfbreed recovered by SFU researchers
June 25, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor SFU associate professor Deanna Reder and PhD student Alix Shield discovered a complete manuscript of Métis author Maria Campbell’s 1973 classic memoir Halfbreed, including two excised pages from all prints of the book…
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Queer representation: what makes it and what breaks it
June 24, 2018Written by Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor At long last, we have responded to the call for media which represents reality, and we’re seeing more on our screens and pages than white folks and vampires. But that doesn’t mean we’re done,…
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