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The fallen members of Vancouver’s sports world
September 12, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor The Vancouver Grizzlies (1995–2001) We can’t start talking about forgotten Vancouver sports teams without starting with the Grizzlies (aka the team with the perfect powder blue jerseys people love to parade around in downtown). In theory, the idea of having a basketball team and hockey team play out of the same arena — the one and only General Motors (GM) Place — was great. Plus, the Grizzles were in operation when Michael Jordan was still playing basketball. Surely, people would flock out to see those games? In practice, a horrible nightmare. How bad was it?…
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How about I don’t develop emotionally?
September 8, 2022By: Maya Beninteso, the Emotionally-Mature™ Peak Associate To whoever, or whatever, the fuck is out there, Hey, remember me — the person you keep on presenting (unwanted) opportunities for character development? The person who does not want to play the…
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BLACK AS U R: Shedding light on the intersection of Blackness and queerness
September 6, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: descriptions of anti-Black violence, homophobia, transphobia, and trans misogyny From August 11–21, Out On Screen hosted the Vancouver Queer Film Festival for the 34th year. The festival “is the largest queer arts event…
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Animal meeting concludes humans are garbage at recycling
August 8, 2022By: Nathan T., Peak Associate Dear humans, We strongly encourage you to read the latest meeting minutes for the weekly Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Bear Community Meeting as part of the Burnaby Mountain Neighborhood Committee. We trust you will enact…
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Still our money: The SFSS is spending too much running itself
August 5, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer When SFU released its 2021/22 budget plan, a plan that called for a 2% increase in domestic tuition and 4% increase in international tuition, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) objected. Their objection, in part,…
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Multiple councillors resign from the SFSS
August 2, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer & Karissa Ketter, News Editor Three Council members, English representative Gabe Liosis, Indigenous studies student union representative Nebula (Anita) Shen, and Diversity and Neurodiversity Alliance representative Vivian Ly, have recently announced their resignations from the…
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Concerns arise surrounding SFSS organization officer’s leave of absence
August 2, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer During the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting of July 6, the current operations organizer, Ayesha Khan, raised concerns regarding the SFSS’ lack of action regarding the coverage of the position for when she…
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Radio silence: The SFSS shouldn’t have kept SFU’s SUB legal challenge from us
August 1, 2022By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer and Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor Boredom, if not outright animosity, is a common reaction to SFU politics. The most explicit example of our distaste for student politics is th low turnout for student elections. Case in…
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Rogers is so “sowwy” about nationwide shortage!
July 29, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Oh noOoOoO!!! Hey Canada, we’re besties for-eve-sies, right? So itty bitty me is so sowwy you felt like I let you down! fiddles with tiny fingers You guys are using big scary words like “blackout,”…
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Women’s Center organizes solidarity rally for Roe v. Wade
July 27, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On July 13, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Women’s Center organized Bans Off Our Bodies, a solidarity rally in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) verdict to overturn Roe v. Wade.…
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