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I don’t want a “coming out” story
June 26, 2021by Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Ever since high school, I had my suspicions I wasn’t straight. I brushed it off for years, but I eventually came to understand and accept that part of me. As I embraced this aspect of my identity, I felt an unnerving pressure to suddenly come out to everyone around me. It felt like I needed to create a list of names of who to come out to. I needed to find a time, place, and set the scene for my big reveal. But the more people I told about my sexuality, the more I felt like…
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It’s time to bust myths about asexuality
June 25, 2021by Carter Hemion, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of sexual assault Asexual people are believed to make up at least 1% of the world’s population. By comparison, 1% of the world is about the same amount of people who have…
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How can we talk about decolonization when SFU is named after a colonizer?
June 22, 2021by Marco Ovies, Features Editor Editor's note: It has come to the attention of the editorial team that this piece is heavily plagiarized from another source. While the source was previously cited, we are currently reworking the article to fix…
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SFU stadium set to open for Fall 2021 term
June 22, 2021Written by: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer After several delays in 2020 and 2021, the SFU stadium is slated for opening by the Fall 2021 term, according to project manager James Bremner. He did not state reasons for the delay. Previously,…
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Monday Music: Songs to question your gender to
June 21, 2021By: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer and Genderfuck With gender in the spotlight this Pride Month, music often reflects the experiences we have as gender-diverse and questioning people. These artists express their complicated relationships with gender, and sometimes that is just…
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Professors discuss concerns regarding SFU’s reopening plan
June 16, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Following the BC provincial government’s reopening plan, SFU announced its plan to return to campus by Fall 2021. The university aims to bring back in-person classes for 70–80% of courses. They also created a…
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Kula Kitchen’s Asha Wheeldon reflects on the importance of sharing resources in a community
June 14, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Kula Kitchen, an online food service business that offers Afro-centric plant-based foods, has kept me nourished throughout the long semesters of COVID-19. Much more affordable than frequenting the UberEats app, Kula’s nourishing foods were…
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“Listen to This” is a great way to both enjoy and support the arts during COVID-19
June 7, 2021By: Emma Best, SFU Student The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted more than those visible onstage. Like many other industries, the arts have had to pivot in order to survive. It is through digital performances that theatre companies, such as the…
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Spending an afternoon in Abbotsford? Visit Banter Ice Cream
May 30, 2021By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate Growing up in Abbotsford, I associate some of my fondest memories of the city with eating ice cream in summer. While that could be said for almost any city, 72% of Abbotsford is located within…
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Vancouver non-profit offers free HIV self-test kits to increase equitable health care
May 29, 2021Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor and Carter Hemion, Staff Writer The Community-Based Research Centre (CRBC) now offers up to three free self-test kits for HIV. Gay, bisexual, transgender, queer men, non-binary, and Two-Spirit British Columbians are eligible to recieve…
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