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Scaling the wall of toxic masculinity and rediscovering sports as an adult
September 28, 2020By Gurpreet Kambo, Peak Associate I’m just about at the top of an indoor rock climbing wall. There’s a red and black machine a couple feet above my head, and it has a bungee-cord-like thing hooked into the harness at my waist. It’s supposed to support my weight and bring me down gently, should I fall. There’s a few rocks above me I could still climb up on, and I consider it. I think to myself that rock climbing is like a timed jigsaw puzzle, in which the piece that you are currently trying to place is your own body,…
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How I lost a year of my life (and almost so much more) using SFU Health and Counselling Services
September 27, 2020By Anonymous Growing up as an American-Canadian dual citizen, I came to Canada excited for the accessible health care I’d always heard about that was just out of reach. On my second day on campus, I found SFU’s Health &…
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SFU student writes letter on tuition increases
September 27, 2020Written by: Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer On September 8, SFU student Aliya Boulanger wrote a letter to decision-makers regarding SFU’s tuition increase. At the March 19 meeting, the Board of Governors approved the tuition hike in regards to the 2020–21 Budget…
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SFYou: Get the buzz on Professor Mark L. Winston
September 25, 2020By Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Name: Mark L. Winston Pronouns: He/him/his Departmental Affiliation: Biological Sciences and the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue Hometown: South Euclid, Ohio Current Occupation: Professor and Senior Fellow Fun Fact: Mark was once the president…
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Being a visually impaired student in the age of COVID-19
September 21, 2020By Gurpreet Kambo, Peak Associate This article is part of an ongoing series about how disabled students have transitioned to remote learning and pandemic living. “I've done a video editing course, I've done graphic design being fully blind,” said SFU…
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Scholar Strike Canada: A cause for hope and a missed opportunity
September 21, 2020By Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor “Education isn’t about teaching students how to make the trains run on time.” said Min Sook Lee, Associate Professor at Ontario College of Art and Design University, during the first scheduled digital teach-in, Abolition or…
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Removing statues is essential in accurately recounting history and bringing justice for oppressed racial minorities
September 20, 2020PHOTO: Eric Thomas / Getty Images by Serena Bains, Staff Writer A series of statues have been taken down and vandalized both worldwide and in Canada as increased attention is being brought to the racial injustices BIPOC face. A part…
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Student Union Building completes construction
September 20, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The Student Union Building (SUB) is in its final stages of completion. While construction has been completed, its opening is pending final inspection and awaiting health protocols to be deemed safe for students due to…
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Wildfire extinguished on Burnaby Mountain
September 12, 2020Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor On Friday, September 11 a fire burned on the northern side of Burnaby Mountain. The Burnaby Fire Department was called at 12:20 p.m. for a fire that was “500 to 600 feet across,” according…
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A name change is not enough to hide SFU’s institutional whiteness
September 10, 2020by Victor Yin, SFU Student Former SFU President Andrew Petter released a statement on his decision to change the name of SFU Athletics’ varsity teams after an "an extensive stakeholder engagement process." Petter's statement, which does not recognize any Black…
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