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Controversial Charles Comfort mural will no longer be displayed at SFU
June 24, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor In 2004, SFU acquired a 19-metre-long, $600,000 colonial artwork painted by Charles Comfort, receiving it from the Toronto Dominion (TD Canada Trust) bank’s Vancouver headquarters. The painting, called the British Columbia Pageant, immediately sparked protest among the SFU community and the public; the painting is not only a misrepresentation of British Columbian history, but it offensively portrays Indigenous Peoples as decorative and passive. This week, the massive painting is finally being taken down and put in storage. [caption id="attachment_110292" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The British Columbia Pageant, above, has been hanging in above the Images theatre in…
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SFU Lingo: commentary by a UBC student
June 21, 2019By: Jennifer Low, Features Editor In my family, I am considered the odd one out for having gone to SFU, rather than UBC like my parents and sister. This makes for some very funny conversations considering that most of the time,…
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Long story short: Overwhelming myself in co-op taught me to take care of my mental health and respect my personal boundaries
June 20, 2019By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate When I was in Grade 12, I’d already decided on doing co-op during my third year of university; I thought it looked like a good way to map out my academic career. After two years at…
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Why is our mascot a kilt-wearing, moustached Scottish Terrier?
June 19, 2019By: Jennifer Low, Features Editor Who decided that SFU was going to be represented by an anthropomorphic, tartan-wearing terrier mascot? Why on Earth does he have a moustache and why is he Scottish? What kind of name is McFogg? Is that…
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Long story short: My journey into the exclusive world of wellness taught me to check my privilege
June 17, 2019By: Molly Johnston, SFU Student I have a confession to make: I drank the green Kool-Aid and bought into the oh-so-exclusive club of wellness. Ever since I can remember, I have struggled with chronic stomach pain — a persistent discomfort accompanied…
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SFU Galleries’ newest exhibition calls for an active conversation about unspoken Sikh histories
June 10, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate In 1984, the Indian government carried out a military attack to target the Sikh community. Religious leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers were attacked at Harmandir Sahib, otherwise known as the Golden Temple, in the…
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SFSS president to split his summer pay among vice-presidents
June 7, 2019By Onosholema Ogoigbe On May 30, during the second SFSS board meeting of the 2019–20 year, the board approved a motion to distribute SFSS president Giovanni HoSang’s June–August stipends between the SFSS’s vice-presidents (VPs). The motion came in response to…
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