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TransLink should be able to keep offensive ads off their vehicles

Michelle Gomez September 25, 2018

Unquestionably, the ongoing debate on the morality and legality of abortions has been controversial throughout its history. But most recently, news of a B.C. court overturning TransLink’s decision to deny advertising space to an anti-abortion group opens a door a discussion on free speech. The originally-rejected advertisement came from the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, an Alberta-based anti-abortion advocacy group. According to Global News, “the proposed ad contained images of a growing fetus at seven weeks and at 16 weeks, and then a red circle on a white background containing the word ‘gone’ along with text that read: ‘Abortion Kills…

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Ambitious invention to blame for SFU’s extreme snowfall

Peak Web April 4, 2018

SFU president Andrew Petter seems to have his eyes turned upwards, as his gondola dream now unites with another secret passion project that, quite literally, aspires to reach the sky as its limit. While sleuthing around in the closed Highland…

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World News Beats

Nathaniel Tok March 2, 2018

  TransLink to increase SkyTrain capacity TransLink has an announced an additional 80 cars will be added to its SkyTrain lines. 56 of these cars will be allocated to the Expo and Millenium Lines, while 24 will be given to…

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Students vote overwhelmingly to keep U-Pass

EIC November 24, 2017

SFU undergraduate students voted overwhelmingly to keep their Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) for another two years in a referendum this week that saw the largest voter turnout in recent history. The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) announced on November 24…

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Burnaby campus faces major parking congestion

Gabrielle McLaren October 2, 2017

If you are finding it difficult to find a parking spot at the Simon Fraser University Burnaby campus, you are not alone. The university is experiencing increased congestion in its parking lots this semester and parking passes have sold out…

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TransLink bus services expansion leaves out SFU

Aaron Richardson September 18, 2017

The largest expansion of bus service in Metro Vancouver did not result in more service to Simon Fraser University. TransLink introduced an additional 105,000 hours of bus service across the region earlier this month. In addition to the regular changes…

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Transit horror stories

Peak Web May 23, 2017

By: Jessica Pickering, Grace Rose, Rebecca Zorg, Dan Hoy, Rebecca Chen, and Micaela Evans Grace and The Old Lady Who Touched Her Hair For some context, my hair is usually in braids or some sort of unique hairstyle. As a black…

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The official Peak Transit survival guide

Vincent Justin Mitra October 3, 2016

Where will you be when the world ends? Will you be in the library, cramming for that test? Will you be using your last Poké Ball to catch that Dratini in the AQ reflecting pool? Will you be knocking back…

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SFU proposes “badass giant mech” as transit alternative

EIC September 6, 2016

An SFU committee tasked with determining an alternative mass transit option has forced the school to rethink its current bus strategy because of the cost of fuel, shitty Compass Card U-Passes, and unpredictability under inclement weather. After reviewing many proposals,…

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I’m tired of being ogled at while taking the SkyTrain

EIC October 26, 2015

I’ve always had a big thing for public connection; catching a passerby’s eye in the habitual bustle, maybe offering a nod or — heaven forbid — a quick “good morning.” There’s something worthwhile in mustering the effort to reach out…

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