Ukraine
Bill S-276 hopes to mark September as Ukrainian heritage month
November 22, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer On October 19, a new bill proposing the implementation of Ukrainian Heritage month was introduced in the Senate by Senator Stan Kutcher. Bill S-276 is an opportunity for Canadians to “celebrate, reflect on, and learn about the many contributions made by Ukrainian Canadians to Canada’s unique social and historical fabric.” If the bill is passed, the month of September will be dedicated to acknowledging Ukrainian heritage in Canada. September was chosen to honour the first recorded arrival of Ukrainians in Canada 125 years ago. Canada has the third largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world. There…
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Klondike is an introspective look into the Ukrainian war’s beginning
July 5, 2023By: Emilio Gutierrez Content warning: mentions of war. On February 22, 2014, the Ukrainian parliament voted to remove then-president, Viktor Yanukovych, from office in response to months of Euromaidan protests over government corruption. Not soon after, armed insurgency at the…
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Panel discusses role of media in Russia-Ukraine war
November 8, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer SFU Public Square, in collaboration with Digital Democracies Institute, SFU School of Communication, and SFU School for International Studies hosted a panel discussion on “The Russia-Ukraine War and Media.” The panel investigated the role…
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Ukrainian creativity amidst the war with Dr. Bilaniuk
October 7, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer Content warning: This article mentions violence, war, and death. On September 1, Professor Laada Bilaniuk delivered a presentation on Ukrainian creativity and resilience in the face of war. She focused on detailing the cultural creativity…
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Halifax welcomes over 300 Ukrainian refugees to Canada
July 23, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer On June 2, a charter flight carrying 319 Ukrainians arrived in Halifax. Nova Scotia residents and host families greeted those arriving with welcome posters and gifts. To help Ukrainian citizens flee Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
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Council discuss changes to policies on in-camera discussion
July 4, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Policy amendment for in-camera sessions At the June 22 Council meeting, Judit Nagy, SFSS vice president internal and organizational development, introduced a motion to suspend policy PM-1.2., which dictates how policy is notified and changed.…
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Nicole Bizovie and the Dovbush Dancers
May 30, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor For many of us, dance means marvelling at the beauty of performances as an audience member or moving your body at the club. But for SFU health science student Nicole Bizovie, dance…
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Tymofiy Mylovanov discusses the war in Ukraine
May 28, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer On May 10, the SFU Economics Research Seminar series hosted Tymofiy Mylovanov for the seminar titled, Military and Economic Aspects of the War in Ukraine. Mylovanov is president of the Kyiv School of Economics, associate…
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Senate addresses supports for Ukrainian and Russian students
March 23, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Update on the motion to hire 15 Black faculty On March 7, during the question period, former SFSS president and student senator Gabe Liosis asked vice-president academic and provost senator Catherine Dauvergne for an update…
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Disproportionate reporting on invasion of Ukraine shows mainstream media’s racism
March 16, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer On February 25, 2022, CBS news reporter Charlie D’Agata said, “This is a relatively civilized, relatively European — I have to choose those words carefully, too — city where you wouldn’t expect that or hope that…
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