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Student group condemns SFSS for “institutionalized racism”
September 11, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) has published public letters on their Facebook page condemning the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) for their treatment of marginalized groups on campus. SOCA addresses the SFSS In their public letter to the SFSS, SOCA noted that the student society’s conduct during negotiations regarding space for SOCA in the Student Union Building (SUB) “is a prime example of the SFSS using the power it has to suppress groups that the SFSS is supposed to work in alliance with.” According to SOCA, the SFSS has…
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World News Beats
September 9, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student “Scallop War” breaks out between France and the UK An incident in which 35 French fishing boats chased five UK ones out of the Baie de Seine has been dubbed the “Scallop War.”…
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SFU students participate in UN sustainability forum
August 1, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Between July 13 and 18, SFU students participated in the United Nations (UN) High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. After being established in 2012, the forum is conducted for eight…
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Delay the marijuana legalization date to avoid breaking international law
September 25, 2017By: Aaron Richardson Canada is scheduled to become the second country in the world — after Uruguay, though countries like Spain and South Africa have done it partially — to legalize marijuana. The current date of legalization is scheduled for…
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