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The Switch is a show that tells the stories of transgender people through humour
July 31, 2017Created by Amy Fox of Trembling Void Studios and Elizabeth Marston, The Switch is a show that seeks to represent transgender people in a way that isn’t shallow. Rather than appear as a convenient moral lesson in a show, as Fox put it, The Switch seeks to show transgender people as simply part of “the breadth of humanity,” partly because it is unjust to erase their stories, but also because seeing only a narrow slice of humanity in TV is boring. We sat down with Amy Fox to talk about the creative process. The Peak: What is the basic premise…
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SFU hockey players bound for the pros in China
July 24, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh A pair of Simon Fraser University hockey players are poised for the first puck drop of their professional hockey careers with the Kunlun Red Star team based in Beijing, China. The players Jordan Liem from Surrey and Jared…
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Professor’s work on housing crisis brings big recognition
July 10, 2017SFU professor and director of the City Program Andy Yan was recently honoured by the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) for a decade of work on housing affordability and urbanization in Vancouver. A leading expert on the province’s housing…
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Focus on ecosystems helps cities fight climate change, study finds
July 10, 2017A recent study from a Simon Fraser University think tank demonstrates that cities can achieve better value in restoring urban ecosystems over building additional infrastructure in the fight against climate change. The Adaptation to Climate Change Team, which is based…
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Food trucks, glorious food trucks!
July 4, 2017By: Anindita Gupta Summer in Vancouver could be defined as an extended stretch of time with little or no rain. And when it’s sunny, you can’t stay home! You could, but wouldn’t you rather be out, discovering the city you live…
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Policing our outdoor activities so isn’t chill, dude
June 19, 2017I never thought that something as simple as yoga would be banned from public parks. Let me first say that I love Vancouver. I love the blend of city and nature, and the amount of green space in this city…
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SFU students develop app to ease parking in cities
June 12, 2017Finding a parking space is a common challenge for drivers in urban centres such as Vancouver, where the cost of parking is high and sometimes unaffordable for students. That’s why SFU students, Baker Al-Nakib, Thamer Matar, and alumna Tiana He…
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We need safer homeless shelters, not just more of them
May 8, 2017Right now, there are cities springing up within cities. The walls in these spaces are made of nylon and canvas rather than anything like brick, but in some ways, they’re stronger shelters than anything their predecessors have given to their…
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The organic revolution: Vancouver’s search for cleaner, healthier skin
March 10, 2017Beauty is skin deep — and that's why the organic cosmetic revolution is on the rise. People are more conscious of the chemicals they are letting their skin absorb. The devil is in the details Have you ever tried to…
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Inpower: the online forum empowering women across Vancouver
March 10, 2017You haven’t seen what girls can do — and what they’re most passionate about — until you get 30,000 of them together in one online space. Dreaming of a more empowered tomorrow 21-year-old Rozan Talevian started this Vancouver-based online space,…
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