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SFU has failed its student athletes
May 8, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer SFU varsity teams have been making headlines this year for all the wrong reasons. Between scrapping the football program, to negligent management preventing swimmers from attending the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships — it’s clear SFU has left the future of their athletes as an afterthought. In February, SFU Athletics quietly issued a press release about the Lone Star Conference’s decision to forgo another contract with SFU’s football team. SFU was forced to move into the Lone Star Conference last season after their previous conference folded due to a lack of teams. But the…
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Adopting new research methodologies in the context of reconciliation
March 23, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Dr. Adam Murry is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Calgary. His research focuses on Indigenous employment, substance use, and mental health, among other topics. SFU psychology recently hosted the “Psychological Research…
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The avian flu is significant, even if it doesn’t spread to humans — yet
March 9, 2023By: Victor Tran, Peak Associate As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, another virus is quietly spreading among livestock across the globe — the avian flu, or H5N1. While the transmission risk of H5N1 to humans is…
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Canada’s cosmetic testing ban isn’t enough
February 10, 2023By: Victor Tran Content warning: mentions of animal abuse. Did you know that animal testing is still legal in Canada? Across the country, millions of live animals — from dogs to cats to mice — are used to develop “cosmetics,…
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Canada! We need to talk about our garbage
January 31, 2023By: Victor Tran, SFU Student In 2019, Canadians produced more garbage per capita than any other country. What’s worse is that we’re sending that waste to developing countries. Between 2017–22, Canadians shipped more than 2,300 metric tons of garbage overseas.…
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Public universities should be free
January 25, 2023By: Victor Tran, SFU Student In Canada, the cost of higher education has become a topic of increasing concern. In response, the question of whether Canadians have the right to access higher education has come to the forefront. In recognition…
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How oil and gas companies greenwash the public
January 12, 2023By: Victor Tran, SFU Student Oil and gas greenwashing — the act of falsely promoting the environmental benefits of fossil fuels — is a widespread and harmful problem. In Canada, tar sands companies have been particularly guilty of this type…
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Are in-person workplaces our best option?
January 10, 2023By: Victor Tran, SFU Student COVID-19 brought new difficulties to our workforce, while also presenting an opportunity to transform society for the better. One of those opportunities is the emergence of a flexible working mode: work from home (WFH). Though…
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Bukola Balogun’s storytelling transcends traditional music genres
July 25, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer It’s been one year since the release of local talent Bukola Balogun’s debut EP, The Chronicles of a Teenage Mind. The SFU student was hailed by CBC as “one of the top 10 soulful female artists”…
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SFU’s community isn’t just on social media
March 28, 2021by Victor Tran, SFU Student The Internet allows for the SFU community to remain connected no matter the distance. However, comment sections on SFU social media groups are filled with hateful and argumentative comments that contribute nothing to the issue…
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