Winona Young
The “cure” for fake news should never be prescribed by the government
June 8, 2019Singapore’s government has passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill (POFMB). POFMB criminalizes the publication of any “fake news” online. This includes places like news sites, Facebook, message boards, and even messaging apps like Whatsapp. Perpetrators may be subjected to jail time as high as 10 years and face a fine of 1 million Singapore dollars (approx. $980,000 CAD). Singapore is not an outlier in undermining the free flow of information. A little country called America has a president who has denounced legitimate newspapers under the guise of “fake news.” Places like Russia and Malaysia have also adopted…
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What grinds our gears: high sodium mega compilation
June 7, 2019Byline: Kitty Cheung, Kelly Chia, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Onosholema Ogoigbe, Winona Young The NASTY future of the SUB’s napping room People are gonna jerk off in the new napping room. There! I said it! That reality is…
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At… the Revel Room
June 3, 2019The Revel Room is going to make you like Southern music. No, seriously. Tucked away in Gastown, the 2008-opened Southern bar features booze, food, and lots of live music, jazz to rockabilly to blues. The Revel Room made me party…
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What SFU Needs: An actual central cafeteria
June 2, 2019Let's face it, every cafeteria at Burnaby campus looks sad. Aside from The Study, there’s no place that’s Insta-worthy, or somewhere you'd want to hang out. It's hard to ignore the major flaws that every eatery on campus has. WHAT…
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SOCA’s proposal for tier 2 constituency postponed
May 27, 2019On Thursday, May 16, SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) delivered a presentation to the SFSS Board proposing that SOCA receive status as a tier 2 constituency group. According to the SFSS, any SFU group that are “student-run…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 27-31
May 26, 2019Trottier Observatory Starry Nights If you ever wanted to learn more about space, look no further than Starry Nights at the SFU Trottier Observatory on Burnaby Mountain. At these evening star parties, you will be able to discover many of…
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SFU student is “like, pissed” nobody is applauding them for taking one (1) summer course
May 18, 2019Local SFU student Ivanna Trancefer is outraged at the lack of recognition from the academic community after she enrolled in one (1) course this summer 2019 term. “Like, I don’t get why I’m not being recognized for putting in maximum…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 20–24
May 17, 2019Judy Radul’s This is Television book launch SFU School of Contemporary Arts’ visual arts professor, Judy Radul, is launching her new work, This is Television. The book is based on her art exhibition of the same name which was showcased…
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Love Letters to SFU #4 (To an SFU Prof)
May 7, 2019Dear SFU prof, When I walked into my prof’s office hours, he recited Dr. Seuss to me. Mid-sentence. With no prologue at all. Now I know for a fact that reciting children’s literature is not in his job description, or…
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