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Missing and murdered Aboriginal women deserve justice
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1179" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo credit: The National Post[/caption] According to The Globe and Mail, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against women released a damning report which accused Canada of “violat[ing] the rights of Aboriginal women by failing to thoroughly investigate why they are targeted for violence.” The committee added its voice to numerous others who advocate for a national inquiry into the matter. It is clear from this report that the Conservative Party does not take violence against Aboriginal women seriously. However, the Canadian government must be the one to take action, as they are…
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SFU’s fitness centre should remove its women-only hours
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1161" align="alignnone" width="750"] Photo Credit: Fast + Epp[/caption] Two law students at McGill, Soumia Allalou and Raymond Grafton, recently approached their university student union about creating women-only hours at McGill’s fitness center. Their proposal was met with widespread criticism,…
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Sex Week @ SFU
March 11, 2015Sex shields, STI knowledge, consent, and more at this year's Sex Week! Created by Paige Smith & Eric Smith
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Women have nothing to fear from pursuing a career in cinematography
January 12, 2015A moving image and its impact on viewers has always fascinated me. I love to create, I love to work in an intense environment, I love being surrounded by passionate people, and I love film. All these factors combined lead…
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Women’s soccer falls 2-1 to Seattle Pacific
November 2, 2014On an incredibly wet Saturday night at Terry Fox Field, the women’s soccer team lost to the visiting Seattle Pacific (SPU) Falcons by a score of 2-1. The Clan came into the match with a 2-13 overall record, 2-9 within…
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Women’s wrestling look to improve after season openers
November 2, 2014The SFU women’s wrestling dual team opened their season in Oklahoma City, OK at the Cliff Keen Duals on October 24 and 25. Starting strong, the women won 43 of their 48 matches during the first day of the tournament.…
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Women’s soccer lose 2-1 to Central Washington
October 27, 2014The women’s soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat last Thursday night, at the hands of the Central Washington Wildcats (CWU). The Clan were looking to improve on their 2-8 conference record, seventh in the GNAC; they were up against a…
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Men need to get on board with male contraceptives
September 22, 2014In a publicly issued release, the Parsemus Foundation declared that male birth control will be widely available by 2017. Parsemus is an organization that currently possesses US property rights for Vasalgel, the trade name for “reversible inhibition of sperm under…
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Mistreated Native women: the government must take action
September 2, 2014As Canadians become increasingly aware of the disproportionate amount of violence that Aboriginal women and girls across the country face, support for a federal inquiry into the issue has gained momentum. However, the federal government’s inaction serves as a reminder…
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