Xiu Qi Chin
Shaming Belle Knox: a societal low point
EIC March 10, 2014A guy finds out a college peer is a porn star. He tells his fraternity; the news goes viral. Within a couple days, the entire campus knows; a month later, multiple newspaper articles, some national, about her have cropped up. The young woman’s life is changed. She’s glared at and talked about. She’s no longer just another student at Duke University, she is defined by her work as a porn star. This was the reality for Belle Knox, the actress who first revealed her story anonymously and recently revealed her stage name. Beyond insulting her, peers of Knox demanded she…
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L.A. Party: A night of madness and tranquility
EIC February 6, 2014L.A. Party, presented by the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and SFU Woodward’s from Jan. 21 to 25, transcends the tedium of a tired, clichéd storyline with its quirky, self-aware dialogue and sense of discovery. A lonely, inexperienced (i.e. he’s…
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Rising tuition fees are a slap to the face
EIC January 27, 2014SFU, I hate your ridiculous international school fees! SFU is yet again increasing tuition fees by an additional eight per cent, on top of the already basic two per cent increase per annum. I am not the only one growling…
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