Yasmin Hassan
La Suprema: a town forgotten
September 17, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer As an SFU student, I’m always looking for exciting events to attend near campus. So, on September 5, I found myself at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema for the 7:00 p.m. screening of La Suprema at the kick off of the 22nd Vancouver Latin American Film Festival! The festival, which goes on for 11 days, aims to ignite “dialogue among cultures, and supports and celebrates the art of contemporary Latin American, Latin Canadian, and Indigenous filmmaking.” With films from Argentina and Costa Rica to Uruguay and many more, this festival has plenty to offer. As I…
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SFU alum debuts Naked City
September 7, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer What makes urban landscapes so unique in every city and dwelling around the world and in Vancouver? This is one of many questions that director and producer Pamela Subia prods at in her play, Naked…
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Teamsters union strike for railway workers’ rights
September 7, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer The week of August 20 saw a railway strike from the Teamsters union, halting the movement of all trains owned by Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC). After months…
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Fun and flavour are homegrown at the Trout Lake Farmers Market
August 2, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On a Saturday at 11:30 a.m., I found myself following the scent of food trucks and fresh herbs. As I walked, I took in the sun-dried night’s dew while listening to Minnie Riperton’s “Les Fleurs.”…
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Y2K thrives in femme group NADUH
July 29, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer With ‘90s hip-hop and 2000s R&B tunes, Vancouver-based femme group NADUH “fill the industry thigh gap” with their unique, old-school inspired spin on the genre. Listening to their music reminds me of hearing my big…
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SFYou: Raccoon City’s host, Katie Wilkie!
July 24, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On a sunny afternoon, I drove up to the SFU Burnaby campus, jamming along to all sorts of music and listening to a friendly voice on Racoon City, one of CJSF’s radio programs. As I…
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The Canada Disability Benefit is not enough
July 24, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of medically assisted death. It’s long-past time to talk about how many disabled Canadians struggle to financially support themselves. In BC, groceries alone can cost around $1,263 a month, which is an…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Should we worry about performative activism?
July 23, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer, and Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Content warning: brief mentions of death and police brutality. Performative activism refers to actions taken by someone to project a persona of allyship without true dedication to the cause in…
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Getting shipped away at Junction Public Market
July 16, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer What hides among the looming towers of Vancouver’s Financial District? The Junction Public Market, that’s what! It’s not something that immediately catches your eye but the search for it is all worth it. With free…
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Air purifiers should be more commonplace
July 10, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Every year, summers in BC get hotter and hotter. Remember the heat dome back in 2021 and its aftermath? Events like these are only expected to worsen with the steady warming of global temperatures. Recently,…
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