Youeal Abera
SFU’s SOCA discusses the significance of Black spaces
February 25, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera On Saturday, February 16, SFU’s Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) facilitated a panel discussion titled Black Spaces Matter at the Burnaby campus. The event is part of SOCA’s Black History Month, which aims to educate SFU students, faculty, and staff, about the accomplishments and history of the African-Canadian community. The month of February was officially recognized as Black History Month by the Simon Fraser Student Society earlier this year. With the incentive of having discourse on the significance of Black communities having access to and possession of their own communal spaces, the event aimed…
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg bring their voices to The Vogue
February 17, 2019By: Youeal Abera Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are some of the funniest people to ever break out of Vancouver, and this was further proven on the evening of February 15 at the Vogue Theatre. As a part of…
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There should be no comparison between Jordan and Brady
February 14, 2019By: Youeal Abera On Sunday, February 3, the New England Patriots won the 53rd SuperBowl. Consequently, the win against the Los Angeles Rams provided legendary football player Tom Brady with his sixth SuperBowl win. Adhering to the typical post-SuperBowl celebrations,…
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A guide to avoid hypersexualizing Black bodies
February 4, 2019By: Youeal Abera, Staff writer As a young Black man who lives in Vancouver, a city where African-Canadians constitute 1.2% of its population, I discovered what it means to be “visually different” at a very young age. When I hit…
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Age-Well Innovation Hub revealed at SFU Surrey
February 4, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera, News Team Member Simon Fraser University Surrey‘s Age-Well Innovation Hub, a newly manifested resource launched by the technology and aging company AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), has received $3.5 million dollars in federal funding.…
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Commercializing hip-hop risks the loss of its afrocentric roots
January 27, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer I’ll never forget being six years old and seeing Jay-Z on television for the first time. It was July 2001, and my cousins from Toronto were over for the summer holidays. I vividly recall a muffled voice escaping…
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Bas, and the Beautiful Effect of Hip-Hop
January 27, 2019By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer In a time where hip-hop has officially become the most popular music in America, the genre’s market has become oversaturated with artists who use its culture solely as a means of monetary acquisition. Consequently, hip-hop…
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Environmental reform must commence in the next decade, scientist says
January 21, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer On January 10, SFU Harbour Centre hosted a public lecture from Dr. Joeri Rogelj, a renowned environmental scientist and contributing author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In his lecture, titled “Solutions For 1.5…
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LeBron’s G.O.A.T statement is not offensive
January 17, 2019By: Youeal Abera When you’re the best player in the league, everything you say or do gets extra attention. However, the more attention a player is given, the more criticism they face as well. If any NBA player knows a…
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The Winter Break Warning
January 9, 2019The Winter Break Warning ~ A Tale of the Transitional Period ~ Waking up in the afternoon, Then going back to sleep— Drinking every drink And eating what you please. Choosing what you’d like to read And growing lost in…
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