Clara Chow
The Duchess of Malfi explores the truth about humanity
July 14, 2014“There’s always a beautiful veneer with a grisly underbelly,” explained director Tariq Leslie. Like the dark side of the moon, The Duchess of Malfi delves into the deepest hollows of humanity and questions the bare truth of what lies within our souls. This season, the Ensemble Theatre Company has lined up three plays: The Duchess of Malfi, The Cripple of Inishmaan, and The Normal Heart. “The wonderful thing about this season is that all of these plays are investigating human rights [and] how society treats people,” says Alison Raine who plays the Duchess. As Leslie explains, the majority of the…
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Reducing sodium is worth its salt
July 14, 2014A joint consensus recently released by the New York Health Department (NYHD) and the American Heart Association (AHA) brought together SFU health science professor Michel Joffres along with 33 of the world’s leading scientists in the field to affirm the…
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Extreme climate engineering strategies will not work
July 6, 2014A new study indicates that climate engineering may not be as effective as previously believed, and that the only way to combat climate change is to reduce the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere. A recent report conducted…
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Disability and desire aren’t mutually exclusive
June 23, 2014Sexy Sick Chic Lit is a new literary genre that was coined by Canadian authors Robyn Michele Levy and Kim Clark during the 2012 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts. It was at this festival that the two women…
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Hiccup and Toothless are back in another animated adventure
June 16, 2014I have three words to describe this film: short and sweet; any hopeless romantic who enjoys seeing their favourite characters go on new adventures would be satisfied with How To Train Your Dragon 2. For some older audience members, the…
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Surrey Top 25 Under 25 Awards recognize SFU talent
June 7, 2014[caption id="attachment_77371" align="alignnone" width="600"] Four members of Enactus SFU, seen above at a previous competition, were recognized by the Surrey Board of Trade[/caption] This year’s Surrey Board of Trade’s Top 25 Under 25 Awards once again highlighted a number of…
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Spaces and Reservations presents a reality of life
May 20, 2014It’s a story that isn’t a story. There are no plot twists and no special effects. It’s not a drama showing unfaithfulness, it isn’t seeking to teach a life lesson, and it isn’t a documentary. It is quite simply a…
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Trend shows students return to nest
May 12, 2014Recent statistics have shown that almost half of Metro Vancouverites in their 20s still live at home — the second-highest rate in Canada. Barbara Mitchell, SFU professor of sociology and gerontology, explained that “returning home is quite common these days,…
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Landslide that took 30 lives in Washington could happen here
April 7, 2014An SFU professor claims that a series of devastating landslides that struck the town of Oso, WA on March 22, causing numerous fatalities and severe damage to the area, could occur here in BC. Residents who were in the area…
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SFU researcher explores mental health in Vietnam
February 17, 2014SFU researcher Jill Murphy is saying “hẹn gặp lại sau” (see you soon) Canada, and “good morning” Vietnam as she heads overseas to pursue research related to mental health practices. The study will be conducted in coordination with Simon Fraser…
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