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October 14, 2008
Features
Women would rule better
By Susie Hill
The world has been ruled largely by men for thousands of years. We can credit the leadership of men with the fall of the Roman Empire, World Wars I and II, ...
7 Deadly Sins, #1: Lust
By Shara Lee, Carleigh Woodward
Lust. It’s that insatiable and intoxicating passion that takes grip and perverts thinking; lust at first sight, lust on first date, lust on fourth ...
Leadership is a male thing
By J.J. McCullough
When advocates enthuse the need for “getting more women into politics,” they are naturally making a value judgment that this outcome is desirable. More ...
Humour
The truth of the matter
Dear Ms. Sassy,
I am a lonely and confused 21-year-old student at SFU. I am a very honest person, I get to the point and tell the truth. ...
Arts
Geeks will inherit the earth
By Brett Jamieson
The VCON Science Fiction Festival took place October 3 to 5.
Picture yourself standing at a urinal. You’ve just unzipped when Darth Vader strolls in ...
Falling for Rachel Getting Married
By Cam Smith, Associate Staff Contributor
The chaotic swirl of pandemonium that surrounds the average wedding ceremony has long been a popular focal point in cinema. It’s a durable scenario, one ...
Mega-retro game delights
By J.J. McCullough
Mega Man 9 was released on September 22.
From converse-wearing hipster stoners to preppy latte-drinking pseudo-intellectuals, if there’s one thing ...
Michael Cera’s infinite awkwardness
By Brady Ehler, Associate Staff Contributor
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist opened in theatres October 3.
Remember Michael Cera’s character from Juno? You know, the endearing, ...
Happily Never After
By Ron Verzuh
Heaven on Earth screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival. The film opens in theatres October 31.
Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta ...
Appaloosa a true-to-form Western
By Ron Verzuh
Appaloosa opened in theatres October 3.
The plot of Appaloosa is like a vintage western: bad guy kills sheriff, his gang terrorizes a tumbleweed ...
The History Boys are too smart
By Jason Chan
The History Boys is performed at the Arts Club Theatre Granville Island Stage until October 25.
A Tony award-winning play, The History Boys, made ...
News
SFU hosts debates as federal campaign draws to a close
By Jessica Todd
Last week SFU hosted two student led debates in preparation for today’s federal election. Sponsored by the SFSS and Engineers without Borders, the ...
Low attendance marks uneventful SFSS annual general meeting
By J.J. McCullough
A meager audience and modest agenda defined the 40th annual General Meeting of the Simon Fraser Student Society, which, despite the historic milestone, ...
“Unethical” training trip axed at SFSS meeting
By Sam Norris, News Editor
An acrimonious meeting of the executive of the Simon Fraser Student Society last Monday resulted in a defeat for SFSS president Joe Paling.
Paling ...
Med school a possibility for SFU
By Elias Rahjiak
Preliminary discussions have been initiated about the possibility of a second medical school for British Columbia in the city of Surrey. As the need for ...
SFU Business Gets New Senator
By Carolina Dubanik, Associate News Editor
SFU Business has a new student senator, 4th-year finance student Brent Seal. Seal’s previous involvement on campus includes volunteering at SFU Recreation ...
Quebec plans to deregulate int’l student tuition
By Giuseppe Valiante, CUP Quebec Bureau Chief
MONTREAL (CUP) – Yasmin Saban received an email from Concordia University’s International Students Office shortly before school started this year detailing ...
Sports
Shrum Bowl Photos
By Andy Fang, Jenny Waters, Wilson Law, Julian Fok
Our photo contributors have taken amazing pictures of the Shrum Bowl, please view them ...
Clan kick UBC out of playoffs
By Chad Klassen, Sports Editor
In what could go down as one of the greatest Shrum Bowls of all-time — at least in SFU lore — the Clan (5-2) went into Thunderbird Stadium and stole the ...
SFU deserves huge props for win
By Matt Lee, Associate Staff Contributor
If you went up to any SFU student a year ago and asked them what they thought of the Clan football team, chances are you’d get a negative answer. Over the ...
Clan score revenge against TWU
By Matt Lee, Associate Staff Contributor
Last year, Lucas Barrett blitzed the NAIA with 13 goals, the best on the Clan. It took 12 games, but Lucas Barrett found himself on the scoresheet ...
SFU game plan stresses simplicity
By Kamil Karamali
SFU’s hockey team has been experiencing some success in their first couple of games of the season, one of them being an 8-0 win in their home opener ...
SFU gaining momentum through adversity
By Matt Lee, Associate Staff Contributor
The Clan women are back on the winning track and are now preparing for a game against their crosstown rivals from UBC. And while they were sitting with ...
Hochuli comes under fire — again
By Matthew Black
Ed Hochuli is a name that will be instantly recognized by fans of the National Football League. Best known as the official whose formidable physique ...
Opinions
What’s going on with Rez?
By Kasey Couric
Two weeks ago, on October 2, I received an email from SFU titled “Student Services Bulletin.” The first piece of news was titled “Rooms in Rez” which ...
Rat Murdered in Convo Mall
By Chris Rasmussen
On Wednesday, October 1, during the Criminology beer garden in Convocation Mall, a harrowing act of animal cruelty took place. What started off as the ...
Stand up for science
By Graham Templeton, Associate Staff Contributor
In last week’s issue of this paper, arts editor Deanne Beattie’s wrote an article [“Save the arts, cut science,” October 6] that offered an admirable ...
Editor's Voice: Movin’ out can be fun!
By Stacey McLachlan, Humour Editor
Although I love my family (and also not paying rent) sometimes a young woman needs to gain some independence and share a small two room apartment with a ...
Campus View: The secret lives of profs
By Maia Britt Odegaard, Copy Editor
People have many ways of distracting themselves during long, monotonous lectures, including sleeping, text messaging, talking to those in the seats next ...
The land of the rising sun rises again
By Robert Lutner
As a multi-polar world starts to look like more and more of a certainty (despite the stubborn musings of a few hopeful detractors), there has been ...