Sorry if my title tricked you into thinking this was yet another narrow-minded jab at the liberal arts. But I think there is a very good reason to distinguish between the piece of paper you receive from a man in a silly hat at the
Last Monday, six Clan football graduates headed to Edmonton to participate in the CFL regional combine. The players hoped to receive an invitation to the national combine the following weekend, where two SFU football players — wide receiver Lemar Durant and defensive back Matt Isherwood
Ferenc Fehér The Vancouver International Dance Festival presented a diverse line up of artists this year, and offered many free shows as well as ticketed events. Hungarian choreographer and performer Ferenc Fehér’s work, Tao Te, was one of the free shows at the Roundhouse Community
Adrian VanderHelm is the first member of SFU’s men’s swim team to qualify for the NCAA Div II National Championship — a feat he topped by also becoming the first male All-American swimmer at SFU. All in his freshman year. “It didn’t really sink in
Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel, Inherent Vice is a labyrinth with no way out; the more you think about its plot and try to piece together all of its clues, the more the solution eludes you. The point is to become immersed
Provocative and dramatic, British playwright Sarah Kane’s Blasted was met with hostility and outrage upon its 1995 debut. The play was originally condemned for its use of absurd brutality (in one scene, for example, one of the characters sucks out another’s eyes). But it quickly
Tim Johnson’s Home is a computer animated science fiction-comedy film about an alien invasion with an interesting twist. Themes such as friendship, accepting differences, and finding a place of belonging are blended with a good dose of humour in this fun-filled kids’ movie. Home begins
Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of visiting the Vancouver Art Gallery and seeing its three stunning exhibitions: Cézanne and the Modern, The Poetics of Space, and Unscrolled. On the first floor of the gallery until the May 18, you can find impressionist paintings collected
Having dropped his debut album last October and opened for major hip-hop talents including MGK, YG, and Hopsin since, Dkay is a rapper to watch out for in Vancouver’s local hip-hop scene. His fun and energetic music, along with his promotion of the city, have given
Introduction A couple of weeks ago it was announced that Bill Nye would be receiving an honorary degree from Simon Fraser University. Best known as the host of the ‘90s American educational TV show Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye is the CEO of The