Monday music: Twee love songs

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief  “P.U.N.K Girl” by Heavenly Twee was originally British slang for sweet to a “nauseating” degree. Heavenly was one of the bands who...

The Book Nook: Cookbooks from Cameroon to the islands of Comoros

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor In Bibi’s Kitchen  Hawa Hassan and Julia Turshen Available to borrow from the Vancouver Public Library  Published in 2020, this book...

The cure to that heartache is Strange Medicine

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Grenadian Canadian musician Kaia Kater, born in Montréal, tells the story of her roots through music. She released her first...

Need to Know, Need to Go: Black History Month

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer DIVERSEcity Black in BC: Celebrating Black Excellence When: Friday, Feb 7, 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.  Cost: Free Where: Surrey Art Gallery & Surrey Civic...

Book Nook: Xiran Jay Zhao’s Iron Widow series

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of murder and war.  Those familiar with Chinese history are probably no stranger to Empress Wu...

Chinese and Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations

By: Kayle Cole, SFU Student, and Jessica Liu, SFU Student The spiritualism of Vietnamese celebrations — Kayle Cole  My Lunar New Year celebrations start when...

Nutritious Nibbles: Japanese braised teriyaki roots

By: Ella Oriye Tani, SFU Student  This dish is simple, hearty, and great for the cold winter months. The recipe isn’t exactly a “real” recipe,...

Indie games you need to play

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer We’ve all probably heard of Terraria and Stardew Valley as some of the most iconic indie games. But, here are...

Malartic, a town suffering at the hands of the Canadian mining industry

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer The documentary, Malartic (2024), presents us with the story of the titular soul-stripped town. Located in Quebec, it has suffered...

Experiencing Oshougatsu

By: Jin Song, Peak Associate Oshougatsu, which is Japanese for New Year, is celebrated at the start of January. It is also known as shougatsu....