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The Right to Choose
March 17, 2014Like every other middle class family in Pakistan, my house had maids — someone who cooked and cleaned, helped out with the household chores, and took care of us. My sibling and I developed strong bonds with these women, until they had to leave our house, and we said goodbye. We moved on. When I was 13 years old, I had a maid named Parvati. She was named after the…
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Sentenced to Death
March 17, 2014Growing up as the child of a police officer, I have always believed very strongly in the concept of crime and punishment. If you violate the law, you deserve to have certain freedoms revoked for a period of time deemed…
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How my anxiety made me a better person
March 10, 2014A little over two years ago, I had my first panic attack. In retrospect, it was a pretty normal night — I was in bed with my (now ex) girlfriend, watching Parks and Recreation and eating junk food. This was…
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Risky Business
March 3, 2014Daniel Shapiro, Dean of SFU's Beedie School of Business Controversy in the cohort Some SFU students recently found themselves in financial distress — and we’re not talking about student debt here. A deficit of information regarding the changes to…
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Meet the New Boss
March 3, 2014Jacques Chapdelaine first came to Burnaby as a starry-eyed 18-year old some time ago. He returns as the SFU football team’s new head coach this year, almost 34 years after first stepping onto Terry Fox Field. Then, he was a…
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Why fuck is one of the best words in the English language
March 3, 2014You’ve probably said it today — I know I have. Most of you will have used it as a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, interjection, and conjunction by the end of the week. Some of you will use it to describe…
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Pillow Talk
February 24, 2014Over the past few weeks, myself and a few of my fellow Peakies have collected anonymous stories from people, sharing their “first time.” Most are funny; others are awkward; a few are romantic; some are heartbreaking. The one thing they…
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Updating the Status
February 24, 2014Why do we need all these gender options, anyway? Because not everyone thinks of themselves as a man or a woman, and that’s okay. Most people tend to place themselves into one of these two categories, but there’s all sorts…
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The War on Kiev
February 17, 2014"Do you hear the people sing, singing the songs of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again.” The refrain of this number from award-winning musical Les Misérables may call to mind the stages…
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The Last Laugh
February 17, 2014People are usually remembered either for great things they’ve done or great things they’ve said. Clever lines and thoughtful words are great to quote at a dinner party, but they are especially memorable and poignant when they are final words.…
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