Boxing ring to be installed in House of Commons

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Calling it “totally sweet,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered his cabinet to install a boxing ring in the middle of the House of Commons by 2017, sources have confirmed.

“When I elbowed NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, I felt it was the beginning of a good trend,” said Trudeau. “A boxing ring would be dope. Bombardier bailout? I’ll box their CEO and if he wins he gets that $1 billion. It’s a much fairer system of government.”

Conservative opposition leader Rona Ambrose denounced the move, arguing that a boxing ring “gives the Liberals an unfair advantage. We need an octagon, or something like American Gladiator where they battle with those huge Q-tips.”

Trudeau said he hopes to “send a clear message to Canadians, that conflicts can and should be resolved with your fists” — but only in fair fights, as he clarified to the press. “When Tom [Mulcair] steps to me, I won’t have to take it to the parking lot now. We can settle it in the House.”

Trudeau also pointed to the gender parity in his cabinet, noting, “It’s 2016. Women and men should both be allowed to get in the ring.”

University student tries to reject generous offer of free cocaine

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Strange occurrences on transit are nothing new to passengers on the bus. Whether it’s someone rolling a joint on a bus full of senior citizens or a renegade piece of poop tarnishing an otherwise perfectly adequate seat, most riders have seen it all.

That was until late Tuesday night, when a university student attempted to turn down a chance to do cocaine for free.

“My stop was coming soon, so I decided I’d make my late walk home a little more interesting by doing a few lines of good ol’ devil’s dandruff,” said jilted cocaine entrepreneur, Rex Tito III. “But then I saw this kid at the back of the bus and thought sharing was caring and he could probably use a line on the house.”

Tito III approached the student, but was met with nothing but rudeness, according to one witness.

“Usually people are stoked for an offer like this — this guy didn’t seem to understand how nice he was trying to be. It was really hard to watch.”

Mistaking the student’s standoffishness as hesitancy, Tito III moved closer to the student and pulled out a knife, so the student could scrape a line he felt comfortable with. Apparently mistaking it as a veiled threat, the student quickly snorted a portion of cocaine off Tito III’s rose-gold iPhone.

“With this economy, I really need all the business I can get. I thought maybe he would end up liking it and buy some,” Tito III added.

However, before Tito III was given the chance to unveil his depository of nose candies, the student tugged the bus stop cord and quickly ran off the bus loudly mumbling unintelligibly to himself.

Anyone with information regarding a student repeatedly yelling “Oh fuck!” and ‘nicky nicky nine dooring’ suburban houses in Cloverdale is asked to phone the police immediately.

Peak Comics: Serious Bananas

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Telling women they have ‘resting bitch face’ highlights modern double standards

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[dropcap]S[/dropcap]chool pictures were never fun for me.

Like I was a part of some clichéd bit on TV, it seemed like I was unable to smile for the camera. For the longest time, I was constantly being asked to kick my neutral — almost angry-looking — expression to the curb in favour of a smile.

“Don’t you want to look cute, sweetheart?” they would ask. But what they failed to consider was that my best attempt at a smile would leave them just as dissatisfied.

That’s because I have resting bitch face (RBF).

Apparently, though, I’m not alone. There are a lot of women, and I do mean a lot, who also suffer from RBF. So whenever we’re not smiling, we look upset or unimpressed. And apparently, that’s what bitches look like.

But men don’t experience this same kind of jarring judgement when it comes to their facial expressions, which I find both fascinating and discriminatory. Should women have to be smiley creatures all the time? Are we not allowed to feel anything less than happy all day, every day?

“Fake it ‘til you make it,” a photographer once said to me. But it just caused me to knit my eyebrows together even more, because I really didn’t see the need to “fake it.” I just wanted to be myself.

I will not apologize for my resting face

Aside from school photos (which I have improved on over time), my RBF was a defining factor in my ability to make friends; more specifically, my approachability.

Case in point: back in high school, there was a guy I liked in my senior year. Unlike me, he was always smiling, and there were times where I wanted to use my RBF as an excuse for him to teach me how to smile more naturally. But no matter what I talked to him about (sports, cars, food, TV — the works), he always seemed anxious, like he was looking for the nearest escape route whenever I drew near to him. I noticed that with other girls he was much more flirty and seemed more at ease.

Back then, I had convinced myself that he simply didn’t like me because I had glasses. As it turned out, there was much more to it.

His friend later told me I had this “bitchy look” all the time, and, I quote, “it scared him just a little” because “he wasn’t sure if I would eventually bitch at him all the time.” Please. I’m a harmless 5’2” girl who can barely kick anything down.

But as much as that stung, I will not apologize for my resting face. It’s called ‘resting’ face for a reason — as in I need to rest my facial muscles. Smiling all the time is hard work, my friends. So I guess I won’t ever be able to work for Chuck E. Cheese’s or the Disney Store, because I just can’t smile all day.

As much as I get upset at the fact that people judge me simply by the look on my face, the truth is that I do the same all the time. So often we judge others based on their looks, what they wear, and what their face expresses — and we use that as an excuse to not get to know people.

This isn’t to say that I never smile; in fact, it is quite the opposite. The amount that I smile or don’t does not correlate to the type of person I am. Besides that, friendship requires looking beyond the exterior of a person and taking a leap of faith. So if you want to get to know someone, get off your social-construct horse and say hi.

I can’t change the fact that my resting face looks the way that it does, nor will I apologize for it. All the same, what I can do is respect people, regardless of what they look like and what their resting face looks like. And who knows, maybe people will take me more seriously if I look serious all the time.

Peak Comics: Watch your tongue

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I’m an overachiever, and here’s why

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[dropcap]I [/dropcap]am a self-proclaimed goody two-shoes. I never skip class, always have my readings done on time, and always write a completed draft of my term papers a week before they’re due. Hell, I’m even writing this article well in advance of its due date.

As the embodiment of a responsible and conscientious student, my behaviour has been teased constantly. I’ve endured eyerolls and the oh-so-original insult of “nerd” by my peers. I learned to keep quiet when they complained about how stressful their semester was, how they were so behind on their readings, and how they still hadn’t started their papers that were due the next day. When enrolment dates came around and they were frustrated about not getting into their classes, I kept my mouth shut and my early enrolment date a secret.

Silence has become my golden rule, as I could never relate to stories of pulling all-nighters while drinking Red Bull and coffee. After all, nobody wants to hear about time management skills or responsibility. The few people to whom I’ve divulged my GPA or scholarship details usually silence themselves immediately. They nod with wide eyes, then awkwardly proceed to change the subject.

All throughout elementary and high school, I never felt like having good grades was something to be proud of in my circle of friends. It was the strangest paradox, as good grades were the ideal that many strived to achieve, but those who had them seemed to be best-off keeping their accomplishments to themselves. Needless to say, I learned that the golden rule of keeping silent about my grades was key to keeping my friends.

I learned that the golden rule of keeping silent about my grades was key to keeping my friends.

But what many people don’t understand is that there is also an underlying reason I push myself to do well. My family immigrated to Canada six years ago with the intent of providing educational opportunities for my brother and me. After seeing my parents work long and hard to get us here, I’ve never taken their efforts for granted.

During times when I was tempted to skip class, the thought of the incredible time and money they spent for me to be able to go to a university like SFU killed the thought real quick. Going to class and doing my best in school is a small way for me to show how much I appreciate them.

My dad, who is one of the most driven and hardworking people I know, encouraged me to seize every opportunity I could when we moved here. One of his favourite phrases is, “If you finish 95 percent of a task and leave five percent incomplete, it hasn’t been done to its fullest.” Because of him, I began to step out of my shell by deciding to join clubs at SFU, and pursue a co-op term. Much of my determination and work ethic come from him, along with putting 100 percent of myself into everything that I do.

So yes, I’m a nerd, in all her organized and studious glory. I am a nerd who has moved countries, goes after new experiences, and works her ass off. A nerd who, after being silent for years in order to fit in, wants to be freely proud of her accomplishments for once.

Call me any name you want, but this is one label that I will proudly own.

Peak Comics: Creator’s Pet

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COLUMN | TIM’S BIT: Multitasking doesn’t exist

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Tim’s Bit: Tirades on our stupidest things. . . is a web-exclusive column featuring Tim Mottishaw’s comedic tirades on some of our humanity’s dumbest problems, with regards to culture, society and politics. Read more Tim’s Bit here!

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ow did we become so connected to our devices that the idea of focusing or ‘monotasking’ ceased to exist — or became one of those things your grandparents used to do?

Attention spans are getting shorter, and multitasking is becoming a required trait for even basic tasks like watching television. It’s rare today to find someone focusing on one task at a time. We watch TV while scrolling through Twitter feeds on the side. We converse with friends next to us while we type on our phones. We write articles that have hyperlinks or memes in them.

Not all forms of multitasking have negative results. It’s long been understood that music can have an effect on how you focus. Some studies have even shown that how well you focus actually depends on how much you enjoy the music playing. Some people study with rock or jazz in the background — I study with classical music playing.

In this case, music while studying or doing housework becomes something to help you hone your focus to the reading, sweeping, writing, or other task at hand. You can watch TV or a movie and still knit, if you are a skilled enough knitter. Yet trying to watch TV while playing Candy Crush more often is just ‘task-switching’ over multitasking, without you really realising it. The worst part is when you accidentally miss that ‘oh my god’ scene in your favourite TV show because you were activating a colour bomb on level 135.

The key is that the music requires passive attention, where playing on your phone requires active attention. It’s a question of the complexity of the tasks or the focus required. This is why you are not allowed to text and drive at the same time, or why there are very few people, if any, who can text and talk at the same time.

I get it. We think that because we can have two conversations with two different people on WhatsApp at the same time, there’s no difference. Yet, there is. Those chats are not happening at once. It’s one message and then the next — and even this task-switching has limits.

There has been a trend lately for people to focus on the conversation with the person in front of them, phones face-down or in a basket over dinner. Similarly, teachers are asking students to turn their tech off in high school classrooms. It’s a matter of focus. New studies even show that we learn better with pen and paper than we do with a laptop.

It’s also a matter of respect. The prof spent time building her lesson plan for you to learn. Your friends made an effort to show up for dinner with you. We need to start remembering to return that focus and effort, and to not be tricked into thinking that “Oh, one sec” is acceptable simply because you think you can.

Maybe multitasking results from a fear of missing out, maybe it is simple conditioning, or even a myth that has taken hold as fact — sort of like the idea that Einstein was bad at math as a child, or that humans have only five senses. I think that multitasking is actually more a bunch of hooey than fact. So turn your phone off, look at that one task or person in front of you, and focus on them. Everything else will be there when the task at hand ends.
Trust me, if the world ends while you’re there in that moment, having your phone won’t even matter.

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

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By: Sarah Finley, Max James Hill, Courtney Miller, and Jessica Whitesel

Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday.

“All in My Head (Flex)” – Fifth Harmony feat. Fetty Wap

Jessica Whitesel: I can understand the mass appeal for Fifth Harmony, but I personally just don’t get it. What are they flexing? Or is the sexual partner supposed to be flexing? Also the overall feel of the song fits with Fetty Wap’s style, which is pretty one note, but what can you do?

Sarah Finley: The combination of Fifth Harmony and Fetty Wap isn’t something I ever would’ve imagined, and this track is definitely more Fetty Wap’s sound than Fifth Harmony’s. It’s the sort of catchy that will have me singing it while driving when it inevitably comes on the radio, but not the kind that I would show off to my friends.

Max James Hill: I actually totally dig this! Fetty is in fine form here, and it seems like he’s trying a different flow here rather than just remaking “Trap Queen” for the 10th time. And Fifth Harmony is no Destiny’s Child or Haim, but I appreciate the simplicity of the hook and how the song’s clearly not trying to pretend it’s any deeper than it is. Totally acceptable beach party song.

Courtney Miller: Fetty Wap seems to be reaching to get his notes and lyrics across which is a stalwart contradiction to Fifth Harmony’s seamless, precise notes. Other than that, it’s a decent R&B track that has a splash of island life in it.

“The Getaway” – Red Hot Chili Peppers

JW: This is more the sound that I am expecting from the Chili Peppers in 2016. It is a throwback to some of their non-singles on some of their early releases, which have always been relatively consistent in terms of sound — except for Stadium Arcadium. It is them, but grown up. Anthony Kiedis could be doing more vocally, but that is more of a nitpick than anything.

SF: Unpopular opinion: can the Red Hot Chili Peppers just stop making music already? After so many band member changes, it’s just time to call it quits. This track follows their signature sound — slow vocals and hi-hat heavy percussion. If you like RHCP, you’ll love this because it’s exactly the same as everything else they’ve created.

MJH: Listening to “The Getaway” is like getting sprayed in the face with Axe and being force-fed a pound of beef jerky. It reminds me of being in grade eight and not remotely in a good way. I’m with Sarah — the Chili Peppers need to throw in the towel.

CM: Fully approved as a Peppers song. Signature vocal melodies, up-tempo instruments, and that Peppers-spacy quality.

“It’s You” – BØRNS

JW: This song is slow, sad, kinda jazzy, but also feels electronic. I don’t know how to feel about it other than it confirmed that I really don’t like “ooooo-ing.” So because of that I would probably skip this song if it came up again.

SF: BØRNS is in my list of top favourite artists, but while he’s usually more electro-pop, this track features slow piano chords and wistfulwishful vocals that are anything but.

MJH: I unapologetically love most Sad White Boy Music™ and this is no exception. Sounds to me like a more radio-friendly Radiohead, which I can get behind. Probably not something I’d ever download, but I definitely enjoyed this listen.

CM: Emotional, powerful vocals backed by soft piano. “I won’t cover my scars, I’ll let it bleed.” You go BØRNS, own that pain, friend.

“Animal Style” – Biffy Clyro

JW: This song is just weirdly angsty. But it is like a gross preteen kind of angst. This is like pop-punk but without the pop or the punk. It’s also like the non-alcohol light beer of songs, so like gross but drinkable tap water — if you are thirsty enough.

SF: This sounds like the kind of track you would overhear blaring from the emo kid’s earbuds next to you on public transit. This song is 60 percent electric guitar, 30 percent snare-heavy percussion, and 10 percent aggressive lyrics angrily yelled at the audience.

MJH: This is the kind of song a 12-year-old blasts after his mom tells him to clean his room one too many times. It reminds me of a more toothless Queens of the Stone Age. I honestly didn’t even think this kind of music still had an audience. Hard pass.

CM: If you miss your pop/punk/rock circa 2005 reminiscent of Fall Out Boy — but not FOB, more like the bands that tried to be FOB — then give this a shot. It’s a fairly general song of that era and good for headbanging.

“On Fire” – Raleigh Ritchie feat. Chris Loco

JW: I really liked Raleigh Ritchie’s album You’re a Man Now, Boy. I am hoping that this was a reject from that album or him doing a solid for Chris Loco. Like, for fuck sakes Raleigh Ritchie keeps saying he is on fire, have you never heard of stop, drop, and roll? Or is this Chris Loco dude actually as much of a dick as his name makes him sound, and wants Ritchie to burn to death?

SF: Beginning with slow and gentle piano chords, a string section, and soft vocals, this track does an impressive 180 about a minute in with a bass drop, transitioning into synthesizers and irregular drumming. Difficult to pull off, Raleigh Ritchie and Chris Loco manage it with no problem.

MHJ: Why would anyone put the time and energy into making this song? Whom does it serve? Why are we here? What’s the meaning of life? Are we destined just to waste our time with meaningless distractions until we leave this mortal plane, no wiser for the experience? These are all questions I posed myself to distract from listening to this pile of trash.

CM: Poignant piano notes with well-executed lyrics make this a slower jam that’s worth a listen. It’s not anything new — we’d be hard-pressed to find genuinely new stuff — but it’s well-crafted and doesn’t stay in one place for too long.

“Unforgettable” – Sia

JW: This is a forgettable song. So thank God for small miracles. It is like this weird bastard child of jazz and classical music, was watered down and then stuck in the early-1950s Disney washing machine, and then the dirty laundry water was packaged. Sia can do better and is better than this disaster.

SF: Sia’s unique voice reminds me slightly of Amy Winehouse here with long drawls and a powerfully wide range of notes. Backed up by the classic Disney Pixar instrumental sound (harps, violins, cellos, flutes, and a subtle horn section in the background that crescendos for dramatics), I can perfectly imagine Dory swimming along in the sea to this track.

MHJ: Before checking the Spotify playlist I thought to myself, “Weird. This sounds like a Disney song or some shit.” Then I checked and, turns out, it is a Disney song or some shit. Still, it doesn’t really take advantage of Sia’s incredible vocal range or ability to sell complicated emotions — compared to something like “Breathe Me” or “Chandelier,” it’s pretty tepid, and got me about as excited as the thought of a Finding Nemo sequel.

CM: I wonder how many people won’t realize that this is a cover of Nat King Cole. . . regardless, Sia does it justice and adds her own spin. It’s good if you want something with an older pop/R&B feel instead of what you usually get these days.

“Pull Up” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Lil Uzi Vert

JW: I wonder how rappers pick their names. Like Lil Uzi Vert, what does that mean? Literally it is “small machine gun green” — or “vertical,” depending on how you feel about using French names for colours. What does it mean?? Also this song is like T-Pain-light so YIKES.

SF: You know how sometimes rappers disappear for a while and you think you’ve seen the last of them, but then they pop up out of nowhere just to disappoint you all over again? That’s Wiz Khalifa. Peaking at “Work Hard Play Hard,” he should’ve just stopped while he was only a li’l behind, and this track proves it.

MHJ: Wiz Khalifa doing a half rate Young Thug impression while Lil Uzi Vert offers one of the most lazy, half-baked guest verses in recent memory? Yeah, no thanks.

CM: Auto-tuned rap? Nope. If you’re going to rap, then spit your lyrics rhythmically — you don’t need bloody auto-tune. Further, they sound like they’re dying a little and I can’t get behind a song that is this bad.

“Sunday Love” – Bat for Lashes

JW: This song is a super fun, middle of the road, not too sad, not too happy song. Also her voice is amazing! I will have to find other songs by Bat for Lashes because this is some of the best music I have heard in a long time.

SF: Light and quick percussion leads the track, quickly introducing feminine head-voice vocals and electronic instrumentals. Nothing particularly stands out in this track and it’s a bit. . . dull.

MHJ: Love Bat for Lashes. This isn’t my favourite of hers — I tend to like her either a lot sadder (see “Laura”) or more menacing (see “What’s a Girl to Do”), but this is definitely good stuff and I’m glad to see her putting out new music after the four-year wait following The Haunted Man. I’m all about this.

CM: Definitely pop-py, but it’s not the same stuff recycled over and over again. The vocals get a little ethereal during the chorus, which is interesting, but mostly due to the echoey effect. I could take it or leave it.

“Fick Feeling” – Samir & Viktor

JW: This song is just so fucking happy-sounding! It also has that special brand of I don’t listen to this sober, but when you are in a club this has the dance pop vibe to really get you into the night. Sober this is too much, but drunk in a club, yeah, I would listen to it and enjoy the hell out of it.

SF: Although I admittedly do not speak Swedish, I can tell that essentially the only lyrics to this jam are “fick fick feeling.” That being sad, this song, being upbeat and electronic-y, is both cute and worthy of drunken dancing in a club.

MHJ: Sounds like Spanish Justin Bieber so that’s cool I guess. But for real, was this a song that really needed a drop? Can we just get over our obsession with drops in pop songs already?

CM: I know I have heard this song before. In English. Please, branch out a little, otherwise it’s fine but it’s not great.

“Heatwave” – Robin Schulz feat. Akon

JW: No mas is right. No more. No more, Akon; no more songs about love and weather being the same time; no more vaguely tropo-Caribbean rainforest pop-songs; no more sing-rapping. NO MORE. NO MAS. NO ME GUSTA.

SF: Comparing love to heat — what an original idea that’s definitely never been done before. Acoustic guitar, shakers, and drums that sound like bongos (??) make this love song ridden with sappy similes more tolerable than most.

MHJ: I’m sorry, I just can’t take Akon seriously. It just sounds like he’s trying to sing in a really romantic, loving voice but he’s also got a head cold and can’t really breathe through one of his nostrils. I guess the beat is okay? Kind of reminds me of a tropical rainforest, for whatever reason.

CM: A fun yet laid-back tune about love being a heatwave. It was chill to listen to and would be good for studying those things that get you growly.

“Bitter Salt” – Jake Bugg

JW: You’re right, Jake. It is getting old. I might be on but it is fucking old. Lyrically you have the creativity of a tired five-year-old told to write a poem. But that same five year old doesn’t know what a poem even is because they haven’t been taught about them yet. So yeah, it’s on.

SF: Nasally vocals singing “it’s on, it’s on, it’s on” over and over again do not impress me. This track is exactly what the name describes: bitter saltiness. I don’t know who screwed over Jake Bugg this much, but if there’s one thing you can be sure of, it’s on.

MHJ: Apparently it’s on, or so Jake Bugg wants us to know. This song is pretty inoffensive and I like the nasally guitar sound in the post-chorus, but otherwise this is pretty paint-by-numbers. Like, middle of the road pop rock. Untoasted white bread and butter.

CM: His voice is almost shrill? I kept waiting for that to mellow out, but I was left hanging. That being said, it doesn’t make the song bad. It’s actually a pretty good higher-tempo track that actually kind of works with the shrill-factor.

“Why You Always Hatin? – YG feat. Drake and Kamaiyah

JW: Other than the fact that the “please tell me why you always hatin’” makes me want to Dougie, this is a pretty solid song. It’s catchy, and has that special brand of danceable chill rap that always reminds me of Biggie.

SF: Although Kamaiyah has released a few tracks before, this collab with rappers like YG (who’s easily the best part of this track) and Drake would’ve been sure to cinch her career — had she had a noticeable part at all. YG is easily the best part of this track, but I could go for less Drake and more Kamaiyah.

MHJ: YG is criminally underrated, and this song offers the same effortless appeal that’s made his recent work (especially My Krazy Life) so appealing. Newcomer Kamaiyah is instantly appealing, and Drake’s monotone delivery is actually a really good fit here. I like.

CM: Add it to the list of rap songs that are absolutely nothing special. Someone’s getting these guys down, so they make a repetitive track with questionable vocal ability about it. Next.

What you don’t know about Fraser International College

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[dropcap]B[/dropcap]efore I start with a long rant about what you don’t know about FIC, why don’t I save you the trouble of Googling what FIC is in the first place. FIC stands for Fraser International College, and it’s a direct pathway into your second year at SFU.

To start with, FIC is your family, your home away from home. Being an international student in a new country, it’s comforting to be at an institute that only has other international students. It’s a place to make friends with people from various countries in the world. Though, truth be told no family is perfect, and FIC can be, at times, a dysfunctional family.

Fellow FIC student Katrina Mugume once told me that “FIC is like a box of assorted cookies. There’s literally a person from every continent in the world. It’s a great way to offend numerous people for the first time and correct your own cultural ignorance.”

Another nice thing about FIC is that you may not have exams during the regular SFU calendar. Instead, some teachers have final exams held in the last week of classes. It’s a highly competitive college, and once you’ve been accepted to FIC they will ensure you have a strong work ethic, so that once you’re finished you’re ready for anything.

FIC isn’t perfect, though. The classes are long: each class is four hours, and you have the option of taking it in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Can you motivate yourself to wake up for a class from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.? Yes, this is just for one course. To make things worse, you could be stuck with an evening course from 5:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.

You don’t have access to a U-Pass, so you have to pay from your pocket to commute to school.

The distance to FIC is also a challenge. For those of you who do not know where the college is, it’s located in Discovery 1 — a.k.a. in the woods. Another unfortunate aspect of being an FIC student is that you don’t have access to a U-Pass, so you have to pay from your pocket to commute to school. Nonetheless, after facing all these challenges, you’ll be able to handle anything that SFU throws at you (and the added U-Pass will be the cherry on top!).

Did I mention the class sizes are relatively small, being at most 30 students per class? Depending on what kind of student you are, this could be a great or a not-so-great thing. For those of us, myself included, who like to disappear in a classroom — to sit back, relax, and open your phone to all the social media apps of your choosing — having a smaller class pretty much places you under a microscope.

This also means that, at some point during the four-hour class, the teacher will take attendance. However, on the plus side, you are given the opportunity to get to know your teachers and classmates, and the teaching staff are very supportive towards enriching your education.

So, if you’re considering attending FIC, or if you go to SFU and really don’t know anything about the college, you’ve now been given the basics. Take from this what you will!