Adam Van der Zwan
What’s this nonsense about lack of community at SFU?
September 8, 2015When I told my friends at UBC Okanagan three years ago that I would be attending SFU to study communication, I was met with distaste. “You know that SFU has the highest suicide rate in the whole country, right?” “It’s foggy, dreary and everything is made of concrete. Everyone’s apparently really sad.” I was surprised to learn that this institution is often defamed as one without a sense of community, especially given its ‘radical’ history, proudly embellished with rallies, protests, and gatherings of like-minded individuals who’ve defended what they believe in. By this history, I was intrigued. My interest piqued.…
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Woohoo, Boohoo
August 4, 2015Woohoo: Life beyond earth Outer space and extraterrestrial life have always fascinated me. I contemplate civilization through the course of human history — our barbarisms, thoughts and choices, values and ideals, our survival mechanisms — and I’m always struck with…
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Life is short. Don’t lie to your spouse.
July 27, 2015Beside a painstakingly airbrushed image of a manicured finger pressed against rosy, seductive lips, Toronto-based adultery website Ashley Madison whispers its slogan to philanderers: “Life is short. Have an affair.” It seems the little devil on 37 million shoulders has…
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S.T. EYE is a great concept, but why a glowing condom?
July 6, 2015I almost fell off my seat after reading this: a few 14-year-olds from Isaac Newton Academy in Britain had invented a condom that glows different colours depending on what type of disease or infection you have. I thought, “Well, at…
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Woohoo, Boohoo
June 29, 2015Woohoo: Atlantic Lobster Sinking my teeth into this baby feels like I’ve captured heaven right on my plate. From the shores of the Atlantic, my little Nova Scotian friend is a companion to not only my stomach, but to my…
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The loud, the quiet, and the ambiverted
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2496" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo Credit: Phoebe Lim[/caption] I used to believe I was extroverted; I was a loud, ‘in your face’ kind of kid. I enjoyed spending time with friends, and I drew my strength and confidence from them.…
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Cleaning out custodial contempt
February 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_313" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Scott Ehardt (Wikipedia)[/caption] While my fingers fumbled over the keyboard one lonely evening in The Peak office last week, an unexpected visitor stumbled through the door. I’d never seen him in my life…
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Woohoo/Boohoo
February 13, 2015Carpooling Are you travelling somewhere with your friends? Why take your own car when you carpool? Apart from the many jovial songs you and your buddies can sing together along the way, carpooling provides for some other heartwarming benefits. Firstly,…
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Choose life, not your cell phone
July 28, 2014Would you risk your life for your cell phone? I wouldn’t, but there are those who would. American media website CNET reported July 20 that a woman from Houston, Texas had a mugger threaten to shoot her on the street…
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How to Save the CBC
July 14, 2014Jian Ghomeshi has the perfect voice for broadcasting. His deep, smooth clarity that brims with authority makes speaking on radio seem effortless. “I’m not on the air simply advocating for my job right now, or even for my incredible…
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