adulthood 101
Adulthood 101: Recipe box, vegan recipes for non-vegan cooks
June 15, 2020By: Lily Fontaine, SFU Student I’ve been a pescatarian since grade 10, but hosting or trying to feed vegan friends satisfyingly was a whole different ball game — until I stumbled upon some reliable recipes. Without knowing the intricacies of cooking tempeh, drying tofu, or replacing eggs, it can be daunting to approach vegan recipes. Another struggle is where to start without vegan staples like nutritional yeast in your cupboard. You might also be trying to host a crowd that includes some devoted meat-eaters who can’t know they’re eating something vegan. The trick is to find recipes that are naturally vegan…
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Adulthood 101: Staying on top of your work this semester
January 22, 2020By: Vivien Ying Qi Li, SFU Student Having started the new semester, students are slowly getting back into the swing of things — meaning that all-nighters and last-minute cramming sessions are just around the corner. Although stress is an inevitable…
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Adulthood 101: An international student’s quick tips for living alone
July 15, 2019By: Karina Danielle Lim de León, SFU Student I moved away from my home in the Philippines when I was just 17 as an international student. Transitioning into both an independent lifestyle and a different cultural environment was a tumultuous…
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Adulthood 101: Employee Rights to keep in mind in the workplace
July 4, 2019By: Grace Lo, SFU Student Unless you find that you’re the long-lost heir to, say, a small European kingdom called Genovia, you’ll probably find yourself working a job at some point in your life. Whether you’re in co-op or working a…
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Adulthood 101: The most important meal of the day
February 10, 2019By: Mishaa Khan Here are some quick breakfast recipes to sustain you throughout the day: Overnight oats: Overnight oats are flexible and easy to make. Here are some guidelines: Make a base the night before your snack: Mix a ⅓…
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Adulting 101: Fall produce and how to eat it
October 17, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor The fall solstice was officially September 21, but the season’s coming doesn’t really feel real until Thanksgiving, Halloween, and midterms start to loom on the horizon. Luckily, you can turn autumn into your best food…
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Adulthood 101: Voting in the 2018 Burnaby municipal election
October 17, 2018By: Michelle Gomez, Staff writer The Burnaby election campaigns have been underway for a few weeks now, and this weekend, we’ll be voting for one mayor, eight city councillors, and seven school trustees. The mayoral race mixes old and new…
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Adulting 101: Managing your Moola
September 26, 2018By: Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writer The school year has restarted, and we’re back to being broke. Managing money can be a tough step into adulthood, and the difficult learning curve combined with the importance of getting it right can put…
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Adulthood 101: Become a lean, mean, green-living machine
July 16, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor In mid-May, the city of Vancouver announced that, by June 1, 2019, it will ban plastic straws and white styrofoam cups and containers. This is the first ban of its kind in Canada. Though we…
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Adulthood 101: Student recipe box, part 1
June 22, 2018By: Alannah Wallace We all have those days where we just want to come home and throw together something easy that only involves a few ingredients. Plus, we don’t have time between midterms to be spending hours in the grocery…
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