Alice Zhang
Craving poké or ramen? Check out these delicious, budget-friendly restaurants
November 10, 2019By: Sara Wong, SFU Student One of my favourite aspects about being a foodie is sharing my thoughts and experiences on a plethora of restaurants. Often, I get asked for recommendations on places that are both tasty and student budget-friendly. When someone hears “student budget-friendly,” they often think of the stereotypical university diet of instant noodles and Hot Pockets. In other words, people believe there are limited options when going out to eat on a student budget. Well, I’m here to change that! If you want cheap eats that don’t sacrifice flavour or portion size, look no further than Riz…
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Three key tips for staying strong in your study group
October 20, 2019By: Michelle Chiang, Peak Associate Let’s face it: we’ve all barricaded ourselves at home for study-related reasons, only to end up watching Netflix and eating snacks on the couch. “I’ll start after this episode ends,” you tell yourself — only for…
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Election rundown: Trudeau’s racism scandal is just one of many eroding voter trust
October 6, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate In mid-September, Times Magazine broke a story that included a photograph of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brownface at a school event. In the following days, two more images depicting Trudeau in blackface were released to…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Stop making us pay for access codes and broken web content
September 29, 2019By: Ahmed Ali, SFU Student As students, we already have a lot of expenses at SFU. Between just tuition and textbooks, we’re dropping over $2,000 per semester at least — more for international students. But another expense that you don’t expect…
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We need to stop e-cigarette use before it ruins a generation like tobacco did
September 16, 2019Editor's note: This piece has been updated to reflect the fact that Juul does not advertise to youth or intend its product for youth consumption. By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer We have to stop being so naive about e-cigarettes. At present,…
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What (not) to do when your friends are all getting engaged
July 22, 2019Written by: Hannah Davis, Peak Associate Illustrated by: Alice Zhang So your friends are all getting engaged without you? So you were minding your own damn business and doing the classic “reviewing lecture notes while browsing Instagram” study technique when your…
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Student Masterchef: Surprise Mystery Box Challenge
July 19, 2019Written by: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer Illustration by: Alice Zhang As students, we all know how tedious buying groceries and meal planning (actual meal planning, not buying a pizza and rationing it for a week) can be. Not all of us…
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Classic fairy tales enter brutalistic SFU: Chapter 2
June 26, 2019Written by: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer Illustration by: Alice Zhang They watched as the figure walked closer, slowly lit up by the desktop’s light. Now they could see that it was just another person, but she was straight out of the…
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Classic fairy tales enter brutalistic SFU: Chapter 1
June 25, 2019Written by: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer Illustration by: Alice Zhang Come now children, gather around the Convocation Mall fire pit and get your marshmallows ready. It is time to tell an old SFU fable . . . Once upon a time,…
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It’s time for young people to demand better from their employers
June 15, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, SFU Student Jobs for young people suck, and unions are the answer. This is the biggest observation I gleaned from a CBC News article listing the 10 kinds of jobs that receive the most applicants, and the…
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