Burnaby campus
I visited all the bathrooms on every SFU campus so you don’t have to
November 25, 2019As someone who suffers from lactose intolerance but still eats an insane amount of dairy, I consider myself a sort of bathroom connoisseur. I visited every (men’s) bathroom on all three SFU campuses and compiled a guide of the nine best and three worst places to take a load off (if you know what I mean). The Best Bathrooms: The good, the great, and the gorgeous Fifth floor of the Academic Quadrangle (AQ) (Nearby: AQ 5009) This is probably the nicest bathroom you will ever visit on Burnaby campus. It features gorgeous open windows which…
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Who’s that building named after? : Burnaby campus edition
October 22, 2019W.A.C. Bennett Library As a place that adheres to different student needs — whether that be as a spot for exam cramming, a trove for the perfect essay sources, or an escape for a solid mid-day nap — the W.A.C.…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Aesthetically-pleasing seating that further wrecks my spine
July 21, 2019I don’t know how everybody else teaches themselves entire classes off of Canvas syllabi or churns out essays, but I prepare for war. I sit down with my coffee, my playlist, a pile of library books, and a selection of…
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8 things to make on the Burnaby campus’ fire pits
March 2, 2019It’s so cold and snowy that students on the Burnaby campus have been congregating at the fire pits like moths drawn towards a light. While there are always happy students there ready to provide you with marshmallows and roasting sticks,…
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SFU needs to address how construction noise makes campus dysfunctional
February 17, 2019Three of my five classes are on the Burnaby campus. Twice last week, we were forced to move because of construction noises. When I say “forced to move,” I mean that my discussion-based seminars got up and left for another…
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What grinds our gears: The difficult and confusing stairs and pathways of Burnaby campus during construction
February 17, 2019Getting to places around Burnaby campus has been the bane of SFU student existence since even before the construction began. After nearly getting trampled at the Production Skytrain station due to that tradition of sprinting down the stairs, we already…
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Don’t rely on campus or transit announcements when deciding whether or not to stay home
February 15, 2019I’ve been trapped on top of Burnaby campus during snow cancellations on two separate occasions. Both times, I’d woken up nonsensically early to beat the transit crowds and weather in case class was on, because I felt behind in the…
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Hunt for the Best: Coffee at Burnaby Campus
January 26, 2019Coffee is a university must, but answer me honestly: have you been anywhere but Tim Hortons and Starbucks for your pre-class hot bean water? If you’re as busy as me, probably not. However, I decided to challenge myself to find…
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What grinds our gears: Burnaby campus’ constantly imperfect temperature
November 22, 2018Most students would agree that the worst part about winter at SFU is getting off the bus at the top of Burnaby Mountain to temperatures significantly lower than where you boarded it. After walking from the bus to my classes,…
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Carman McKay on his work, inspirations, and experiences
July 20, 2018Artist Carman McKay has been relief carving an oversized spindle whorl, which is traditionally used for wool spinning, in front of the Indigenous Student Centre (AQ 2002) every Tuesday and Thursday in July. So far, McKay has worked on the…
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