Canada
SFU Puppy Therapy!
November 14, 2014SFU hosted another puppy therapy event; the dogs were as cute (and calming) as ever!
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Canada Post’s door-to-door delivery must be saved
November 10, 2014According to Canada Post’s Code of Conduct, serving Canadians with both passion and pride is at the forefront of the corporation’s values — though as of late, this service may not extend to your front door. Last year the Crown…
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Spooky Canada
October 27, 2014Ogopogo (British Columbia) Our very own Loch Ness Monster, the Ogopogo is a gigantic sea serpent said to live at the bottom of Lake Okanagan, just shy of Kelowna. The earliest sightings of the sea monster date back centuries —…
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Why you should donate blood this season
October 27, 2014When was the last time you rolled up your sleeve and gave blood? Just recently? Back in high school? Never? Don’t feel badly if you’re not a regular donor — Canadian Blood Services reports that only about four per cent…
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SFU’s Shoulder Bump Bandit strikes again
October 14, 2014The Shoulder Bump Bandit — an evil, apparently-in-a-rush mastermind who has been terrorizing SFU since September — has struck again. This is the fourth attack on the SFU populace, and it would seem no one is safe. The latest attack…
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University briefs
October 6, 2014UBC food services to adopt cashless system The University of British Columbia’s Alma Mater Society (AMS) catering service will soon implement a cashless payment system through app developer nTrust. The app will allow students to transfer funds from an…
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Homeless seniors rely most heavily on Victoria shelters
October 6, 2014A recent study on patterns of homelessness in greater Victoria, led by SFU master’s student in public policy, Hannah Rabinovitch, reported that there are a disproportionate number of seniors utilizing emergency shelters as compared to all other demographics. Rabinovitch, in…
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Canada must hold the line on Russian threats
September 29, 2014In the wee hours of what seemed to be an ordinary Friday, two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighters scrambled to respond to an alert from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which had detected a pair of Russian…
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The great Canadian punishment culture
September 15, 2014I hope I’m not the only person who finds it odd that Skytrain security officers rarely check for proof of transit fare at the gate. The lack of security presently displayed at Skytrain stations is so abysmal that it undoubtedly…
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