Danielle Ragas

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SFUnexplained: Burnaby’s construction hides a monster

Carter Hemion June 16, 2021

Anyone who’s had the misfortune of studying classical mythology has likely heard the story of the Greek Labyrinth created to house the Minotaur, a monstrous half-man, half-bull creature. SFU is a real-life case of something similar, currently orchestrated by president Joy Johnson.  If you’ve heard the rumours like I have, you know that SFU had a mishap in a lab that created an awful monster. Unfortunately, as SFU does not release information about animals on campus, we can only put together the details from careful observation. Maybe it was a zombie brought to life in the morgue. Maybe it was…

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Bright-er Side: Social distancing helped me find myself

Marco Ovies June 13, 2021

Before COVID-19 and social distancing, I was filled with social anxiety constantly. I always thought that everyone around me was silently judging me and that I had to try to be as “normal” as possible. I would cycle through the…

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SFUnexplained: Images Theatre is definitely haunted

Carter Hemion May 16, 2021

Have you ever wondered why time passes differently in Images Theatre? Have you felt a strange breeze when all the doors were closed, maybe with an unusual smell? (And no, the smell from your classmate’s apple-cinnamon-gasoline-flavoured vape doesn’t count). Have…

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SFU security guard can’t tell if person entering building is a student or raccoon

Dev Petrovic March 30, 2021

That’s the best you can do, SFU? You gave me a plastic folding table to sit at while ensuring the university’s security?  I’m in the AQ, a building once infested by students but now abandoned. Well, so I thought. It…

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Dispelling raccoons’ cute image with hard facts would make SFU safer for humans and animals

Mishaa Khan November 16, 2019

Burnaby campus raccoons must realize that they are on student territory while they willingly pose for Snapchat stories and nibble on dropped food left on the floor. Students forget that raccoons are wild animals with the potential to be dangerous…

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What grinds our gears: This shifting labyrinth of room changes and construction detours

Carter Hemion October 7, 2019

I’m SO lost in finding my classes. Why? Not only is SFU a maze of construction, but some of my classes just keep changing rooms. I expected to have some changes to my schedule because no semester can start off…

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