Eleanor Qu
League of Legends tournament accidentally breaks world record for most single men in one place
September 25, 2014Late last week, Guinness World Records made a surprising announcement when it declared that the 2014 League of Legends World Championship had accidentally gathered the highest number of bachelors in a single place, shattering the previously held record. The annual tournament, organized by American-based gaming company Riot Games, asks players from around the world to compete in a series of online PvP matches with prize money reaching close to $1 million. While breaking a world record had not been Riot Games’ intention, the tournament nonetheless drew absurdly high volumes of single men between the ages of 17 and 80. “After…
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His and hers brains
June 3, 2013New research highlights different functionality of men’s and women’s brains Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee Illustrations by Eleanor Qu Introduction Have you ever felt that you just can’t understand the opposite sex? Don’t worry, you’re not alone when you can’t figure…
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Voting is not irrelevant, but it sure feels like it
May 27, 2013Average voter turnout from 1945 to 2001 within the G8 nations Photos by Eleanor Qu As is often the case given an article on this subject, I should preface it by stating that I did vote in the recently completed…
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Fringe Fest
May 10, 2013A rough guide to BC's alternative political parties Illustrations by Eleanor Qu Got the elections blues, SFU? Feel like you’re just picking between the lesser of four equally dull evils? Worry not fair citizens! We found 12 alternative parties to…
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LAST WORD: Solo? Yolo!
March 31, 2013Why travelling on your own is great Illustrated by Eleanor Qu “Wow, I could never do that,” the cashier at Value Village tells me as I explain that the second hand backpack was going to help me get across the…
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Co-op, just do it
March 18, 2013It's worth the wait to graduate Illustration By Eleanor Qu Gone are the days when getting a bachelors degree guaranteed you a job following graduation. Instead, the value of a degree is to simply provide the checkmark to the “has…
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Universal University
February 24, 2013The gaps between SFU and Senegal are surprisingly small Photos by Eleanor Qu If when you think of Africa, the first image that comes into your head is a rag-clad orphan from a World Vision commercial, think again. Before my…
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Benny and the regrets
February 19, 2013The controversies surrounding Pope Benedict XVI’s Vatican career Illustration by Eleanor Qu “In today’s world . . . both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the…
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