Features
SFYou: Katrina Chen’s road to becoming Burnaby-Lougheed’s MLA
November 3, 2018By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Fast facts Name: Katrina Chen Pronouns: She / her / hers Department affiliation: Political science and history Hometown: Chen was born in Taiwan, but has lived in British Columbia for many years Occupation: Aside from serving as Burnaby-Lougheed’s MLA since 2017, Chen is also the Minister of State for Child Care In the midst of midterm season, finding a source of motivation in the long nights of caffeine consumption and studying can be hard. School may be a dreary journey at times, but the greatest incentive to persevere can be looking at how academic…
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Hamish and Jo’s adventures in France: Still no schoolwork, but a new continent!
November 2, 2018By: Hamish Clinton and Jozsef Varga Much has changed since our last update. For starters, we have not cut our hair in several months. In fact, it seems we have embraced the nomadic ways of expert travellers by growing it…
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Get to know Vancouver’s Chinatown
November 2, 2018By: Anindita Gupta Chinatown is one of Vancouver’s most cultural neighbourhoods, and it carries a significant history. Not only is this part of the city famous amongst tourists, but it is also a favourite among locals, because it is the…
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Long story short: When life gives you strangers, make puns
October 30, 2018By: Melanie Hiepler Making friends takes effort — that’s one of the first life lessons I learned on exchange a few summers ago. I was in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, for Charles University's Central and Eastern…
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Paranormal Activity : SFU students tell us their real life scary stories
October 27, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Maxwell Gallick, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Zach Siddiqui, Lauren Wallace, and Winona Young It was too cold to play outside, and we weren’t yet addicted to video games, so somehow my best friend and I got the…
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Join the club: Sign away with SFU ASL
October 22, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor I don’t think a lot of clubs on campus can credit Switched at Birth for their genesis, but SFU ASL can. That’s how club founder Bianca Verjee got interested in the world, culture, and language…
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What grads do: The fascinating culture and economy of sneakers
October 20, 2018By: Youeal Abera Michelle La, a master’s student studying anthropology at SFU with a focus on economic anthropology, is one of the most intriguing academics I’ve ever met. Researching the explosive subculture of the sneaker industry, Michelle studies the rapidly…
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My study spot
October 19, 2018By: Michelle Chiang, Michelle Gomez, Jennifer Low, Natasha Tar, Nathaniel Tok [caption id="attachment_106761" align="alignnone" width="300"] Michelle C's study spot[/caption] My favourite study spot is a quaint café and bakery called The Coffee Bun. Located in Coquitlam, a mere five-minute drive…
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Adulting 101: Fall produce and how to eat it
October 17, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor The fall solstice was officially September 21, but the season’s coming doesn’t really feel real until Thanksgiving, Halloween, and midterms start to loom on the horizon. Luckily, you can turn autumn into your best food…
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Adulthood 101: Voting in the 2018 Burnaby municipal election
October 17, 2018By: Michelle Gomez, Staff writer The Burnaby election campaigns have been underway for a few weeks now, and this weekend, we’ll be voting for one mayor, eight city councillors, and seven school trustees. The mayoral race mixes old and new…
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