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Long story short: SFU is more beautiful than you think
February 22, 2018By: Jennifer Low When I first applied to SFU, I thought the school’s mascot was a bulldog. It was the general consensus amongst those of my friends who were already attending, and it seemed more likely to be a school mascot than Terry Fox. It was only when I had been attending university for two months that I finally got curious enough to Google my new school mascot. “What do you mean your mascot’s name is McFogg the Dog?” I heard from my Thunderbird relatives, and how could I not agree that we were just asking to be picked on…
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A Southside reunion: Coming face to face with one of my queens
February 19, 2018Michelle Obama. Former first lady of the United States. A vision of Black excellence. Beginning as a lawyer and eventually working at the University of Chicago for many years, Mrs. Obama has remained focused on supporting the voices of marginalized…
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SFU love stories and Tinder nightmares
February 14, 2018Love story 1, submitted by B.P. I look back on September 2014 as a time of many firsts, one of which was walking into my first ever Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies class, which was an elective for me. My…
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Dogspotting at SFU
February 12, 2018Photographed by Nathaniel Tok Commentary provided by Professional Dog Experts (a.k.a. The Peak Staff) Name: Isis Breed: Husky Spotted: January 8 Janis McMath: NEVER stop this, Isis. 10/10. Yuri Zhou: Huskies are my favourite dogs, especially with those eyes. Natasha…
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A crash course on pronouns
February 7, 2018By Eva Zhu In preschool you were probably taught about how there are boys and girls and . . . well, that’s usually all you get. Broadening our understanding of identity, gender, and sexuality is just as much a part…
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Meet Paola Quirós, new co-ordinator of the Women’s Centre
February 7, 2018Fast Facts on Paola Quirós Name: Paola Quirós (pronounced: p ah-OH-l ah) Preferred pronouns: she/her Position: Co-ordinator of the SFSS Women’s Centre since November 2017 Education: BA in Social Communication and Journalism from University of La Sabana in Colombia and…
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Safer sex is sexy sex
February 5, 2018Written and photographed by Winona Young Whether you’re short on cash and condoms or in a sex-health conundrum, students need to look no further than SFU’s resource centres for all of the above and more. So save the frantic Google…
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Uplifting Twitter accounts you didn’t know you needed
January 31, 2018By Gabrielle McLaren Well, it’s been raining for the last three years and according to The Weather Network there’s no end to this moist and wet existence in sight. At least we didn’t die in a tsunami. The Internet may…
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To co-op or not to co-op
January 29, 2018By: Melanie Hiepler Let’s cut to the chase: yes, it’s worth doing co-op. Shall I count the reasons why? Job experience. Networking. Resume building. Getting paid. To me, it’s kind of a no-brainer, especially if you don’t have a clear…
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Long story short: a dick pic would’ve been better
January 24, 2018By: Winona Young I’ve received a lot of horrible texts from dates. Some have been an awkward, like the guy who asked me “Where have you been all my life?” when I referenced one (1) nerdy show. Some have been…
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