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A day in the life of an SFUer

Peak Web April 2, 2018

By: Alannah Wallace, SFUer Expert   The SFUer has a home and bed, but they do not sleep much. Most days, they wake up so tired that they feel weak and sickly. Throughout the semester, 90% of SFUers on average will develop a persistent cough. In the morning, the SFUers put on sweatpants over their PJs, gather gloves, a toque, and umbrella (even if it is sunny out), and set out on the treacherous journey up the mountain.        After shuffling off the Production SkyTrain platform down to the bus loop, the SFUer must carefully choose which door…

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Some of the best and worst examples of sex positivity in media

Peak Web February 9, 2018

By: Alex Bloom and Gabrielle McLaren Best: Pride (2014) In a way this movie is sex positive because it isn’t just about sex or sexuality. It’s about a group of gay and lesbian men and women who go to a…

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Drop your toxic friends and never look back

EIC September 19, 2016

[dropcap]U[/dropcap]niversity is a time for higher learning, to develop the skills we’ll need after graduation to live our best possible lives. Or something to that effect. This is the time in our lives where we are making the friendships that’ll…

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HUMOUR: SFU’s men’s rights activists protest new “friend zone” bench unveiling

EIC November 9, 2015

The unveiling of a new mental health initiative is driving one group at Simon Fraser University out of their mind: the MaleMen, a men’s rights activist group on campus, is protesting the new Friendship Bench, saying that it is too…

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Ten simple facts that will make you feel instantly old!

EIC February 23, 2015

Time is a merciless bandit, perpetually thieving away your youth until you’re nothing but a corpse rotting away underground. Get ready to really feel your age with these 10 facts that are so wild, it’s hard to believe they’re true!…

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How learning to cook has improved my well-being

EIC September 29, 2014

Most people can’t pinpoint the exact moment that they became an adult, but I can. I remember it like it was yesterday — the crackle of sizzling flesh, the smoke billowing calmly towards my open window, the smell of a…

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