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Children’s shows allowed my inner child to roam free
June 21, 2023Growing up with two teenage brothers, I basically skipped over watching children’s shows. Sure, I can sort of remember watching Yo Gabba Gabba!, Lazy Town, and Hi-5, but what I remember most is watching what my brothers liked at the time: Family Guy, The Simpsons, and King of the Hill. When my youngest brother was born, I was 10-years-old and thereby inherited babysitting duties — which basically meant I got to spend my weekends planted in front of the television watching children’s shows. As a result, I got acquainted with a lot of television shows I wouldn’t have otherwise watched:…
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Don’t focus too hard on your grades
February 27, 2022Albert Einstein, the physicist widely regarded for his scientific and philosophical contributions, is quoted to have said: “Try not to be a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” This has been a critical lesson…
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Heartbreak is inevitable and invaluable
January 16, 2022Heartbreak sucks — there’s no way to sugarcoat it. It can manifest in not being able to stomach food, hours spent at the gym (physical soreness is decidedly better than emotional turmoil), or days spent in bed. In short —…
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University is the time to make mistakes
March 2, 2021When we arrive at university, we can feel full of starry-eyed, first-year anticipation. We are then thrust into the cosmic world of clubs to join, classes to take, people to meet, and volunteer opportunities to try to help keep our…
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ALBUM REVIEWS
October 3, 2016We Are the Halluci Nation by A Tribe Called Red A Tribe Called Red is impossible to ignore. Having steadily gained popularity since its inception in 2007, the band’s latest is its best yet: a visceral and endlessly inventive mix…
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Get out of your own head by getting out of the country
March 25, 2016My favourite part of travelling long distances and getting to stay a while is that I can redefine myself. We live in a culture of self-improvement. Faith, politics, diets, exercise, New Year’s resolutions. . . are all ways we are…
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Confessions of a schoolyard bully
February 15, 2016[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen you meet new people on campus, you always end up talking about your life before university. A lot of the people I’ve met at SFU have some kind of story where they encountered some form of bullying prior…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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