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Lauren Swistak swims through life with purpose
February 29, 2016A third-year criminology student, Swistak is at the top of her swimming game. She’s helping the SFU Clan to recent victories over the University of Victoria and Seattle University in dual swimming meets. She currently holds the fifth-fastest time in the 200 metre butterfly in the NCAA D2 in this season, and was honoured alongside Adrian Vander-Helm as College Swimming’s National Swimmers-of-the-Week for Division II the week of January 20. Despite a rough start to her university swimming career, Swistak has shown that determination and hard work pays off in the pursuit of greatness. “I’m happy that my training is…
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See the world through your own eyes, not Instagram’s
February 29, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s Friday morning, and you wake up with a smile, knowing you have a weekend to look forward to after class. You get up and dressed, have a decent breakfast, and leave your house at a reasonable hour. On the…
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How to make a cult classic B-movie
February 29, 20161. Anything with “cop” in the title is sheer gold: whether it be Wolf Cop or Samurai Cop, anything directly stating the protagonist is involved in law enforcement is a guaranteed winner. The cop could be a vampire, sorcerer, lizard-man,…
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SFU needs more vegan food options
February 29, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n November, four very unexpected words came out of my mouth: “I’m becoming a vegan.” Before then, I truly did not believe I could ever take animal products out of my diet, despite all the signs pointing towards this path.…
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Alisha Roberts’ home career ends in style
February 22, 2016In their final home game of the season, the SFU Clan women’s basketball team survived a poor fourth quarter to defeat the MSU-Billings Yellowjackets 63–61. The Clan improved to 13–10 overall, and remain fourth place in the GNAC standings. The…
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Matter branches out from happy tropical pop
February 22, 2016At first listen, St. Lucia seems like a band trying to recapture the synth-pop stylings of the ’80s. But after about 10 seconds, this proves to be anything but accurate. This is how Jean-Philip Grobler — the creative force behind…
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SFU researchers speak out in favour of Aboriginal schools
February 22, 2016A recent report released by SFU researchers has found that 57 percent of parents with children enrolled in BC’s only Aboriginal Focus School (AFS) would enroll another child in the program. The findings came after the school, located at Sir…
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The Spider Curse is a fate worse than death!
February 22, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]pringtime is once again nearly upon us. While some may be excited for the blossoming flowers and warming weather, a great threat lurks among us, overlooked: spring is spider-hatching season, and as we speak, the egg sacs of autumn are…
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The Life of Pablo: A track-by-track review
February 15, 2016“Ultralight Beam” Nick Bondi: Kanye seemed to be honest when he said that this would be a gospel album. The loud drums and fading sound effects are cool, and I think this track works as a good introduction to…
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SFU among fastest-growing sugar baby schools in Canada
February 15, 2016A new study from the website Seeking Arrangements suggests that Simon Fraser University is among the “fastest growing sugar baby schools in Canada,” with increasing numbers of students using it as a way to both pay for tuition and as…
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