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Canada by car
January 4, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter driving 2,224 km across 10 provinces, taking 4 ferries, hitting one mink, and spending six weeks with my significant other, I can honestly say that driving across Canada is one of the best things I’ve ever done. It was 2011, and I was working a co-op job in the Canada Revenue Agency call centre. Most of my time was spent answering boring tax questions or calming people down after they just received an intimidating letter from the CRA, but sometimes, when speaking to someone from the opposite end of the country, I would imagine what it was like where…
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UPDATED: GSWSSU criticises SFU Advocacy for Men & Boys in open letter
December 9, 2015UPDATE: The SFU Advocacy for Men & Boys (SFUAMB) club have published their own open letter in response to the GSWSSU. The letter is attributed to Theryn Meyer, the group’s president, speaking “on behalf of the SFUAMB.” It was published…
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SFU’s 50th anniversary hangover
November 30, 2015[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile walking to class on Burnaby campus, it’s hard to miss the vibrant chalk drawings adorning the pillars of Freedom Square, remnants of SFU’s extravagant birthday bash earlier this semester. “Flower power,” reads one particularly colourful entry. “Happy birthday, SFU!”…
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The five best albums of 2015
November 30, 2015Adele – 25 Released November 20 Step one: pile your car up with your closest of friends and several blankets. Step two: drive in silence to a beautiful, scenic park — one in which you can star-gaze (perhaps up on…
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Women’s basketball down to six players
November 30, 2015Have you ever wanted to play basketball for the SFU Clan? Well, now may be your chance. The women’s basketball team is going through an injury crisis the likes of which Head Coach Bruce Langford has never seen. The team…
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WQB requirements are pointless
November 29, 2015[dropcap]W[/dropcap]QB — writing, quantitative, breadth. Since I began at SFU in 2012, I have spent way too much time investing, financially and otherwise, in classes that have had nothing to do with my degree, my interests, or my academic skill.…
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HUMOUR: Christmas to come even earlier next year, take over “Halloween” season
November 29, 2015A controversial announcement surfaced in Whistler this weekend which could very well change the Christmas landscape forever. Over caviar and Dom Perignon, the leading fat cats of North America’s most prolific supermarket chains announced a controversial decision to scrap Halloween…
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SFU students rally against DTES displacement
November 27, 2015Approximately 25 individuals gathered last week as a part of SFU Against Displacement. The protest organized by a group of students concerned about the displacement of street vendors along the zero to 300 block of East Hastings. On Monday, November…
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SFU volleyball sends off seniors on a high note
November 23, 2015SFU’s Volleyball squad had its senior night on November 14, and they made it a memorable one for the grads with a 3–0 victory over the visiting University of Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks. It was the last home match of the season,…
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Free the nipple on social media
November 23, 2015[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you have a Facebook or Instagram account, it’s more than likely you’ve come across the #FreeTheNipple movement. Lesser known is the #DoIHaveBoobsNow campaign, which challenges how trans bodies fit into the world of social media censorship. Facebook currently only…
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