Humour
Recently graduated English major experiences overwhelming financial, personal success
November 17, 2014Against all odds, a recent SFU graduate has shown the world how to make an arts degree work for him. After graduating with a degree in English (minor in liberal studies), 23-year-old Monay Maker struggled with one major roadblock: he was lost as to how to actually utilize his degree in the corporate job market. Already in debt with $20,000 in student loans, Maker knew he had to make a move. “As someone with a BA, I’m all about making big money,” said Maker. “But at first, the big money I was after elluded me.” Formerly a full-time barista in…
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This week in Comics
November 17, 2014Literal Death (Serena Chan) Pun 2 3 (Sarah Walker) Planet of the Taylor Swifts (Eric Smith & Jacey Gibb) The Adventures of Agoraphobia Man: World Defender (Jacey Gibb)
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Inspired by Rosa Parks, student with laptop refuses to move to back of lecture hall
November 10, 2014An SFU student took a dramatic stand Tuesday afternoon in favour of what she describes as her “inalienable right to make everyone behind her watch her browse Etsy.” Despite being asked several times by her professor to move, in accordance…
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Six superfoods to buy, neglect, and then feel badly about letting spoil in your fridge
November 10, 2014With schoolwork ramping up and the holiday season creeping closer, it’s easy to put your health on the backburner while you try to juggle everything at once. Even if you don’t have the time to exercise regularly, maintaining a proper…
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Man recovering from a hangover learns the men he was partying with were KKK members
November 10, 2014A severely hungover Coquitlam man awoke last Sunday to discover that his previous night’s drinking companions were, in fact, not attendees of a belated Halloween party, but rather members of a local Ku Klux Klan chapter. Despite it being well…
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Halloween: Then vs Now
October 27, 2014Costumes Then: We lived in a fantasy dream world of cute pumpkins, cuddly elephants, and creepy zombie brides. Sure, we didn’t have Frozen princesses, but we made do just the same. Some people started their costumes early — like beginning…
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The week in comics
October 27, 2014[caption id="attachment_78325" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Fun in the Sun (by Austin Cozicar)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_78323" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Peers (by Leslie Lu)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_78324" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Adventures of Agoraphobia Man: World Defender (by Jacey Gibb)[/caption]
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Modern pranks to scare with this Halloween
October 27, 2014There’s no doubt about it: October is the scariest time of year around SFU. With the fog rolling in and Halloween drawing near, the time to affright the people you love is optimal. Ghosts and ghouls might do the trick,…
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Progressive grade-schooler announces fair trade offerings for Fruit Roll-Up
October 20, 2014In a historic decision that has been generating buzz all around the playground, second-grade student Billy Stanford has made a pledge to honour only 100 per cent fair trade offers for his strawberry Fruit Roll-up. Although in the past Stanford…
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Nursery rhymes for nihilists
October 20, 2014The itsy bitsy spider Went up the waterspout. Down came the rain and Washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. And the itsy bitsy spider bitterly repressed the thought That maybe, just maybe,…
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