Humour
Standard Party First Aid & CPR: How to assess and resuscitate a lame party
March 30, 2015Congratulations on enrolling in your first Standard Party First Aid & CPR course. The skills you learn here will ideally never have to be used in real life, but they will be helpful in preserving fun times if the occasion ever rises. In this unit, you’ll learn the steps on how to handle yourself if at a party where you and others are at risk of not having a good time. We will also cover how to asses the situation and perform basic Cool Party Recovery (CPR) in order to prevent further loss of fun. Note: In this scenario, we…
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I think someone hid raptor eggs for the kids instead of the store-bought eggs I watercoloured
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1852" align="alignright" width="300"] Illustration by Momo Lin[/caption] Good work, team! That’s an official wrap on another Burnaby Heights Neighbourhood Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt. This event wouldn’t have been nearly as successful without all of our volunteers. Every one of…
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Obscure facts you might not have known about the Cadbury Creme Egg
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1842" align="alignleft" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Abul Hussain (Flickr)[/caption] The approaching Easter holiday can only mean one thing: a return of everyone’s favourite chocolate-shelled candy. Celebrate the seasonal emergence of the Cadbury Creme Egg with these little-known, fun facts!…
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Sensationalized headlines could lead to mass global extinction, warns expert
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1861" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Wikimedia[/caption] Overdramatic newspaper headlines and misleading presentation of information to the public could lead to the eradication of multiple species on Earth, according to a local expert. The warning comes from Chandler Finks,…
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Student newspaper under fire for running an informed opinions article
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] SFU’s student paper is facing criticism for publishing an opinions-related election article in the newspaper’s opinions section. The article, which appeared in the March 23 issue of The Peak, was titled “The…
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Quiz: Are you a candidate in the SFSS elections or are you running a scam?
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1282" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] Are you a forward-thinking SFU student ready to bring change and sustainability to your university? Or are you a fast-talking scam artist looking to take advantage of the unsuspecting? Find out by…
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Which prolific director should make a live-action version of your favourite Disney movie
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1646" align="alignright" width="300"] Image by Rachelle Tjahyana[/caption] Earlier this month, Disney announced that Tim Burton had been tasked with bringing a live-action version of Dumbo to the silver screen. Perhaps even more surprising is how unsurprising the announcement is,…
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Embarrassing situations and how to respond to them
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1652" align="alignright" width="300"] Image courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] Embarrassing encounters are a part of everyday life, but that doesn’t mean you can’t totally own these moments and come out on top. Here are four embarrassing situations and ways you can…
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Actual Interviews with Actual People: Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, the Wizard
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1634" align="alignright" width="226"] Illustration by Momo Lin[/caption] A self-described wizard and founder of the neopagan religious movement the Church of All Worlds, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart has been involved with neopaganism since its beginnings in the ‘60s. He is the editor…
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Faux SFSS election profiles
March 16, 2015With the transit referendum engulfing the Greater Vancouver area and the upcoming federal election happening later this year, it’s refreshing to finally have politics worth paying attention to: the 2015 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elections. You may be thinking,…
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