Isabella Urbani
Masking the data: Whether people like it or not, we’re still in a pandemic
May 23, 2022By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer It may seem like we’re far removed from the nationwide lockdown in March 2020, which sequestered people to their homes (minus the occasional run to the store for the bare essentials), but we’re not out of the pandemic yet. Even though we’re still in the thick of COVID-19, it’s becoming harder to grasp given the recently lifted mask requirements and vaccine cards. British Columbians became hopeful last year when a vaccine was introduced. At the time of writing, 86% of British Columbians have received their first dose, with similar numbers for their second. The booster,…
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Horoscopes: May 22–29
May 22, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Aries Sweet Aries, you’re toootally not a summer semester person. I know you want to get a move on your degree and more importantly, stop yourself from streaming every Netflix movie possible, but it isn’t…
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How one student’s pandemic listening kickstarted a Taylor Swift fan club
May 16, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer The early months of the pandemic encouraged people to pick up a new hobby or resume previous passions while home-bound. For Cristina Liao, founder of SFU’s Taylor Swift fan club, SFU Swifties, the pandemic brought her…
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Four films to watch at this year’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival
May 13, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again school is out for summer and the DOXA film festival is back! DOXA is a “Vancouver based non-profit charitable society” which prides itself on showcasing independent films. Many…
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SFUnexplained: Whatever happened to the missing avocado statue?
May 9, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer BREAKING NEWS! The ENTIRETY of the SFU Burnaby Campus was thrown for a LOOP on the early mornings of Monday, May 2, when our beloved avocado statue was nowhere to be seen!!!!! If you don’t believe…
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A final farewell from basketball seniors Jordan Lyons and Julian Roche
April 7, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor On March 2, seniors Julian Roche and Jordan Lyons competed in their last college basketball game. SFU lost in overtime to Alaska Fairbanks in the Greater Northwest Athletic Conference quarterfinals by a score of 91–83,…
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This week at SFU
March 31, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games March 28: men’s golf at Hanny Stanislaus in Turlock, California (all day) Day one of two Finished sixth last meet March 29: men’s golf at Hanny Stanislaus in Turlock, California (all day) Day…
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This week at SFU
March 25, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games Monday, March 21: women’s golf at Colorado State University Pueblo El Cheapo Classic (all day) Final day of the event Saturday, March 26: women’s softball versus Central Washington in Ellensburg, Washington (1:00 p.m.)…
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The Rundown
March 12, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Senior sendoff: SFU honours seven seniors with a 78–76 men’s basketball win against Western Washington. Senior Wilfried Balata had an exceptional night, recording 18 points and nine rebounds. Date: February 26 Going out in style…
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This week at SFU
March 9, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Saturday, March 12: women’s softball vs Western Oregon at Beedie Field (12:00 p.m.) Game one of doubleheader Saturday, March 12: women’s softball vs Western Oregon at Beedie Field (2:00 p.m.) Game two of…
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