Isabella Urbani
Opinions in Dialogue: Living with chronic mental illnesses
July 5, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici and Isabella Urbani, Staff Writers Mental illness can tear you down. There’s moments when you wonder where the vision of you who wasn’t so impacted by your mind is. At first, mental illness feels manageable. Like it was just a minor character who needed to make an appearance every once and a while to remind people they’re still here. Eventually, it becomes bigger. Mental illness can make you start feeling like the guest. Not every person with a mental illness feels this way. But oftentimes, it’s characterized as such or as being make-believe. This is a no-holds…
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I’m not 100% sure I’m straight
July 4, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer I didn’t start to question my sexuality until my senior year of high school — not even when my entire friend group was doing so in middle school. Back then, I think I was the…
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The US shouldn’t be pointing their finger at Canada for air quality
June 27, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On June 8, the headline for conservative publication the New York Post read “Blame Canada.” Its subheading: “Canuck wildfires plunge NYC into eerie, smoky hell.” The New York Post, the city’s “least-credible major news source,”…
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NDP proposes new housing plan to lower rent and stop renovictions
June 27, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On May 26, the New Democratic Party (NDP) announced their latest housing plan, which focuses on lowering rent and ending renovictions across Canada. Approximately 30% of rental homes are owned by corporate landlords in Canada,…
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My spice tolerance is embarrassing
June 23, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Have you had the miserable experience of dealing with someone who can’t take a hint? Can’t take no for an answer? And somehow thinks sweet chilli chips (I’m talking about the Doritos version) are spicy.…
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Children’s shows allowed my inner child to roam free
June 21, 2023By: Isabella Urbani Growing up with two teenage brothers, I basically skipped over watching children’s shows. Sure, I can sort of remember watching Yo Gabba Gabba!, Lazy Town, and Hi-5, but what I remember most is watching what my brothers…
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My mind and I are not friends
June 19, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Dear friends, It’s been one of those weeks. Writing feels harder than it should be. I’m either sleeping too little or too much. The load of laundry I said I was going to fold when…
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FNMISA hosts first inter-tribal powwow at SFU
June 19, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On April 22, SFU’s First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Students Association (FNMISA) hosted their first inter-tribal powwow in SFU Burnaby’s West Gym, which resides on the unceded Traditional Coast Salish Lands of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ),…
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New SFU survey finds lectures do “absolutely nothing”
June 13, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Burnaby, BC, June 12 — This just in: a new SFU survey revealed 99% of students find lectures pointless. The survey, which was sent last week from the email address “[email protected],” asked students to evaluate…
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Courtyard residence unveiled at SFU Burnaby campus
June 7, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Editor’s Note: A correction was made to this article on June 12, 2023 to note that room prices are $3,920, regardless of room type. On May 19, SFU announced the opening of its newest residency…
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