Kelly Chia
What Grinds Our Gears: Sodium Podium
November 24, 2019By: Juztin Bello, Madeleine Chan, Kelly Chia, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Marco Ovies, Nathaniel Tok, Winona Young This first-year class cost you $500, the least you could do is pay attention! As a fourth year filling up her breadth courses with first year classes, I have made some observations, and I am worried. As I sit in these godforsaken lecture halls with these ridiculously tiny desks, I can’t help but look around at the people stuck here with me. All I see are freshmen with varying levels of apathy. Look, I too get tired in class — the notes that I’ve…
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The inescapable reality of a millennial: an interview with artist Sára Molčan
November 23, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer This year’s Eastside Culture Crawl took place from November 14 to 17 across 68 East Vancouver venues. From painters to glassblowers, the festival showcased 495 artists, taking its visitors on a tour through the lens…
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SFU GOTHIC: The school creeps on . . .
November 22, 2019Written by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer You are in C9000 and you hear wheels. Everyone stops talking to listen to the wheels. The sound is anywhere and everywhere. The lecture hall starts quivering. You hear people talk about being trapped…
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Locked in: A short story from a vintage SFU photo
November 19, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer What do you think SFU students were doing on campus 40, 50 years ago? In honour of National Novel Writing Month and inspired by the New York Time’s segment ‘Past Tense,’ The Peak asked writers…
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SFU FANFICTION: The Demon and the Concrete Man — Chapter 3 [COMPLETE]
November 12, 2019Written by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Disclaimer: *turns around in office chair, stroking a soft white cat* It is November, bitches. Once again, it is time for me to bless you with my words. Also please stop with the anonymous…
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The Raven Boys is an enchanting story of fantasy, friendship, and captivating characters
November 12, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer The Young Adult (YA) fiction genre has always been a means to escape from my mundane school life. YA novels often feature themes of fantasy and adventure, which is rad for any sixth grader. As…
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Man pauses to breathe, gives audience fleeting false hope that he’s done talking
October 31, 2019Written by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer It’s Thursday afternoon, and we have a breaking headline coming in from the conference room in the West Mall Centre. The speaker, a young man, pauses to take a single breath . . .…
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Monday Music: Moody and magical melodies for Halloween
October 28, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer I’ve never really engaged in witchcraft or dabbled in the occult, but sometimes I get the feeling of wanting to transcend some realms, or at least meet some fairies in an enchanted forest. Disregarding the…
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Self-deprecating humour isn’t as harmless as it seems
October 27, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer “Sorry, I’m a such a mess, aren’t I?” “I just want to die right now.” “I know, I’m so annoying.” These are the sort of comments that I hear from students on a day-to-day basis being…
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Election resources for the new voter
October 17, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer With Election Day coming up on October 21, many of us are preparing to vote for our first federal election. And while that’s pretty exciting, it’s also really nerve-wracking. We’re making decisions that will uphold…
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