Kelly Chia
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 our democracy, and eyes are on us to show up at the polls. Global News recently reported that Millennials — which they defined as people born between 1980 and 2000 — will “make up the biggest voting bloc in the federal election.” Igor Korbaciz of Abacus Data, which provided the data on the potential impact of millennial voters this election,…
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SFU students in the Global Climate Strike
October 11, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Body to body, jostling, jampacked, and barely enough room to move. It’s warm, despite it not actually being a warm day, and you can feel the hot breath of the person behind you, quite literally…
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New photo exhibition at Club Ilia strikes at the heart of the SFU community
October 5, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer In an effort to help foster a strong sense of community on Burnaby Mountain, SFU alumna Jennyfer Chamberland, who works with Club Ilia, has created an ongoing art exhibition in the restaurant, curated from the…
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Speaking to SFU’s best and brightest: an interview with 2019’s SFU Outstanding Alumni Night awardees
October 4, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer The 2019 Outstanding Alumni Awards took place September 20 at the Sheraton Wall Centre. It featured four awardees: Isabel Ge Mahe, Kathleen Hepburn, Hew Choy Leong, and Mark Okerstrom. Peter Akman, 2018’s recipient for Outstanding…
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Measured in love: Rent at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
October 1, 201904/10/2019: This story was corrected from an older version. The previous version stated that Mimi was played by Kelsee Sweigard, Maureen was played by Lexi Greene, and Collins was played by Juan Luis Espinal. Mimi was portrayed by Aiyana Smash,…
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Quiz: Am I baby or am I just trying my best?
September 28, 2019Written by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer “Baby.” A one-word concept that has swept Twitter like renewed wildfire. The innocence, the dreaming, the heartbreak, the meme-ing . . . when that adorable little photo of Kirby points to the blackboard, millions…
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Carly Rae Jepsen’s Dedicated tour brings the party to the Commodore Ballroom
September 18, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Let me take a deep breath . . . Where do I start? Carly Rae Jepsen recently performed in Vancouver to promote her newest album Dedicated on August 28 and 29. I had the pleasure…
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Weird Al Yankovic captivates fans new and old with unique Strings Attached Tour
September 16, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer In one word, Weird Al Yankovic’s Strings Attached concert was bonkers. Prior to going to this concert, I knew about Weird Al, but I didn’t know him very well — my only real exposure to…
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SFU Snap has so much potential, but its bugs need to be fixed first
September 15, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Oh, SFU Snap. This app tries its best, but has fallen short so much that it’s often my last resort instead of being my go-to app for SFU content. I want to be able to…
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How to get your money’s worth for your rec and athletics fee
August 31, 2019By: Kelly Chia - Staff Writer Maybe the new semester has you inspired to start taking your health and fitness more seriously — or maybe you’d just like to try something new. Either way, the SFU Recreation Centre is a…
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