Kelly Chia
Iron Widow is a searing debut novel
January 24, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Iron Widow is a historical reimagination of Wu Zetian, China’s only woman emperor, set in a society and culture that resembles pre-colonial China. Portrayed as an 18 year old girl, Zetian is sent to fight Hunduns, mythological aliens that exist beyond the Great Wall, in mecha suits called Chrysalises. For girls, this is a rite of passage: they fly the Chrysalis with a man, a process that almost always kills the concubine women co-pilots. When Zetian not only survives, but overpowers the pilot that took her older sister’s life, she is paired with a man…
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“I Cannot Lie to the Stars that Made Me” is a loving dedication to community
January 22, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Content warning: Explicit mention of suicidal ideation in the fourth paragraph. When I first listen to the ethereal harmonies introducing Catherine Hernandez’s I Cannot Lie to the Stars that Made Me, I feel a sense…
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Escape into the woods of Minnekhada Park
January 21, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer I’ve never hiked and living in BC makes this feel like a waste. I always admired Instagram photos from afar, but was too scared to give it a shot. I worried about all sorts of…
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A first strike with Kendo and the SFU Kendo club
January 20, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer On September 27, I mustered the courage to message SFU Kendo club president Michael Hong and ask to participate in a class. He readily invited me to practice the following Monday. I didn’t know what…
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Reaching new heights one terrifying step at a time
January 20, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer I first tried indoor rock climbing at the SFU Climbing Wall in 2019. The experience was exhilarating, firstly, because I kept looking down and fearing the wrath of God, and secondly, because I was genuinely…
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Impacts of biowearables on children
January 18, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Researchers at SFU’s Tangible Embodied Child-Computer Interaction Lab (TECI) are concerned with the ethical effects of biowearables on children. Biowearables refer to apps or wearable devices that track data from the body, such as Fitbit watches.…
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Jason’s home making tips and life hacks for 2022
January 11, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer What’s up, blessed folks? It’s me, Jason. You know me: I’m everywhere, man. I’m at Tim Horton’s meeting Tim Horton himself. I’m in your classroom lifting up the dumbbells of Kant philosophy. I ascend everywhere…
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The absolutely true story of when SFU met UBC
November 26, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer The Absolutely TRUE Romantic Story of when SFU Met UBC By: shy_SFUxUBC_sh!pper Chapter: 1/? Updated: November 10, 2016 Disclaimer: Okay, before you haters come onto my comments, I’d just like to say that this is…
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Imperfect Fits for falling into spooky season
November 25, 2021By: Rusty, Ender of Worlds and Styler of Students Ah, yes, hello there. I am . . . what some may call Rusty. I see you’ve decided to come to moi for some fall fashion advice, and more precisely, for…
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SFUnexplained: My assignments are being eaten
November 25, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Yes, yes, we’ve all heard the tales . . . seen how the darkness and the infinite turns of the RCB swallows first-years and seniors alike. But as you all file back into campus, I…
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