Kitty Cheung
If the rain isn’t paying tuition, it needs to stay out of SFU classrooms
January 5, 2020As if the bitter cold, the constant rain, and the brutalist architecture of SFU Burnaby could not dampen (ha) the mood more, students are finding themselves standing off against yet another increasingly prominent enemy to public morale: leaking. In the AQ. In bathrooms. In classrooms. In all the areas where umbrellas or hoods are (sometimes surprisingly) needed. When strolling on campus, it’s hard to ignore that the school grounds are littered with yellow “caution” signs and half-full red pails of leaky water. There are substantial puddles on the supposedly rain-protected areas between the Maggie Benston Centre and the West Mall…
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Claypot rice in cramped apartments: Reflecting on my cultural identity in Hong Kong
September 17, 2019“I wanted to soak up and bring back as much of Hong Kong as I possibly could.” The first time I was called a “CBC,” I was having a conversation with my university Chinese instructor — the term stands for…
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Group Projects – Comic
July 30, 2019[caption id="attachment_110758" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Comic by Kitty Cheung[/caption]
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Why do some students feel the need to disrespect other departments?
July 26, 2019Beedie snobs. Snowflake GSWS students. Useless arts degrees. Why are these stereotypes and criticisms so familiar? These snap judgements are an indication of callousness between students of different departments. But university should be a place to learn about diverse ideas.…
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SFU Name Generator
July 19, 2019First Initial: A - Spicy B - Depressing C - Grey D - Dank E - Sleeping F - Grimy G - Engaging H - Reddit-Scrolling I - Concrete J - Sleep-Deprived K - Caffeine-Addicted L - Studious M -…
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Long story short: I learned to make friends with my future self by putting me first
July 16, 2019Spring terms have usually been pretty shitty for me. School stress, combined with the wrath of allergy season, has typically led to burnout detrimental to both my physical and mental health. Ironically, during the spring of my first year of…
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Reserved seats at enrolment makes internal transfers frustrating
July 15, 2019Author: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer As enrolment comes around, my love/hate relationship with the School of Computing Science rears its ugly head. I’ve had my fair share of enrolment difficulties as an intended internal transfer student. To give a bit…
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SFU student fails
July 12, 2019By: Kitty Cheung (Staff Writer), Mishaa Khan, Vivien Ying Qi Li, Jennifer Low (Features Editor), Nathaniel Tok I fell into the Academic Quadrangle (AQ) Pond… and it’s kind of my fault Over my time here at SFU, it’s become something of…
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From Surrey campus to Silicon Valley: an interview with designer, Sean Leach
July 9, 2019Fast Facts Name: Sean Leach Pronouns: He/Him Department Affiliation: School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) Hometown: Coquitlam, BC Hobbies: Cycling, animation, woodworking, travelling, and gaming Fun Fact: Despite being a designer and working with colour, Leach is actually deuteranopic;…
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Comic: Expectation vs Reality
July 8, 2019[caption id="attachment_110437" align="aligncenter" width="626"] Comic curtesy of Kitty Cheung[/caption]
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