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Eerie Theories: A list of the craziest conspiracies
June 17, 2012By Ljudmila Petrovic The first images that come to mind in response to the term “conspiracy theory”: a middle-aged man in his mother’s basement with a tin foil hat. But it’s not as simple as that. Conspiracy theories emerge from every possible niche of our society, and have a following as diverse as the theories themselves. Some are hilarious, some are bizarre, and some are surprisingly sensible. Below is a list of some of the most famous conspiracy theories: AIDS is a laboratory-made disease The 1980s saw the rise of the devastating HIV/AIDS virus, and even this isn’t safe from…
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Come fly with me: One student’s experience as a flight attendant
June 11, 2012By Alison Roach It’s summertime — or at least every once in a while the weather is decent enough to feel like it is. Maybe you’re starting a summer job; you are a starving student, after all. Maybe you’re taking…
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SlutWalk: They Walked the Walk, Now They’re Talking the Talk
May 28, 2012By Ljudmila Petrovic Photo: Bai Yin “Women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized” This quote by the Toronto Police Service’s Const. Michael Sanguinetti sparked public outrage in February of last year. In response, SlutWalk Toronto…
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Virtual Cupid: Dating in the Internet Age
May 21, 2012By Esther Tung I’m not a middle-aged man crawling out of a painful divorce. I shower and floss every day, and the very nature of my job has me in intimate contact with strangers on a weekly basis. I don’t…
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Vancouver Bucket List: Summer Edition
May 6, 2012By Ljudmila Petrovic So, you’re stuck in Vancouver again while your friends jet off to Prague and New York. Fear not! Here’s a handy-dandy list to get you through: MOUNTAINS AND OCEANS, OH MY! For the three months of the…
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Five myths keeping you from being debt free
April 9, 2012By Erika Zell It's official: when I walk across the stage this June, I'll be graduating debt-free. No student loans, no over-extended credit cards, no appreciative hugs for my parents — I won't owe a nickel to anybody, and it…
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The sad story of student apathy, and how we can fix it
March 19, 2012By Katie Maki Bold posters have recently lined every square inch of the walls around SFU. Those smiling faces have looked back at you, promising integrity and experience, and you have wondered what it’s all for. Based on what the…
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Where are the microwaves?
March 12, 2012By Katie Maki With all the shit going on at SFU right now — levies stolen from our pockets and the whole catastrophe between the SFSS and the CUPE — I began to try and think of the things we…
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The danger of trying to be happy when you’re fat
March 5, 2012By Clinton Hallahan Living obese is like a couple of ambulances screeching by, sirens on fire. Those ambulances don’t affect you presently, but knowing that their rush is to tend to multiple casualties brings that passive foreboding, that palpable feeling…
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Canada’s apartheid
February 27, 2012Are we 20 years behind South Africa? By Christopher Nichols I'm sitting on a metal bunk in a medium-security prison in South Africa as I write this. The blazing sunlight and gorgeous natural scenery outside seem strangely juxtaposed with the barred…
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