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Ten simple facts that will make you feel instantly old!
February 23, 2015Time is a merciless bandit, perpetually thieving away your youth until you’re nothing but a corpse rotting away underground. Get ready to really feel your age with these 10 facts that are so wild, it’s hard to believe they’re true! The series finale of NBC sitcom Friends aired almost 11 years ago, on May 6, 2004. Macaulay Culkin, child star of the the Home Alone films, Richie Rich, and My Girl, turns 35 this year. After 15 nudge-and-emoji-filled years, the biggest time sponge from your childhood, MSN Messenger, quietly ceased operations entirely last year. That milk you just bought? It’s…
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What your Andy Warhol poster says about you
February 2, 2015Did you notice the Imaginus poster sale on Burnaby campus a few weeks ago? Yeah, you did. Did you impulsively buy a $12 Game of Thrones poster, thinking it would really make your room more you? Probably. Semesterly poster sales…
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These Internet security questions are getting ridiculous
January 5, 2015What is your mother’s mother’s mother’s maiden name? Which Baldwin brother — aside from Alec and Adam — would you sleep with if you absolutely had to? In detail, describe your perfect crime. At what age did you stop wetting…
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Six things only people who can read at a seventh grade level will understand
November 17, 2014We’ve all been there before. You’re talking to a friend’s younger sibling or at your job working with kids when that awkward moment hits: you realize they’re still in elementary school and haven’t even begun to think about taking grade…
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This is your brain on drugs
November 3, 2014An introduction to drugs Drug: any chemical substance (excluding food and water) that alters the structure and function of the body. This is quite a broad definition — shampoo, soap, and moisturizer all roughly fit this description. But what we’re…
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Spooky Canada
October 27, 2014Ogopogo (British Columbia) Our very own Loch Ness Monster, the Ogopogo is a gigantic sea serpent said to live at the bottom of Lake Okanagan, just shy of Kelowna. The earliest sightings of the sea monster date back centuries —…
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Modern pranks to scare with this Halloween
October 27, 2014There’s no doubt about it: October is the scariest time of year around SFU. With the fog rolling in and Halloween drawing near, the time to affright the people you love is optimal. Ghosts and ghouls might do the trick,…
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Top nine thoughts you had while participating in the Great British Columbia Shakeout
October 20, 2014On October 16, residents across the province participated in the Great BC Shakeout, taking time to practice the three main steps for what to do during an earthquake: drop, cover, and hold on. With nothing to do but ponder under…
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Fall fashion advice from someone who doesn’t know anything about fashion
September 29, 2014Hey fashionistas/fashionettes, I’m Jacey von Style, and I’m here to tell you everything I think you should probably know about this season’s hottest fashion trends. First off, it’s fall, so that means average temperatures are going to be lower than…
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Putting yourself to the test
September 29, 2014So, you’ve gotten into university, you’ve chosen your major, and you’re knocking off those W, Q, B requirements one by one. Maybe you haven’t chosen your major, and have no idea what it’s going to be, but are still checking…
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