love
Long Story Short: Romance is a sidequest but the prize is the friends I made along the way
February 9, 2026By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer I have been in my fair share of serious relationships since I was a teenager. They’ve given me some of the most wonderful experiences — loving someone with your whole being and sharing a life is an incredibly special thing. They’ve also provided me with a mirror: relationships tend to show you the sides of yourself that you were hoping to avoid. Am I single, you may ask? Yes, girl, yes, I am. I have no regrets about my relationships, in large part because of the friends I made along the way. The longest-lasting impact…
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A college student’s guide to situationships
February 13, 2025By: Cassie Casual, SFU Studen Valentine’s Day is fast approaching — a time of excitement, love, and overpriced bouquets for couples. For others, it’s the perfect excuse to gather with friends, share a warm dinner, and reminisce about how nice…
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Monday Music: ‘90s romcom soundtrack
September 23, 2024By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate “Give Love a Try” by Twilight Sometimes, love feels hopeless and you want to completely give up on searching for it. Perhaps give Twilight a listen and you’ll be excited to “give love a…
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Top 10 television crushes, ranked
February 14, 2024By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Ah, young love. Who doesn’t reminisce about our teenage years, living vicariously through our OTP (one true pairing) couples on our favourite CW shows? We scarcely minded that the actors portraying these characters may have…
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The Neurochemistry of love, desire, and attraction
February 16, 2023By: Vee Babbar, SFU Student It’s likely we’ve all questioned the meaning of love at some point in our lives. Some might think they have never crossed paths with this odd physiological neurochemistry. However, love can come in many forms.…
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How love is celebrated around the world
February 14, 2023By: Jeeya Parasbhai Khavadia, SFU student Victor-Marie Hugo, considered one of the most important French romantics, was a poet, novelist, and dramatist, internationally known for Les Misérable. He once said, “Life is a flower of which love is the honey.”…
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Top Ten ways to tell a homie you love them
February 23, 2022By: Sara Brinkac, Humour Editor 1. Send it with a carrier raven Listen, I know what you’re thinking. “Don’t they mean carrier pigeon?” Get real, kid. Pigeons are so passé. The last thing you want to do is send your…
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QUIZ: What will your first post-COVID romance be?
February 14, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer It’s been the topic of your dreams, daydreams, and occasionally your nightmares, but it’s fine because fear is an aphrodisiac: what will your first love affair in a post-pandemic world be like? As vaccine rollouts…
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: February 8–14
February 8, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Aries: It’s frustrating to know that people are too cowardly to admit that they’ve been madly in love with you for years. Take action into your own hands. DM your exes, your best friend’s dad,…
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Award-winning film Goodnight Goodnight showcases the talents of SFU alumnus
December 2, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Watching Mackenzie Reid Rostad’s Goodnight Goodnight made me wonder if we’ve constructed artificial lights to try and satiate the call of something deep within us for a star-filled sky. The experimental film, which…
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