Lubaba Mahmud
What Grinds Our Gears: Professors who introduce new concepts in the last 10 minutes of lecture
October 5, 2021by Lubaba Mahmud, Opinions Editor The other day in class, I somehow managed to understand what was going on without coffee. Third-year classes aren’t easy so the fact that I understood something made me feel good about myself. The illusion was shattered pretty fast. Turns out the professor introduced a large and important concept in the last 10 minutes with no indication that he would continue the discussion in the next class. Suddenly I was left scrambling to take notes while trying to recover from the math that was just thrown at me. Then, he hinted this concept would likely…
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The Bright-er Side: Moving out helped me appreciate my mother more
September 29, 2021by Lubaba Mahmud, Opinions Editor A couple years ago, when I was applying for university thousands of miles away from home, I was excited to move out and become independent. As much as I love my mother, I was a…
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Perfect Fit: Shabby chic decor for small living places
July 31, 2021By: Lubaba Mahmud, Peak Associate Last month, I moved into a studio. Since then, I’ve been carefully collecting a few pieces that will add a little sparkle without taking up too much space. I’m not sure what my style is…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Course planning
July 26, 2021By: Lubaba Mahmud, Peak Associate “Here we go again,” I sighed as I opened the email about my enrolment appointment last month. I scrolled through the Fall 2021 list to see what courses were available. Of course, mySchedule wasn’t ready…
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Students learn better through assignments, not exams
November 24, 2020by Lubaba Mahmud, Peak Associate The fact that I see so many posts with some variant of “course suggestions with no exams? TIA” on the Facebook group “Must Knows for SFU Courses” says something about the way SFU students want…
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Three artsy stores to browse online
May 13, 2020By: Lubaba Mahmud, Peak Associate Editor’s note: This piece was written prior to all of the COVID-19 related changes but the stores below are still open for online orders and curbside pickup. We’ve done our best to update the piece…
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Dr. Paul Budra gives a fascinating talk on The Shakespeare Conspiracy
April 5, 2020by Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Sometimes I wish that I were an English major, which is what I thought I would be back in middle school. Attending Dr. Paul Budra’s talk titled The Shakespeare Conspiracy gave me a small glimpse of…
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Start your day with free Yoga for the Mind classes (once the pandemic ends, lol)
March 22, 2020By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Like most people, I’ve been a little burnt out by the challenging social and economic conditions we find ourselves in on top of the usual stress of work and school. Because of this, I’m always…
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SODIUM PODIUM: Nine salty opinions to bring a tiny raging light to your life
March 21, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor; Harvin Bhathal, News Writer; Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer; Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate; Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer; Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer; Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor; Paige Riding, News Writer; Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Please stop asking me…
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The Centre for Educational Excellence holds workshop to valorize SFU’s multilingual community
March 17, 2020By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer The Centre for Educational Excellence hosted “Who Is SFU? A Conversation About Our Linguistic Diversity” on Friday, March 13. English as an Additional Language (EAL) Consultants Eilidh Singh and Amanda Wallace facilitated the workshop. After…
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