Lubaba Mahmud
What Grinds Our Gears: Professors who introduce new concepts in the last 10 minutes of lecture
October 5, 2021The 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 show up in the midterm. …
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The Bright-er Side: Moving out helped me appreciate my mother more
September 29, 2021A 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 little tired of being babied.…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Course planning
July 26, 2021“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 until June 28, even though…
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Students learn better through assignments, not exams
November 24, 2020The 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 to learn. The comments, which…
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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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Self-Branding When You Have No Sense Of Self
March 2, 2020Written by Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer We’re all aware of how important the concept of “personal branding” has become. And we’re also aware of the insecurities it can bring about, especially for the less spirited amongst us. How do you…
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CONFESSIONALS: I’m the OG Karen
February 25, 2020Written by Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer I don’t know if you’re ready for my confession, SFU. Frankly, I don’t know if I am ready. But it’s time you know just who walks amongst you, ready to harass yet another UniverCity…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Constant fire alarms in Residences are testing my patience
February 15, 2020By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer It’s 10 p.m. on a weekend, and I’ve snuggled up in bed with all sorts of snacks to rewatch Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Ahh, cozy, right? WRONG. Because DING DING DING there goes the obnoxious, unplanned fire alarm…
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UmbraCity launches its service in SFU
February 11, 2020Written by: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer UmbraCity, an umbrella-sharing service, started operating at SFU as of December 2019. Their kiosks can be found in West Mall Centre and the Applied Sciences Building at SFU’s Burnaby campus. To become a member,…
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