Lubaba Mahmud
Coming Up at SFU: Nov 11-15
November 12, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer SFU 2065 Master Plan: Open House Have ideas for how the Burnaby campus should look in the future? Check out the SFU 2065 Master Plan: Open House event. Strategists from SFU Campus Planning & Development will be sharing with students and community members their vision for the future of SFU’s Burnaby campus. They will be sharing the still-in-development infrastructure plans for the next half century. The SFU community is invited to an open house to learn about the proposal and ask questions about the SFU Burnaby 2065 Campus Master Plan. Their feedback will be taken…
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A little more clarity going into an exam would be nice, thanks
November 9, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer This Halloween I dressed up as a midterm exam guide. It’s, like, the scariest thing ever — next to, you know, midterms. My costume, “ghost of a midterm guide,” was basically pieces of scrap paper that…
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SFU Special Collections hosts Eve Joseph for a charming afternoon of poetry
November 9, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer My mother always says that the mark of a truly great person lies in their humility. When I attended a reading by award-winning writer Eve Joseph a couple weeks ago, my mother’s words echoed in…
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Hot, budget-friendly tips for fighting the flu
November 5, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer The reign of flu season has begun. Your favourite symptoms — fever, stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, and body aches — are back and ready to attack. Since my friends and I have been…
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The Politician is a star-spangled and pretentious show with nothing exciting to offer
November 3, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer The Politician is a try-hard, muddled mess of a series that painfully falls short of its aim to be an enjoyable satire. Released last month, the Netflix comedy-drama centres around character Payton Hobart’s wildly ambitious…
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Flying shuttlecocks and budding friendships: Taking a peek at the SFU Badminton Club
October 27, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Are you looking for a recreational sport to help you de-stress? Perhaps an activity that you don’t have to go out into the rain to play? If so, you might consider the SFU Badminton Club.…
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Who’s that building named after? : Burnaby campus edition
October 22, 2019By: Juztin Bello, Mishaa Khan, Jennifer Low, Lubaba Mahmud, Gabrielle McLaren, and Olivia Roberts W.A.C. Bennett Library As a place that adheres to different student needs — whether that be as a spot for exam cramming, a trove for the…
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Out of Tune shines at VIFF with a quirky storyline and eccentric characters
October 22, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer For a much-needed break from midterm preparations, I went out to see the North American premiere of Out of Tune on Saturday, October 5. This was my first time attending a Vancouver International Film Festival…
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SFU should follow in Oregon’s footsteps and grant mental health absences to students
October 12, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer For students suffering with mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression, university — and life in general — can be extremely overwhelming. As someone with an anxiety disorder, there have been multiple days when I wished…
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SFPIRG hosts “Putting Students back in SUB” workshop
October 11, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This article is a recap of an event that occurred on campus. The discussion that occurred represented one specific point-of-view of events related to Rotunda groups and the SUB. SFU’s long-awaited Student Union…
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