Nancy La

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Vancouver’s overdose crisis amidst COVID-19

EIC March 6, 2021

Written by: Nancy La, SFU Student As vaccinations become available for Vancouver, the grim battle against COVID-19 begins to look more hopeful. The days of self-isolation now have a clearer finish line, and normalcy is coming closer and closer. Yet in Vancouver, a part of the normalcy we all wish for contains in itself another health crisis — one that faded from the limelight when cases of COVID-19 surged in B.C.  Lurking in the background of the pandemic is the overdose crisis that was declared a health crisis by the government in 2016, five years before the pandemic made its…

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Celebrating Chinese New Year with nian gao, the auspicious rice cake

Arts February 6, 2021

By: Nancy La, SFU Student As January comes to a close and February unfolds, my family and I get ready to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar New Year. While others are buying chocolates for their loved ones in preparation…

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SFU heroically lowers their own bar even further with P/CR/NR grading for electives

Humour February 2, 2021

By: Nancy La, SFU Student After almost a full year of online classes, SFU finally wakes up from its slumber and decides that yes, students do deserve some help with their grades during a pandemic, but not too much help. …

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