Nicole Magas
10 ways to spend $10 at Mini Mart
October 7, 2019By: Talha Butt, Nicole Magas, Gabrielle McLaren, Marissa Ouyang, Marco Ovies, Brianna Quan, Andrea Renney, Paige Riding, Zach Siddiqui, Dylan Webb, Siloam Yeung Photos by Chris Ho Dear Minimart, It’s us: The Peak. Maybe you don’t know us, but we know you. See, your fine establishment is only a brisk walk away from our home-away-from-home office. Back in summer 2018, when we thought you’d get evicted, a part of us nearly died. You have provided Peak staff over the years with emergency tampons, pads, Amazon green tea, party mix, cough drops, Pringles, copious amounts of ice cream, pens, and any…
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Student subscriptions: What services and apps SFU students are using their little money on
October 2, 2019By: Kayli Jamieson, Gurpreet Kambo, Nicole Magas, and Winona Young Amazon Prime Student | $3.99 per month | Online delivery store Prime is a service that supposedly allows subscribers to receive extra fast shipping on items to their home. However, it’s…
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Vancouver’s QS World University Ranking isn’t all that it seems
September 16, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Vancouver’s grades are in and it has been given a mark of 71.6% as a student city by the QS World University Ranking system, which is an annual publication of global university rankings. That’s a solid…
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What grinds our gears: Lengthy introductions are a mind-numbing way to waste class time
September 14, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Hello, my name is Nicole. I’m in my fourth year. There’s nothing particularly interesting about me. My major is “very little patience for this activity,” with a minor in “let’s just start the lecture already.”…
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Is first past the post really the best for Canada’s voting system?
September 10, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren and Nicole Magas. Introduction and conclusion by Winona Young, Head Staff Writer When it comes to politics, should we be deciding who to vote for based on the lesser of two evils? According to Andrew Coyne of…
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More affordable food options need to be provided to students
September 7, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor The student life isn’t an easy one. Many of us have been in the situation at one time or another where we’re forced to cleverly move money around, just to make sure that all of our…
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#AllTheRagrets: What SFU students wish they knew in their first year
September 7, 2019By: Winona Young, Andrea Renney, Nicole Magas, Juztin Bello, Marco Ovies, Gabrielle McLaren, Chris Ho What I wish I knew as a baby SFU first year is . . . … you are going to be bad at university…
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Soundtracks for your major
August 30, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Nicole Magas, Lubaba Mahmud, Marco Ovies, Andrea Renney, and Winona Young There are several factors that can contribute to a student’s choice in major: eventual career prospects, passion for a subject, or pressure from family. Sometimes we’re happy…
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Universities need to rethink their finances in the interest of equity
August 30, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Back in July the Vancouver Sun published a list of the top 10 highest paid public executives in B.C., along with a detailed breakdown of their compensation packages. Of the ten, four were university executives,…
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Addressing student well-being must account for the burdens of student life
July 20, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor It’s a common refrain, meant to be a balm on the stressed souls of university students: don’t forget to take some time for self-care. Public health campaigns urge students to make time for exercise, meditation,…
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