Paige Riding
SFU’s inefficient sinks don’t promote healthy hand-washing
February 16, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer This cold and flu season, SFU took it upon themselves to stick up a bunch of signs explaining when and how to wash your hands. Like a Hello Kitty Band-Aid put on by a blind nurse, the signs were put up with the best intentions, but miss a big problem. It feels like half the sinks on campus don’t work, and the other half provide water cold enough to take your breath away — and not in a “Scar saying ‘long live the king’ to Mufasa before sending his brother to live in the clouds” kind…
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SFU shares their love stories and Tinder nightmares
February 14, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Marco Ovies, Paige Riding, Naomi Torres Alright, I’m not proud of this. One of the first times I met a Tinder guy in person was when I was partying at a frat house at UBC. Gross, I know.…
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The Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy looking for nominations
February 11, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy is looking for nominations until February 15, 2020. This prize may be awarded to any individual in any academic field whose potentially controversial work positively affects Simon…
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Student walkout organized in support of Wet’suwet’en First Nation
February 3, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer On Monday January 27 at 10:00 a.m., SFU students and community members participated in a walkout in support of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation. They gathered in Convocation Mall before joining a larger protest at…
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Peak Speaks Podcast – A Discussion on Dating
January 27, 2020Listen here: https://pod.link/1464226637
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I accidentally joined the university pyramid scheme
January 21, 2020Written by Paige Riding Check your phone — there’s a new direct message on Instagram. Is it a clueless friend, sending you ANOTHER meme you’ve already seen? Doja Cat, finally responding to the thirst trap you sent her while high?…
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The Graduate Student Society welcomes four new directors after high voter turnout
January 8, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer Following the Graduate Student Society’s (GSS) election in the fall of 2019, the GSS welcomed four new members to their board of directors. The Director of Student Life’s seat on the board was filled by…
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Board Shorts: November 1
November 18, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer Note: The Rotunda groups discussion and vote that was at this meeting was covered in separate articles here and here. World University Services of Canada (WUSC) Spring 2020 Referendum The SFSS Board of Directors voted…
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Tuition Freeze Now holds Town Hall to discuss affordability
November 18, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer Tuiton Freeze Now, an activist group at SFU, held a campus Town Hall on October 29. The Town Hall was held in Forum Chambers in the basement of the Maggie Benston Centre, where TFN representatives…
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