quarantine
Quarantine Qapsule showcases powerful pieces created by Asian Canadian artists in the pandemic
May 30, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Created in 2020 by Toronto-based actor Nightingale Nguyen, Quarantine Qapsule is a digital art archive that aims to “archive the Asian Canadian experience during the pandemic.” The archive highlights various different works such as visual art, music, film, and more. This year’s Vancouver Quarantine Qapsule is a part of explorASIAN 2022’s programming and is hosted in partnership with Emily Carr University of Art. It expands upon the submissions collected when the project originally began in Toronto. As someone experienced in researching archives, I was immediately struck by the self-representational aspect of this space. Strict institutional archives…
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BC Public Health will not keep us safe from COVID-19
March 22, 2022By: Charlie Ruiz, SFU Student After the worst COVID-19 outbreak this province has seen, cases are finally falling. This is the result of months of COVID-19 precautions — yet, we are once again beginning to lift restrictions. Most recently, BC has…
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Top Ten things me and the boys are gonna do after we’re vaccinated
March 30, 2021By: Juztin Bello, SFU Alumnus Loiter at the mall If there’s one thing me and the boys missed doing, it’s wandering around the mall. We’d go into stores like Lids and Sport Chek and refuse to buy anything or put…
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My quirky quarantine habit: creating a deadly plague in The Sims
March 20, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer From the 20-somethings who are knitting, baking, and essentially living out the life they’ll be living in 50 years (back pain included,) to those like my roommate who have devoted their quarantine to dressing up…
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A sourdough horror show
March 13, 2021By: Emma Jean, Staff Writer I just couldn’t eat Cadbury Mini Eggs for dinner again. I was looking for some kind of microwaveable food that I wouldn’t have to wash down with a bottle of ginger pills to stomach. I…
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Top Ten reasons I’m still not over March 2020 even though March 2021 is here
March 1, 2021By: Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer Things have just progressively gotten worse One day, it’s just another day in a pandemic where I’m questioning how many Goldfish crackers I’ve eaten in the past week. Next, an ugly dictator is staging a…
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What classes will look like once in-person schooling returns
February 23, 2021By: Alex Masse, Staff Writer Picture this: it is a grand day to be a student at Simon Fraser University. In-person classes have begun, and the campus is once again bustling. There are two outfit staples in this semester. First,…
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Top Ten things that have changed since lockdown one
February 20, 2021By: Juztin Bello, SFU Alumnus Your need for people Early lockdown saw you lamenting over missing friends and enthusiastically speeding through Zoom calls like your ex from high school who, since dating you, speeds through frequent relationships (what’s up with…
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SFU’s CARES program provides students in isolation with accommodation and food at a discount
January 27, 2021Written by: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Upon arrival to Canada, the Quarantine Act mandates that international travellers isolate for 14 days, regardless of the new requirement of a negative COVID-19 test before travelling. For SFU or Fraser International College (FIC)…
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A diary of what I did during winter break
January 11, 2021By: Carter Hemion, Peak Associate Day One (December 17) Dear Diary, Today I did the laundry that’s been piling on my chair for the last two weeks while pretending I haven’t been wearing the same sweatpants with a questionable stain…
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