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How to not be an NPC during your first week on campus
September 6, 2026By: Nejdana Houshyar, Staff Writer Have you ever played a video game and come across background characters who have no real purpose? These characters are called NPCs, or non-playable characters. The citizens in the Grand Theft Auto franchise roam the streets, drive, and have jobs — basically doing the same thing every day. Unproblematic? Yes. But also deeply boring! And have you ever walked the SFU hallways? Every day, along the wide, prison-like walls, one might see an endless line to Renaissance Coffee, a sea of people flooding the halls, and students on the verge of a breakdown working on…
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Club Profile: the Filipino Student Association
June 15, 2026By: Marie Jen Galilo, Staff Writer SFU’s Filipino Student Association (FSA) was founded in 2021 by Filipino international students who recognized the need for a community on campus, a space for Filipinos — who make up around 3% of the…
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Long Story Short: Paving a non-linear academic path
May 18, 2026By: Marie Jen Galilo, Staff Writer Before starting university, my peers and I started planning our careers. Everyone around me had such big dreams — my friends wanted to be doctors, lawyers, or engineers. Having always cared about my grades…
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SFYou: Kyle Newcomb of Setiaputra Lab
May 18, 2026By: Nitya Khanna, SFU Student Editor’s note: scientific terms followed by an asterisk (*) are defined in the glossary section. Researchers in SFU’s Setiaputra Lab study how cells repair damaged DNA, a process that is essential for maintaining genome stability*…
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Spotlight on SFU Vocal Jazz
December 19, 2025By: Julia Nijjar, SFU Student For the past few years, I’ve felt like a soprano singer trapped in the body of a student. How wondrous would it be to sing again like I once did in the good old choir…
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My mom made me break up with my watermelon toothpaste
October 12, 2023By: WatermelonToothpasteLover, SFU Student Disclaimer: I am not an employee of any toothpaste company, nor am I one of the 10 dentists who give out toothpaste recommendations. I am just a devastated student forced to side with the enemy. Recently,…
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Still using a backpack? Grow up!
September 28, 2023By: Cam Darting, SFU Student Hi, bestie! I’m your resident fashionista, and I am here to guide all you lost sheep on what to wear this season to look so incredibly expensive. You may think this is classist, but all…
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Paige Smith explores unknown insides in Black Box Investigations
September 26, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an exciting time of year. From September 28–October 8, the latest exceptional films all over Vancouver, showcasing local and global talent. Among the selection of 140 films…
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Top five back-to-school tips *potty edition*
September 18, 2023By: Cam Darting, SFU Student We’ve all had those days when you’re attending a lecture, and BOOM, you feel your stomach brewing up a storm. I get it. It’s uncomfortable. These five tips will save you in these times, allowing…
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Dear Peakie
August 3, 2023By: Jared Wilson, SFU Student, Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Dear Peakie, I’m on a brave and arduous quest to find the outfit and accessory that will best convey to my classmates that I am not to be tussled with. I have…
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