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Student loses house keys somewhere inside dense course reading

Humour July 6, 2020

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor VANCOUVER, BC — On Monday, Texas Boxerbatte, a third-year English student at SFU, found himself locked out of his home after dropping his house keys somewhere in the depths of his 150 pages of readings for the week.   “I was vibing on my porch, immersing myself in my literary theory readings,” said Boxerbatte. “Which was very, very hard. I got up to get away from the mosquitos and my keys just fell out of my pocket and plopped straight in.” Boxerbatte has been unable to locate the missing keys anywhere within the text, which…

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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: July 6–12

Humour July 6, 2020

Written by Paige Riding, News Writer Aries: How are you coping without waiting ridiculous amounts of time in the West Mall Tim Hortons line for a mediocre coffee and pastry? There was just something special about staring at your phone…

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Friends social distance by walking in giant “body walls” occupying whole sidewalk

Humour July 5, 2020

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor VANCOUVER, BC — An increasing number of Vancouverites are keeping contact to a minimum by forming “body walls” as they walk down the street, repelling others who might approach. “No one will bother coming…

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The five love languages of Canvas

Humour July 5, 2020

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor Trouble in remote paradise? Can’t find happiness in your lifelong commitment? Fret no more. If you and Canvas just can’t communicate with one another, there’s a simple possibility: you don’t know your Canvas love…

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QUIZ: Should you add your sleep paralysis demon to your social bubble?

Humour June 30, 2020

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor 1. With whom else does your sleep paralysis demon spend his time?      a) No one, he promised me he doesn’t even follow hot people on Instagram anymore      b) His fellow…

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I am Tails ‘B’ Wagging Animal Shelter and I am very sad and empty

Humour June 30, 2020

Written by Hannah Davis, Peak Associate My name is Tails ‘B’ Wagging Animal Shelter and today has been a bittersweet day.  You may have guessed it. I am an animal shelter, and over the last few months, something strange has…

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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: June 29–July 5

Humour June 30, 2020

Written by Paige Riding, News Writer Aries: How many tabs does your computer have open? Does it feel like your brain has just as much running at once and you’re feeling overwhelmed? Remember to calm your mind and close some…

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A single at-home TikTok workout made me too powerful

Humour June 26, 2020

Written by Hannah Davis, Peak Associate Once all the gyms closed, I was at a loss as to where to find easy at-home workouts. Should I look to qualified trainers online? Local gyms holding free or reduced cost classes online?…

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Students excited for Canvas discussion that has absolutely nothing to do with the class

Humour June 26, 2020

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor Students enrolled in ENGL 190: Misc. Studies in Literature are abuzz with anticipation as they await this Thursday: the next weekly online Canvas discussion, which once again will have absolutely no connection to the…

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CONFESSIONALS: MPA, ALA . . . I couldn’t tell you the difference

Humour June 25, 2020

Written by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer For much too long, I’ve been a pretender. I’ve fooled everyone — but I can’t smile in silence anymore. No, I am not guilty of identity theft (anymore). Worse: I still can’t figure out the…

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