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Brighten up your day with Mala the Brand’s eco-friendly candles
May 21, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate For local artists and artisans, business took a drastic and unexpected turn when COVID-19 hit. In the midst of a pandemic, it’s hard to find many optimistic stories, yet that’s exactly what I discovered in SFU alumna, Melody Lim, and her candle company Mala the Brand. What sets Mala the Brand apart from other handmade-candle brands in Vancouver is Lim’s focus on sustainability. All the materials she uses, for both the candles and the packaging, are eco-friendly. Lim sources out recyclable materials that, in turn, are reusable. In fact, you can return an empty Mala…
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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: May 18-24
May 18, 2020Written by Paige Riding, News Writer Aries: Is that special someone (who isn’t actually that special, but you’re acting like they are) not responding again? They say you either get bitter or you get better. So, how will you handle…
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Vancouver’s Homelessness Crisis 101
May 18, 2020By: Victoria Lopatka, Peak Associate Last winter I was on the 95 B-Line heading through the Downtown Eastside (DTES) reviewing cue cards for an upcoming midterm. Upon entering the bus, soaked from the rain, I spotted a free seat, and…
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Pickling, AKA time travelling self-care in a jar
May 17, 2020By: Plucky Pickle, SFU Student Pickles are my favourite form of self-care. Here’s why: sometimes I have a hard time looking after my body. Especially when I’m juggling school, work, and social activities, healthy eating often falls by the wayside. Who…
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Six Quick & Easy Breads To Cuddle For Your Touch Starvation
May 17, 2020Written by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Let’s be real here: you’re lonely. You’re isolated, and you’re starved . . . touch-starved, to be exact. You’ve resorted to all kinds of desperate measures to satisfy your need for human contact. But…
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How to Clean, Season, and Cook With Your Cast-Iron Excuses
May 16, 2020Written by Rodolfo Boskovic, Peak Associate Taking care of yourself can be a struggle once you’ve moved out, and there’s a lot to learn about how to manage your new household. Just look at your kitchen: it’s shocking how many…
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Grade 12 students petition for grad ceremony with classmates they hate
May 15, 2020Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor PORT COQUITLAM, BC — Just like all the other Grade 12 students in British Columbia, Courtney Pierce has been counting the days until her one last chance to party with 400 people she blatantly…
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Top 5 Ongoing Neighbourhood Dramas To Binge-Watch Through Your Bedroom Window This Month
May 15, 2020Written by Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Are you stuck at home? Have you sucked your favourite streaming service as dry as you’ve been sucked of motivation? Fear not, for we’ve curated for you the perfect list of lounge-worthy dramas to…
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CONFESSIONALS: I matched with the SFU Avocado
May 15, 2020Written by AvocadoLover69, SFU Student Disclaimer: The events and people in this story are (well, mostly) real. Names and places have been changed in order to protect these individuals' identities. It was just another night of aimlessly scrolling through Tinder…
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Hey, Rapunzel here — I think my quarantine haircut just killed a man
May 15, 2020Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor To misquote Veronica Sawyer of Heathers fame, my quarantine hair-angst bullshit has a body count. I mean, I wouldn’t say I feel crazy guilty. Obviously I didn’t want any of my suitors to die.…
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