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Seven things SFU was WRONG to welcome back to campus
September 4, 2019Written by Marco Ovies, Staff Writer That guy who types too loudly in lecture His typing is obnoxiously loud. But he’s not actually typing any notes . . . Instead, he’s using his keyboard to tap out the Morse code for “I own a MacBook, so I’m above you pieces of filth.” It’s especially obvious because he starts doing it before the professor has even started talking. The professor that keeps getting your name wrong Lorenzo . . . After five semesters together, I thought we had something special. Then you go off on your hot girl summer and don’t…
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First-years deprived of icebreakers after climate change melts all remaining ice
September 3, 2019Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor This Tuesday, countless TAs discovered to their horror that it might not be possible to hold icebreaker activities for their students this fall. If SFU’s foremost environmental science professors are correct, global warming has…
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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: September 2–8
September 3, 2019Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor Aries — March 21–April 19 This week you’ll be tested emotionally. You’ll meet your professors and know instantly that they all bluffed their way through grad school. Trust your gut instincts. Just set fire…
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Soundtracks for your major
August 30, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Nicole Magas, Lubaba Mahmud, Marco Ovies, Andrea Renney, and Winona Young There are several factors that can contribute to a student’s choice in major: eventual career prospects, passion for a subject, or pressure from family. Sometimes we’re happy…
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UnbeLEAFable plant life found at SFU
July 22, 2019By: Anindita Gupta, Peak Associate With the SFU Burnaby campus buzzing with the sound of drilling and the whacking of hammers, it is difficult to appreciate the surrounding beauty. With the uncalled-for summer rains, it is even harder. But, on…
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Canada’s Engaged in Construction University
July 19, 2019Text by: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Welcome to sFU, Canada’s Engaged in Construction University! Study with us on our beautiful Burnaby Mountain campus where the picturesque landscape is perfectly framed by stacks of steel scaffolding. Here, your education will be…
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Student Loneliness: You are not alone in feeling lonely
July 7, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer When SFU undergraduates Jennifer Yi, Keith Chan, Grace Kim, Renmart Buhay, and Matt Li entered Map the Systems, they had no idea that they would go on to place second in SFU’s finals. The global competition…
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Goodbye SFU: A soon-to-be grad reflects
July 3, 2019By: Anindita Gupta, Peak Associate “Goodbye SFU” is something I have wanted to say ever since my first ever set of midterms. But now that it is going to be reality, I don’t feel ready to leave. My first memory of…
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SFU Lingo: commentary by a UBC student
June 21, 2019By: Jennifer Low, Features Editor In my family, I am considered the odd one out for having gone to SFU, rather than UBC like my parents and sister. This makes for some very funny conversations considering that most of the time,…
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Why is our mascot a kilt-wearing, moustached Scottish Terrier?
June 19, 2019By: Jennifer Low, Features Editor Who decided that SFU was going to be represented by an anthropomorphic, tartan-wearing terrier mascot? Why on Earth does he have a moustache and why is he Scottish? What kind of name is McFogg? Is that…
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