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SFU Student Learning Commons: shaping success
October 31, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t first glance, SFU’s libraries might look like any other silent study space. Venture a little further, though, and you will find something truly great: students helping students to achieve academic success. This is the Student Learning Commons (SLC), which is celebrating 10 years this year. While the reach of the SLC has grown quite large in recent years, the questions on many students’ minds are still: what is the SLC, and how does it help you? Satisfying a requirement but fulfilling a need Any SFU student today is all too familiar with the Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth (WQB) requirements,…
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Never say oui to Ouija boards
October 25, 2016[dropcap]I [/dropcap]wanted ghosts to be real. I wanted my fear of darkness be validated by the presence of otherworldly beings. Since the age of five, I would switch channels until I found a horror movie on the TV. I didn’t…
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SFU team competes in Zurich in Cyborg Olympics
October 24, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU researchers were tested on the world stage on October 8 at ETH Zurich’s Cybathlon — the first ever Cyborg Olympics. The researchers’ bionic arm, which was developed to act as a more intuitive prosthetic arm for amputees, competed with…
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Haunted campus: A look at legends in and around SFU
October 24, 2016The frat house One of the most haunted locations in Burnaby has an SFU connection. Fairacres — or as it’s better known now, the Burnaby Art Gallery — was built in the early 1900s and has changed owners several times…
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The voice in the box
October 21, 2016[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost people know not to mess around with Ouija boards, but no one ever said anything about a ghost box. While we are all rational students of academia and most likely to err on the side of reason and science,…
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SFU solves issue of overcrowded courses by hosting student battle royales
October 17, 2016As SFU tuition prices increase whilst course availability plummets to an all-time low, the school’s board of directors has decided that this year, in hopes of repairing a broken system, course enrolment will be done a little differently. “This year…
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Stories from last night
October 17, 2016The Nightmare Before the Hangover Last Halloween, I had my final bad blackout drunk night. I alternated between spooky punch, beer, and wine, tossing back Solo cups like I hadn't a care in the world. Very soon, I did have…
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World News Beat
October 17, 2016COLOMBIA – Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Prize laureates for the year have been announced and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize of 2016. President Santos was awarded for his…
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Satellite Signals
October 17, 2016WOODWARD'S: The Fifth Annual Vancouver Polish Film Festival begins on October 21 at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, showcasing various productions from the Polish film industry. The three-day event will screen 10 Polish films that cover topics from crime…
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SFU launches first online First Responders Trauma Prevention and Recovery program
October 11, 2016Every day, lives are saved by the work that first responders perform. While vital to society, many first responders deal with extreme cases of trauma and sadness as a result of their occupation. That is why Larry White, director, career…
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