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SFU’s Chitter revolution
February 15, 2016What is Chitter? The Convocation Mall raccoons should watch out, because there’s a new woodland creature winning the hearts of SFU students: the bright blue squirrel of Chitter. A few months ago, someone told me about the new app. At first, I didn’t quite get it. It was described to me as a lawless, never-ending thread that had content ranging from bizarre confessions, to UBC jokes, to anonymous nudes. And you will find all of those things on Chitter. But this app shouldn’t be written off as another campus fad. I sat down with 25 regular Chitter users — some…
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Universities could use a good place to sleep
February 15, 2016[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e’ve both seen, and probably been, that person: head down, slightly drooling over your notebook or laptop, trying to catch a bit of shut-eye on that cold, hard countertop. Not only are there heaps of empirical data on the benefits…
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Breaking down the problems with SFU’s National Sweater Day video
February 12, 2016[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]ou may have thought that the recent controversy surrounding the video produced for SFU to promote National Sweater Day was overblown, or as one online commenter charmingly said, that the reaction was “feminism run amok,” but there is so much…
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Big Smoke Burger beefs up the campus food game
February 1, 2016With a new location on the horizons for the Cornerstone building, I decided to go and check out the Big Smoke Burger on Broadway in anticipation. The overall feel of the chain is fast-casual — think Chipotle, but for burgers.…
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SFU’s Health and Counselling Services need to provide better service
February 1, 2016[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y story with mental health officially begins in my senior year of high school, when I was diagnosed with anxiety. My doctor discovered that my intestines were literally empty — I had stopped eating — and were digesting themselves because…
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Starving for an Education
February 1, 2016The hunger epidemic at Canadian universities [dropcap]C[/dropcap]anadian post-secondary students are literally hungry for their degrees. While Food Banks Canada states that over 850,000 Canadians turn to food banks every month, impoverishment has influenced an upsurge in campus food bank…
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Warehaus dance collective showcases the talents of SFU grads
January 25, 2016Warehaus dance collective, presented by Dance Allsorts, packed the Roundhouse Theatre with the performance of Doe, a new work, and VITA which — according to the post-show talkback — has been majorly reworked since last spring. The audience filtered into…
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XXXX Topography will be an interactive performance
January 25, 2016XXXX Topography, pronounced “sexy, sexy, sexy, sexy topography,” is a new work by The Party — creators of imaginary theatre — that transforms a familiar space into a bizarre and immersive environment. Where a bar is readily at hand, and…
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Registering for rage: SFU’s failed course enrolment system
January 25, 2016SFU has a major course registration problem [dropcap]C[/dropcap]ourse enrolment pisses me off. If seats are full we should have the option to either stand or bring our own stool to class,” read a recent comment posted on the SFU Confessions…
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Catchin’ up with the Clan
January 4, 2016The Peak may take December off, but that doesn't mean the world of SFU sports stopped. Here's a guide to what happened in December and the last bit of November: Cross Country On November 21, the men’s cross country team…
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