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We must choose to rest and re-charge
November 9, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor Today’s jam-packed schedules have become the norm. Most people have to juggle a seemingly endless list of tasks and responsibilities just to keep up with the demands of modern life. Plenty of the people I have worked with — in various sectors and stages of life — have had either two jobs or a job alongside educational aspirations. I’m no different. I often walk around with some electronic device (other than my phone) to make sure that I can squeeze in a few more tasks, whether it’s a university assignment or a work obligation. I…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Morning classes are absolutely brutal
February 11, 2022By:Annalisse Crosswell, SFU Student It took months of pandemic life to create a sleep pattern resembling what others might call normal — having a circadian rhythm somewhat synchronized with the sun — and yet I could never find a way…
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Sleepless at Simon Fraser: What you can learn from Vancouver’s first Sleep Expo
September 7, 2019By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer According to SFU’s Fall 2018 Undergraduate Student Survey, 65% of respondents work 10–29 hours per week and 42% were involved in an SFU club. Factor in a full-time course load and personal responsibilities on…
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SFU psychology researchers look at dating violence across sexes and light-based treatments for mental health disorders
October 25, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Teen boys found to experience greater relationship abuse than teen girls Among students aged 12 to 19, violence in relationships is experienced more by boys than girls, according to a psychology study led by SFU…
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University nap rooms are telling of an overburdened student population
September 19, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap] am way too tired to listen to some BS argument for why SFU needs a napping room. With universities looking at safe napping spaces as a real solution for student exhaustion, we’re left asking ourselves why the fuck are…
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The best ways to relieve stress the semester
February 2, 2015It’s that time of year again. The spring semester is in full swing, and the warm fuzzy feelings left over from the holidays have fizzled out to make room for the dread that has begun to settle in the pits…
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