student life
Romanticizing bad habits only makes them worse
July 17, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Ah yes, the stereotypical university student: eating ramen from the bag, macaroni and cheese from the box, pulling all-nighters every night, drinking ‘till dawn, glorifying sadness. Ain’t it the life? No, it’s not. Far from it actually. In fact, the potential long-term consequences like chronic disease show that we shouldn’t be positioning this “lifestyle” as anything but a detriment to our well-being. As a kid, staying up late was always the “cool” thing to do. It was an exclusive privilege that only adults and older kids got to have. Now, having multiple issues with sleep and…
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Adulthood 101: An international student’s quick tips for living alone
July 15, 2019By: Karina Danielle Lim de León, SFU Student I moved away from my home in the Philippines when I was just 17 as an international student. Transitioning into both an independent lifestyle and a different cultural environment was a tumultuous…
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SFU student fails
July 12, 2019By: Kitty Cheung (Staff Writer), Mishaa Khan, Vivien Ying Qi Li, Jennifer Low (Features Editor), Nathaniel Tok I fell into the Academic Quadrangle (AQ) Pond… and it’s kind of my fault Over my time here at SFU, it’s become something of…
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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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Scroll their feed in their shoes: A talk with part-time influencers, and full-time SFU students
June 27, 2019By: Winona Young, Head Staff Writer Editor's Note: Some information has been changed to protect the identities of the featured students. You’ve seen these girls either in your classrooms, or on your phone screen. Meet YM and Rafaella Enderica — or rather,…
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A word with Ivana Zdeljar, president of the Criminology Student Association
June 25, 2019By: Criminology Student Association, Staff Writer Fast Facts Name: Ivana Zdeljar Pronouns: She / her / hers Departmental affiliation: Fourth-year criminology student Hobbies: Zdeljar enjoys trying out new places to eat as an avid foodie, singing and dancing around her…
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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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Being Asian: SFU Students reflect post-Asian Heritage Month
June 14, 2019By: Kitty Cheung (Staff Writer), Kelly Chia (Staff Writer), Karina Danielle Lim de León, Winona Young (Head Staff Writer) When I was five, my birthday wish was to get a Yoga Barbie. When I was six, my birthday wish was a…
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SFU’s “Sharing of Textbook PDFs Fact Sheet” fails to consider students’ constraints
May 25, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief I want to preface my crankiness over SFU Library’s “Sharing of Textbook PDFs Fact Sheet” by stating that I understand intellectual property laws. I understand why they’re so important to protect the work of academics and other…
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Dress for school however you please
October 10, 2018Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor As Miranda Priestly told her dismissive new assistant in The Devil Wears Prada, it’s comical how people think they can stay out of the fashion world when they have no choice but to wear…
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