Subaig Bindra
A plea from your web manager for basic competency
March 5, 2023By: Subaig Bindra, Web Manager Imagine going to your job — in this case, in my room and at my desk. Pretty convenient, eh!? What’s not convenient is me having to ask people, colleagues, great writers, and generally amazing humans, to finish their part of the job so I can do mine. Dear section editors: it is my sincere request (and injunction) that you provide all the info required to publish an article on our website! Y’all do such a great job overall to get content out to the community. Let’s try to get a wee bit closer to utopia…
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Monday Music: Placebos to kick-start your day
July 19, 2021By: Subaig Bindra, SFU Student Starting your day on the right note can be tough, especially if you have things to do like studying for finals. Here are some songs to infuse joy into your work day. “Sledgehammer” by Peter…
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Pandemic pain poems
April 4, 2021By: Subaig Bindra Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace I try calming my worries by listening to Foo Fighters during cold showers, but then I worry about the ethics of using so much fresh water. [caption id="attachment_117864" align="alignnone" width="288"] ILLUSTRATION: Siloam…
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The lamentation of a co-op student’s failed speaker gig
March 1, 2021By: Subaig Bindra, SFU Student My co-op coordinator invited me to address a group of students on their orientation. I barely had any clue about what to say, only writing some lines a few minutes before the Zoom call. Me (nervous…
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“The Apu Trilogy” offers a beautiful and timeless expression of humanity
February 21, 2021By: Subaig Bindra, SFU Student Satyajit Ray’s The Apu Trilogy is often considered one of the greatest film trilogies ever made. They comprise three Bengali films that are part of an alternative cinema movement that started in the 1950s. During…
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