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Drafting sports teams: fictional characters edition
January 20, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Winter is right around the corner, which means it’s time for hot cocoa and Netflix marathons. We all have our favourite characters across pop culture, but have you ever wondered how well they would play sports? Well look no further, because I’ve got some answers for you. Loki Laufeyson (Avengers) — Fencing Strength: magically gifted with sword-fighting Weakness: asks the opponent to “kneel” every 2 minutes Fencing is a highly technical sport that involves swordsmanship and precision, two things Loki is great at. Although the sport is played in a controlled setting for safety, Loki…
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Romanticise life with Lovebird Magazine
January 16, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer I have loved romance since I knew how to read. Noticing the romance in everything around you can be magical and can make you appreciate the little things. This is what Lovebird Magazine focuses on capturing.…
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Dining Hall needs to step up their menu
January 14, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer SFU’s Dining Hall is an option most consider when living in Residence, or as an emergency when nothing else is open on the Burnaby campus. I’ve had both of these experiences, and while the Dining Hall…
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Food for Thought: Biryani
January 11, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Staying inside during Vancouver’s recent cold snap inspired me to make some dishes from India, my home country. Ever since I was young, biryani was made at my house on special occasions, so I decided to…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Being rude to retail workers during the holiday season
December 1, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer No matter how many years pass, the holiday season is the worst thing to happen to me in my retail job. The rushes, the yelling, the entitlement — you can feel it in the air…
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An artsy year in review
November 29, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer and Alex Masse, Peak Associate Tammy: Podcasts [caption id="attachment_120088" align="alignnone" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Soundtrap / Unsplash[/caption] For the past few years, podcasts have grown in popularity. Interested in how the process works, I decided…
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Best and worst choices: 2021 edition
November 28, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer The fall 2021 semester coming to an end makes me wonder what I actually learned this year at SFU (it certainly wasn’t anything academic). As someone who has experienced many, many bizarre things on campus…
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SFU’s Earth Science Department has their own bones and no-bones days
November 28, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Professor Xiomara Singh from SFU’s earth science department has initiated her own version of Bones Day, inspired by Noodle the pug from TikTok. SFU has allocated $82,000 to this project, led by Singh and her…
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The Secret Life of an SFU Vampire
November 25, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Have you ever wondered what dwells in the empty townhouses when everyone goes to sleep after a long day of stressful classes? Well, look no further, because the horror that lives within those walls is…
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Scrunchie finds new meaning in life
November 25, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer It had been 47 days since I had seen sunlight. An even 34 and a half days had passed since my human companion Alexa dropped me in West Mall Centre, and I, a poor scrunchie,…
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