Tamanna T.
Food for Thought: Biryani
January 11, 2022Staying 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 try and make it on Christmas. Biryani is a culmination of everything aromatic — from the spices to the rice, a specialty of the dish is being able to distinguish each smell separately. Biryani is said to be native to Persian cuisine, and was brought to India by the Mughals. A legend states that one of emperor Shah Jahan’s wives, Mumtaz Mahal, inspired the…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Being rude to retail workers during the holiday season
December 1, 2021No 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 the second it’s November 1.…
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Best and worst choices: 2021 edition
November 28, 2021The 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 I’d rather not reveal, here…
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SFU’s Earth Science Department has their own bones and no-bones days
November 28, 2021Professor 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 class, EASC340. The viral trend…
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The Secret Life of an SFU Vampire
November 25, 2021Have 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 me: Vlad the Vampire. Just…
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Scrunchie finds new meaning in life
November 25, 2021It 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, had been suffering in this…
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SFU researcher finds 50% decline in coral reefs capacity since 1950s
November 22, 2021Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, assistant professor in the School of Resource and Environmental Management, recently published a new study on coral reef capacity. He and a team of multi-institutional researchers found coral reef capacity and coral cover have decreased up to 50%…
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Diwali should be given more attention
November 21, 2021The end of October and the beginning of November mark the start of numerous celebrations all across the globe, most of which are religious. For example, the first week of November sees the start of Diwali, one of the most…
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Organizers and allies respond to SFU decision to hire 15 more Black faculty
November 20, 2021SFU Senate voted on September 13, 2021 to hire at least 15 Black tenured faculty. The new hires are to be made across various faculties to promote inclusivity and diversity of perspectives. Dr. June Francis, special advisor to the president…
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SFU researchers make breakthrough discovery on earthquakes and tsunamis in Greater Tokyo region
November 19, 2021SFU earth sciences assistant professor Jessica Pilarczyk leads her team in making a new discovery related to a plate boundary that affects the risk of earthquakes in the Greater Tokyo region. The present and historic earthquakes taking place in Tokyo…
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