Tara Nykyforiak
How to save money as an SFU student
September 2, 2013University may seem like an impossible time to save money, but after four years as an undergrad, I’ve learned many ways to stretch my paycheque and save whenever I can. On top of tuition, students fees, textbooks and a U-pass, there is the additional cost of school supplies to consider. Binders, paper, and pens cost money, but they don’t have to cost a lot. Many thrift stores have an office section where you can purchase previously owned backpacks, binders and notebooks — many of which have hardly ever been used. Spending dollar store prices on name brand school supplies will…
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Point/Counterpoint: The Compass Card
September 2, 2013The new Compass Card will take some getting used to. It will be launched into our transit system in late fall of this year and is aimed to be fully implemented by summer 2014. System changes such the the Compass…
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Let emotions be your guide
July 29, 2013As an English student, evaluating the creative works of others is what I spend my time doing. My classmates and I can approach this in a plethora of different contexts: historical, political, through a gendered lens, and more. We can…
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Point/Counterpoint
July 15, 2013Society needs to get over its doll obsession By: Tara Nykyforiak Nickolay Lamm’s recent re-design of Mattel’s Barbie may help the doll better reflect the average American female body, but this action fails to support its cause. Yes, Lamm attempted…
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Are you ready to rock, Canada?
July 1, 2013I’m just going to come right out and say that I’m not a very patriotic person. I hate maple syrup, I didn’t participate in the Vancouver Olympics hype of 2010, and I can’t remember the last time I watched a…
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More awareness of signs and preventative measures needed for heart disease
June 24, 2013By Tara Nykyforiak Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee When the discussion of women’s health comes up, breast cancer is the automatic go-to concern for most people. This makes sense, considering one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.…
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Safe sex isn’t always an accessible option
June 17, 2013By Tara Nykyforiak Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee The most primal and pleasure-fueled of all human acts can also be a financial burden for those involved. It’s great that so many young people today are taking proper measures to practice safe…
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Poetry has become the proverbial caged bird
June 3, 2013The subject is being murdered one worksheet at a time By Tara Nykyforiak Photos by Siyavash Izadi We’ve all experienced the frustration of being forced to read things for class that we didn’t want to. As students, we’ve suffered through…
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Target is a neighbour I do not embrace
May 20, 2013Missing the mark on advertising and prices By Tara Nykyforiak Photos by Flikr Descending the staircase at Commercial Skytrain station this week, my eyes were met with a bright red and white display of a Target ad plastered on the…
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What we need to reassess about rape and online crime
May 5, 2013Putting new labels on mislabeled terms By Tara Nykyforiak Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee What do the tragedies of Amanda Todd, Rehtaeh Parsons, Audrie Pott and the Steubenville rape trial conjure up? For one, the disheartening state of rape culture in…
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