Tiffany Chan
The SFU Avocado’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad experiences
August 2, 2021Dear SFU students, It is I, the famous SFU Avocado. I’d like you to know that, lately, my life has been peaceful. Since most students have not been here for about a year and a half, I just get to relax, sit on a nice hill by myself, and maybe say hi to Terry Fox’s statue once in a while. People can just walk up to me and admire themselves in my handy-dandy reflection! Or they can check out their outfits, read, scroll on their phone . . . really, anything you can think of. But there’s something approaching…
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SFU Mad Lib for when the university disappoints you again
March 7, 2021Dear SFU, I am writing to [verb] about [one of the many problems with SFU that shouldn’t be happening at a multi billion-dollar institution]. I am a [your major] in my [number of years you’ve attended SFU. I know…
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How quarantine has completely destroyed my socialization skills
January 25, 2021I can’t leave people on read IRL? (Madeleine) I think I realized that human interaction isn’t for me anymore when I said “LOL” out loud, forgetting that, no, I’m not reacting to yet another pandemic meme that my aunt sent…
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The case of the missing EIC
November 4, 2020It was a dark and stormy night . . . no, no clichés here. This is just a public roast of our boss and us getting away with it — although, our story does begin at SFU, where the only…
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My first sexual awakening
October 19, 2020By: Going Through Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, One Hexed Girl, and Parawhore David Bowie (by Going Through Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes) While most know David Bowie as the lightning bolt face guy or “singing something about an alien named Tom or whatever the hell,” his role…
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Cancel culture gives voice and power to those who need it most
July 25, 2020There’s no question that the internet has brought us intimately close with many of our favourite artists and content creators. Unfortunately, this also means that we now have a front-row seat to all of their flaws and problematic worldviews. In…
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Long Story Short: It’s OK to struggle with adjusting to a new academic environment
July 1, 2020For most of high school, I was relatively strong academically. I mean, I never failed any classes and seemed to get by pretty easily, but I also was definitely not a top student. However, that doesn’t mean that I didn’t…
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What Grinds Our Gears: No one should be shocked by recent coronavirus surges
June 27, 2020During the June 15 COVID-19 briefing, Dr. Bonnie Henry announced that an outbreak of the novel coronavirus had been discovered in a small fast food restaurant. While no known exposure to customers occurred, she used this case as an example…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Giving attitude to workers is a non-essential service
June 7, 2020I’m standing in line outside of a restaurant waiting to pick up some food my family ordered — making sure to be six feet apart from those around me, of course. Suddenly, a woman — a typical Karen — comes…
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Companies shouldn’t be exploiting tragedies to generate profits
May 15, 2020“In these unprecedented times,” “We’re all in this together,” “Now more than ever,” and “Our hearts go out to those affected,” are all phrases I’ve seen recently in advertisements that make me want to scream. As a keen critic of…
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