Tiffany Chang
What Grinds Our Gears: Saying “no offence” to soften the blow of an insult
August 3, 2021By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate Lately, I’ve been getting better at taking criticism, especially when it's constructive. I think this kind of honest feedback helps people grow. However, criticism can often take a nasty or offensive turn. What drives me up the wall is when someone says “no offence” after mentioning something hurtful to their counterpart. My question is this: why do people think saying “no offence” mitigates the offensiveness of their insults? I find it astoundingly contradictory. It's like trying to soak up a diarrhea accident with one toilet paper square. You know for certain it isn’t enough to clean…
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Top five things to do on campus when in-person classes are back
July 20, 2021By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate Walk as fast as humanly possible past AQ promoters so they don’t approach you You did this before COVID-19 hit, and you should do it again! To further increase your chances of not being approached,…
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: July 19–23
July 18, 2021By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate ARIES: After a great workout, you’ll (rightfully) choose a homemade smoothie over Tim Hortons. But I sense that your non-existent smoothie-making skills will result in some sort of spill. Some advice? All blenders have minds…
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What you’re actually thinking about when attending a late-night Zoom class
July 12, 2021By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate “What should I have for a snack?” It’s 9:00 p.m. on a Tuesday night. Dinner seems like it happened a lifetime ago. The professor is talking, but it’s all going in one ear and…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Switching Breakout Rooms without warning
June 28, 2021By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate Since SFU began holding classes remotely, many instructors have been using Zoom to hold live classes. Zoom is a great tool, and I’m glad we can (kind of) simulate in-person settings with it, like dividing…
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: June 14–20
June 15, 2021By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate Aries: You will find yourself crawling on all fours trying to get back to your Zoom class after your feet fell asleep from a half an hour on the closest toilet. My advice: be the…
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What Grinds Our Gears: The U-Pass BC website glitch
March 30, 2021by Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate Many students at SFU have the U-Pass — a flat-fee transit option for those attending university in BC. While I appreciate the convenience it has given us, the website where U-Pass holders reload their card…
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SODIUM PODIUM: Nine salty opinions to bring a tiny raging light to your life
March 21, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor; Harvin Bhathal, News Writer; Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer; Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate; Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer; Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer; Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor; Paige Riding, News Writer; Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Please stop asking me…
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Field trips can be educational but inconvenient
March 15, 2020By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate There’s no doubt that field trips can be enriching experiences for students; I myself got to experience virtual reality because of a field trip. Students can learn and interact with one another outside of the classroom…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Campus maps are aesthetically pleasing but useless for navigation
February 2, 2020By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate I think most people — if not everyone — has noticed how the maps of the SFU campuses all lack sufficient detail. It’s no secret that sparsely-labelled geometric shapes don’t actually help people navigate the many…
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