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Mason jars filled with orange and green lentils, stacked on top of jars of coconut milk. On the side are onions, garlic, chile peppers, and a package of bouillon cubes
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Making sustainable soup mixes with the FASS Engagement team

Arts November 9, 2021

By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer On October 28, 2021, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Engagement team put together an event for making sustainable soup jars. Open to FASS students, we had a choice between picking coconut curry and chicken noodle soup. Wanting a little less prep work, I picked coconut curry. I didn’t want to have to buy and boil my own chicken, though I’m sure the other soup would have been equally as comforting. The soup mixes are sustainable because they have a long shelf life, and you can reuse everything the FASS Engagement team provides.…

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Illustration of fashion and home accessories (backpack, pillow, etc.) in shades of pink and blue
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Perfect Fit: Winter must-haves

Arts November 9, 2021

By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer As the fog rolls over Burnaby Mountain and the days become shorter, your closet might have to go through a major change to accomodate winter. Constant rainy Vancouver days and chilly evenings will make you…

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"Monday Music" in giant yellow block letters with a red background
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Monday Music: Instrumental bangers

Arts November 1, 2021

By: Jacob Mattie, Peak Associate From the long hours spent with course materials, many of us are probably getting to know our study playlists pretty intimately. While studies have shown that songs with lyrics can be distracting, this does not…

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Book cover of an abstract speech bubble in thin orange, purple, and blue ombre lines
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“Tongues” explores the complexities of language

Arts November 1, 2021

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor I’ve always had a complex relationship with language. As a child, I was ashamed of Spanish. I begged my mother to speak in English because that’s what the other parents spoke. When I was forced…

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The band members, staring straight at camera and standing shoulder to shoulder — Candiah in a white shirt and black bomber jacket, Conroy in a black long sleeve, and Martin in a green fern print shirt
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Generous Thieves blends genres in their debut EP, The Severity of Where We’re Going

Arts October 31, 2021

By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Local reggae band Generous Thieves released their EP, The Severity of Where We’re Going, on October 15, 2021. The three band members, Sugah Candiah, Andrew Conroy, and Devon Martin, have been working together since May…

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Illustration of a corner of SFU's academic quadrangle, the ground coloured orange and dotted with ghosts and headstones
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Four Halloween-themed events taking place at SFU

Arts October 26, 2021

By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate HerCampus SFU: Spooky Soiree | October 27, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. | FREE | SFU Burnaby (AQ 5047)    Join HerCampus SFU (HC SFU) for a night of scary games, ghost stories, a costume contest, and prizes!…

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"Monday Music" in giant yellow block letters with a red background
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Monday Music: Songs for potion brewing

Arts October 25, 2021

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor October — the month of goblins, ghouls, and ghosts. As someone who almost exclusively read fantasy novels as a kid, I like to think of this season as something magical, rather than scary. For those…

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Japanese horror movies: the essentials (and some hidden gems)

Arts October 24, 2021

By: Lester Leong, SFU Student Japanese horror movies are a different beast than their Western counterparts. While most Western horror movies usually employ cheap scares encased in clichéd narratives, East Asian films emphasize dread, atmosphere, and slow-building tension within supernatural…

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Candies, in a variety of colours and shapes, in inset silver trays filled to the brim
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Trick or treat? Find out which sweets are good to eat

Arts October 24, 2021

By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor When I think of Halloween, my mind immediately goes to candy — specifically, the Nestlé chocolates I used to get in my trick-or-treat bag. But this year I wanted to try something new.…

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Portrait shot of Ariel, a Caucasian woman, wearing a purple and blue geometric top. Behind Ariel is a bookshelf full of books
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Ariel Hudnall discusses marketing Vancouver Writers Fest and other publishing industry experiences

Arts October 23, 2021

By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor I was in eighth grade when I attended Vancouver Writers Fest (VWF) for the first time. It was with my honours English class, and that day became one of my best memories from…

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