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Crooked Teeth is a queer Syrian refugee’s reconnection “home”
June 10, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Crooked teeth is the young boy who swears he likes women. Crooked teeth are in the mouth of an officer staring back at you coldly. Crooked teeth is being the only racialized panelist discussing refugees. Crooked teeth is the wet sand on English Bay after a painful breakup. In Danny Ramadan’s newest work, Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir, incisors and molars take on a whole new meaning. Right off the bat, I knew this was written brilliantly. Syrian Canadian author Ramadan’s track record with his award-winning works, The Clothesline Swing and The Foghorn…
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Joy Johnson realizes she took her guard down too soon
June 3, 2024By: Freida Watermelon, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of genocide. Joy Johnson is exasperated because she does not know what more she could’ve done! The Board of Governors meeting was moved online to prevent any more annoying disruptions, but that…
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Gen Z learning Gen Alpha slang to beat “aging like milk” allegations
May 28, 2024By: C Icart, Humour Editor A local Zoomer (they did not want to be referred to as such, but this is my article and I do what I want) accidentally walked into a middle school while they were looking for…
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Explore the “ajeeb” in life with Asian Heritage Month at Morrow
May 27, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On an unassuming street in Vancouver, I found myself at Morrow, a hidden art studio. I went in on a Wednesday just to check the gallery out, but little did I know, I’d stumbled into…
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Creative Corner: Baking in a new country
May 25, 2024By: Prerita Garg, SFU Student When I was eight years old, I moved to Canada from India. Everything felt new and foreign, but the one constant in my life these first few years after moving was my affinity for cakes.…
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Everyone hates the stairwell detour at Commercial-Broadway
May 22, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer If you’re a regular SkyTrain-goer in Vancouver, chances are you’re no stranger to being outrageously inconvenienced. Now, TransLink wants us to use an out-of-the-way stairwell that’s narrower than the footing of a tightrope. It couldn’t…
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Highlighting local Asian restaurants
May 14, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer For Asian Heritage Month, here are a few of my favourite go-to restaurants around Metro Vancouver that serve up delicious vegetarian options. Sushi Bar Shyun #102-1250 Dominion Ave, Port Coquitlam Wed–Sun: 5:00–8:30 p.m., closed Mon…
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Joy Johnson breathes a sigh of relief because there is no SFU encampment
May 13, 2024By: Freida Watermelon, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of genocide. As she was sitting in her office reading the most recent message from the UBC president on the encampment on their campus, Johnson could not help but be grateful she…
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Get in girl, we’re serotoninmaxxing
May 12, 2024By: C Icart, Humour Editor Dear diary, Today, I watched a reel of a mother telling her daughters to go outside via a parody of Jojo Siwa’s “Karma.” Although I’d like to flatter myself and say that sentence would give…
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Summer study oases; they’re not mirages!
May 10, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, staff writer Ambit Cafe 6552 Hastings St, Burnaby Everyday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Nestled in Kensington Square, just down the mountain from the Burnaby campus, sits Ambit Cafe. Quaint, unassuming, but filled with wonders to excite. I recommend…
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