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The Cranium Clay Test confirms humanity’s deepest divide
April 1, 2025By: Yasmin Hassan, Board Game Psychology Reporter A new study from the Institute of Board Game Psychology (IBGP) has identified the only personality classification that truly matters: whether or not a person is willing to touch the Cranium clay. Cranium allows players to show off their drawing and spelling skills, factual knowledge, and performing abilities. “For years, we thought the greatest human divide was nature versus nurture or introverts versus extroverts,” said Dr. Datahead, lead researcher. “But no, it turns out, all of humanity can be split into three categories: those who recognize the Cranium clay as a biohazard, those…
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Men, don’t let the manosphere ruin sex for you
March 27, 2025By: John Easton, SFU Student If there’s one thing the red-pilled manosphere has managed to do with stunning efficiency, it’s strip sex of its joy, intimacy, and social complexity. According to the worldview, sex is nothing more than a transactional…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Vacation photography
March 10, 2025By: Dani Santos, SFU Student There’s nothing my sister hates more than taking my Instagram photos on vacation. The poor girl has no choice but to follow me around like paparazzi, but I’ll tell you what: I hate it too.…
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Trump’s anti-DEI military initiative blatantly attempts to erase Black American contributions
February 25, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s personal vendettas, obsessions, and destructive thinking lies the sputtering corpse of one of his longest-standing victims: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) policy. Every aspect of DEI…
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Stayin’ Alive: The radical origins and legacy of disco
February 17, 2025By: Kiana Montakhab, SFU student Not many people know about the politically-charged history of disco. More than just a soundtrack for glittering dance floors and late-night hedonism, disco was a movement, one that provided a revolutionary space for Black, Latinx,…
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Where’s the sexy in sex?
February 10, 2025By: Anthony Houston, SFU Student Not too long ago, right after hooking-up with a guy I met on Tinder, I thought to myself, “Man, that was such a boring interaction.” There were many factors influencing my perception: it was the…
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Book Nook: Xiran Jay Zhao’s Iron Widow series
January 30, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of murder and war. Those familiar with Chinese history are probably no stranger to Empress Wu Zetian, the only legitimate empress of The Middle Kingdom. But, did you know there…
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Canada falls to Czechia in WJC quarterfinals again
January 30, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For the second year in a row, team Canada fell in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship quarterfinals to Czechia. Though Canada holds the record for most tournament titles with 20, the team…
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Trump’s re-election is a step backwards for Canadian society
November 26, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor and Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of racism, Islamophobia, and genocide. After being re-elected to serve a second term as US president, Donald Trump and his cabinet have already begun to target Canadian borders.…
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Nutritious nibbles, Diwali edition: spicy tomato cheese squares
October 24, 2024By: Dhrumi Mayur Shah, SFU Student As a child, I remember watching from the living room as my mother prepared delicious, crispy, deep-fried spicy tomato cheese squares — reminiscent of a thicker version of a chip. She learned this recipe…
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