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Album versus Album: Brockhampton
June 13, 2018By: Winona Young All-American Trash (2016) Think more Boyz II Men, less OFWGKTA. All-American Trash was Brockhampton’s first mixtape and it’s clear they hadn’t cemented their recognizable sound. The mixtape is overall slower, more seductive, and has an edge of blues with bouts of rap mixed in. It’s clear however that Brockhampton’s strengths lay with their prowess as rappers, rather than too-slow ballads that tended to blend in with one another. While select tracks like the introspective “Breakfast,” the sour-sounding “Poison,” and the dreamy “Palace” stand out, this one-tone mixtape should not be anyone’s first experience of Brockhampton. Saturation III…
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Translation guide for comments on your paper
June 12, 2018By: Winona Young The season of returning essays is about to arise, and students will be filled with relief, confusion, and inevitable disappointment . . . but mostly just confusion in response to what their professors wrote on their essay.…
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White feminism fails to be welcoming for all women
May 30, 2018Written by Winona Young, Staff Writer Canadian comedian Nicole Arbour recently published a “women’s edit” of Childish Gambino’s politically charged song, This is America. Arbour received backlash for her neglect of the song’s original racially charged message. She was…
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Tips for a sexual experience like none other
May 28, 2018By: Winona Young The Peak has compiled this list, giving you these seductive sex tips that will take you from nun to slut in no time. Overall tips: 1. Safe sex is sexy sex To prevent a urinary tract infection…
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The Hastings Warehouse deserves its fame for delicious dive-bar food
May 24, 2018By: Winona Young Located right beside the 95 B-Line bus stop at 156 West Hastings, the Hastings Warehouse is home to satisfying bar food, booze, and a bumping ambience. This place is the definition of student-friendly prices, with…
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SFU student raises money for cancer through athletic challenges
May 21, 2018By: Winona Young, Staff Writer Imre Mihalik is an SFU Beedie student who is running, paddling, cycling, and more to raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation. Mihalik hopes to raise $3,500 for his campaign, #EPICIMPACTYEAR, wherein he will…
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Local asshole thinks it’s fine to take up a whole booth in MBC by himself
May 17, 2018By: Winona Young Earlier this week in SFU’s Maggie Benston Center (MBC), students were shocked to find a local asshole taking up an entire booth all to himself with his smug ass and all his shit, like it was entirely…
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Bendy and the Ink Machine’s newest game is the weakest one so far
May 13, 2018By Winona Young The range of emotions I experienced when playing the newest chapter of Bendy and the Ink Machine (BATIM) went from excitement, paranoia, and fear to confusion, frustration, and outright annoyance. This newest instalment delivers a chapter with…
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Long story short: Messing up when growing up is 100% unavoidable
May 9, 2018By: Winona Young, Staff Writer We were standing out on the street and began what I call “the awkward after-dinner shuffle.” We’ve all done the dance: lots of lingering, questions about commutes, checking the time, until you finally spit out…
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Album Reviews
March 27, 2018By: Solomon Etuk, Alexander Kenny, and Winona Young Outsider by Three Days Grace With the release of Outsider, Three Days Grace mark the sixth instalment in their discography. While the album definitely has its upsides, tracks like “Love Me Or Leave…
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