Youeal Abera
Album Reviews
January 5, 2019By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Last Day of Summer by Summer Walker In a musical era where R&B made a comeback, Summer Walker managed to stand out amongst the group of women at the resurging genre’s forefront. As her soulful single, Girls Need Love, captured the attention of music-lovers this past summer, many were intrigued by the questions of who the young artist was and what she would do next. Nevertheless, as she dropped her debut album this past year, Last Day of Summer, Walker delivered a message loud and clear: her music and talent isn’t going anywhere. The album…
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Comedic Poetry: Things more fun than final exams
November 27, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera Racing down a hill On a bike with no brakes — Hitting a beehive With my bare, entire face. Walking on hot coals And licking them too! Eating spaghetti With just a small spoon. Swallowing worms…
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The social media trend of blackfishing is disturbing and unquestionably racist
November 25, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer On November 6, a Twitter user named Wanna created a thread which showcased a number of white women partaking in the racially insensitive phenomenon of blackfishing. The act, named after the term catfishing, is…
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Long Story Short: Help is available
November 24, 2018By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer I’ve always been a person who takes pride in my work ethic. Whether it was at school or at work, I’ve made sure to be diligent in the tasks set before me. For the most part,…
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Grad Minutes
November 20, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Revisions in the cards for SFU’s practices relating to research personnel At the latest Graduate Student Society (GSS) Council meeting, Council spoke with members of SFU’s senior administration about students’ frustrations towards SFU’s…
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Quran’s “Blacks for Trump” Twitter scam is far more hilarious and justified than your standard online deception
November 19, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer The online world is deeply unsafe, and it’s important to be skeptical of what you read on social media. After all, the Internet is filled with liars, scammers, and catfishers. However, depending on who…
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SFU men’s basketball team play exciting season opener
November 17, 2018By: Youeal Abera SFU’s West Gym was surging with electricity on Friday night as the SFU men’s basketball team played a riveting game against the Humboldt State University Lumberjacks. With a continuously close score, the filled-out audience never ceased to…
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World News Beats
November 13, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera President Trump expresses desire to end birthright citizenship In an interview with reporter Jonathan Swan, President Donald Trump has said that he will sign an executive order that would terminate birthright citizenship. The 14th amendment…
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TEDxSFU: Uncharted elicits inspiration in Vancouver
November 12, 2018By: Youeal Abera TEDxSFU: Uncharted comprised an eclectic group of speakers, each offering rich insights from a wide array of ideological (and even philosophical) schools of thoughts. Each speaker had 30–45 minutes to present ideas that, in theory, could…
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Comedic Poetry: The Synonymity of Marijuana and Midterms
November 7, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera It’s legal? So what? I’m sleepy, my eyes are red — None of this shit’s new
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