NEWS
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Campus violence sparks concerns
OPINIONS
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The USMCA will be nothing but trouble
FEATURE
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Not all that glitters is SFU Art
SPORTS
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SFU men's soccer team is a must-watch
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Fortnite's not evil, it's just fun and popular
ARTS
Octopath Traveler is the JRPG you're looking for
FEATURE
Famous art you've seen so often you've forgotten
News
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WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS? People who are mad at me for not being satisfied with my grades We’ve all experienced the crushing disappointment of putting all your time into acing an assignment, only to get the class’s average grade. You feel relieved to have passed, but sigh over your unchanged GPA. What rubs in this feeling though is when someone gets annoyed at you because they got a worse mark. For some reason, anybody who got a mark better than them is not allowed to be upset by their own performance. If I’m spending all week studying for a midterm and come out feeling like I pulled off an A, I should be free to feel disappointed at my unexpected B-. Those of us who actually care about our grades have probably experienced this at some point in school. These grade-shaming dictators of emotion who can’t stand someone doing better than them need to stop, or at least study better. I don’t have to accept my mediocre grades as accomplishments just because they’re better than someone else’s underachieving standards. Sorry that I have higher aspirations in class than the bare minimum, I guess.
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The bigger picture
part 3
art abounds at SFU
Theatres of the World by Buell Mullen Where? In the Leslie & Gordon Diamond Family Auditorium at Burnaby campus When? Given as a gift from the International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd. in 1965
Steptease by Sorel Etrog Where? At Saywell Courtyard at Burnaby campus When? Created in 1976, given as a gift in 2009 by the artist
‘ ‘ (Musqueam Welcome Figure) by Brent Sparrow Seyem Where? In the lobby at Vancouver campus When? Created in September 2017
Heads of State by Gu Xiong Where? In the quiet study space of Belzberg Library at Vancouver campus When? Created in 1992, given as a gift from Russell Precious in 1995
Skins by Gloria Massé Where? In Maggie Benston Centre at Burnaby campus When? Created in 1989, given as an unspecified donation
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Sports
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