Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels Written by Anonymous I was never a student who could study for 8 hours straight without a break. Nor was I someone who could get A’s with minimal studying. I found myself using passive studying techniques like continuously reading my notes over and over again or highlighting everything. These […]
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By: Alicia February 18, 2026 (Wednesday) Vancouver decided to snow. It was not heavy or dramatic. Just light flurries drifting through the air, enough to slow people down and make the sidewalks slick. The sky was a flat grey, and the city felt quieter. Everyone seemed slightly more cautious, adjusting their pace without fully realizing
Photo by Ciocan Ciprian on Pexels Written By Ian Yu I love listening to music. That’s why I listen to it every chance that I get. My commute to and from classes is almost never free of music. Never do I leave the house without my headphones, and discovering that I forgot to charge them
Working while being a full-time university student was never part of some big master plan for me. It started out of necessity, but over time, it became one of the most challenging and rewarding parts of my university experience. At one point, I was balancing two part-time jobs while carrying a full course load, and
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Discipline is often portrayed as a harsh standard that demands perfection, strict routines, and unwavering willpower. Many people imagine discipline as waking up at 4am, forcing themselves through tasks with gritted teeth, and pushing their limits until they burn out. But this image misses what discipline truly is. At its core, discipline is not a
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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels Written By Mankirat Atwal With finals season among us, it can be very easy to lose sight of taking care of yourself and mentally destressing during this time. It is crucial to manage your stress in ways that work for you to avoid burnout and be successful during your
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For most of my time at SFU, I’ve carried this quiet belief that I needed to handle everything on my own. For a long time, I believed that asking for help meant admitting I wasn’t capable. And as someone who identifies as reliable and independent, that was the one thing I didn’t want to be.
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I believe many of us as university students are balancing school, work, and student organizations all at once. At times, one might start feeling empty rather than simply stressed. Sometimes, being busy is not the hard part; it is feeling like all that busyness is not adding up to anything meaningful. You can still feel
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Learning does not only happen in classrooms or during formal training. It also happens in smaller, quieter moments that fill our everyday lives. Sometimes it is through mistakes or unexpected outcomes that we start to see our own progress. These little experiences may seem unimportant at first, but they often teach lessons that last longer
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Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels Written by Sanya Mehra Peak midterm season can always feel sudden, even if you’ve prepared the utmost for each one of the exams. For me, this season has always been a time of too much caffeine, 500+ slides to look over and stress. So, so much stress that becoming
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