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Off Campus Cuisine: Rosie's English feast cant be beat

By Kyrsten Downton,
Contributor

owadays, it is very hard

to choose a place to eat in
Downtown Vancouver. Not only
are there countless restaurants,
pubs, and diners, it seems like
almost every street has a food
truck that has been highlighted
on Fat Street. Honestly, how
could anyone decide? However,
ever since my father took me to
Rosie’s before going to a Lions’
game, I have been hooked.
Vancouver is a hot spot for
great cuisine, and this old-style
English pub is no exception.

Rosie’s, on the corner

of Robson and Hamilton, is
very close to Roger’s Arena,
BC Place, and the Queen
Elizabeth Theatre. Not only
does it have a comfortable
atmosphere, it is the perfect
place to grab a drink and
eat with some friends before
going to a big event. It’s also
a great place to dine out with
the entire family, including

 

anyone under 19. Rosie’s
allows minors to eat there as
well, despite being a pub.
The dishes they serve
are easily defined as simple
comfort food. Every time |
bring someone new to the
pub, no matter how picky
the person is, they have all
loved the food they ordered.
The prices are very reason-
able. You always get a good
amount of food on your plate,
and it’s always delicious.
Iam guilty of being one
of those people who orders
one item on the menu, falls
in love with it, and never
orders anything else. The item

Iam referring to is their roast
beef stuffed Yorkshire. The
fluffy pastry is stuffed with
tender roast beef and served
on a plate with green beans,
mashed potatoes, and smoth-
ered in delicious gravy. It’s
honestly the best comfort food
I have ever had, and I’ve got-
ten many other people hooked
on this dish, so I know I’m not
biased. Or maybe just a bit.
The service at Rosie’s is
fantastic, as well. Everyone
who works there makes you
feel so welcome. They never
miss a beat, either. Their tim-
ing is great, and they’re incred-
ibly patient and friendly with
you. They really help create a
great, comfortable atmosphere.
I would recommend
Rosie’s to anyone looking for a
good place to eat in Vancouver.
Not only is the service fantas-
tic and the prices reasonable,
but the food is great too. So,
do you want to relax and
have a beer with a friend
downtown? Go to Rosie’s.

 

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Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony | Photo courtesy of AP

By Lindsay Moore
The Gateway (University of
Alberta)

EDMONTON (CUP) — In
response to any degree
requirements, I hereby write
this article, exempting myself
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and the Geneva Convention.
This statement, while
untrue, could be perceived as
real information without a little
common sense and some online
research. However, just because
a person states exemption or
protection from something using
some technical jargon does not
mean it’s applicable in real-life
scenarios. Take the recent rash
of pointless privacy-exempting
Facebook statuses as an example.
Users believed that a lengthy,
poorly written status could
exempt them from certain usages

of their personal information. In
a matter of hours, the comedy
website College Humor came out
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to all us Internet idiots. It’s fair to
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jumper or even simply an idiot
for having posted the same
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friends and it’s equally fair to be
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However, this isn’t something to
be distressed about.

The real problem is that
people are mindlessly fueling
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information online. Although
some of it can be funny, people
who don’t take a small amount
of time to research these hoaxes
pollute social media by spreading
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The web has never been
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obtain information. Any user can
contribute to what is presented
on news feeds, personal blogs,
encyclopedia pages and forums.
Just because it was found on the
Internet doesn’t make it true.

This isn’t the first Internet
hoax to be circulated virally, and
it certainly won't be the last. Just
look at the Invisible Children
fiasco that tried to bring attention
to Joseph Kony’s use of child

RosieS on Robson | Photo courtesy of Yelp.ca

soldiers. The slogan KONY2012
spread like wildfire and many
people planned to participate

in protest events. Instead of this
project running smoothly, many
people quickly discovered that

it was more of a hoax than a
mission. It was quickly realized
that Kony had been out of power
for years and this campaign
accomplished very little. Many
new-found “activists” lost
interest. It’s amazing what a little
research can do. Most Internet
users will never know if in fact
the information they received
was true, nor will they know if
their actions impacted any cause
other than giving hits to a heart-
wrenching video.

Due to the sometimes-
unreliable nature of the web,
Internet users should take
everything they watch or read
with a grain of salt. It isn’t
difficult to spend a couple
minutes making sure anew
Facebook status is accurate or
if a play on words will insult a
specific group of people. The
World Wide Web is a database
for an incredible amount of
information and users should
make use of this resource without
polluting it. People need to think
before they post.

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