The Real World

Sitting with my roommate on a Saturday night while having dinner, I decided to join her in one of her favourite activities: watching reality...

How to Save the CBC

  Jian Ghomeshi has the perfect voice for broadcasting. His deep, smooth clarity that brims with authority makes speaking on radio seem effortless. “I’m not...

The rise of the far right

Though most of us think of fascism as a relic of the past, right wing extremist movements in Europe and North America have seen...

Solitude at SFU

College: the most fun time of your life. Or so you thought. Whether it’s the boisterous frat boy shenanigans of Animal House and Old School...

Marriage isn’t the key to a happy life

It seems the moment after you graduate high school, you begin to catch wind of friends who have tied the knot. I would be...

The Great White Bore?

You’ve probably heard someone call Canada boring. You may have even been the one saying it. I know I used to when my childhood...

Taking notes by hand is more effective than using a laptop

My first ever lecture at Simon Fraser University was a learning experience in more ways than one. The prof, whose name I won’t reveal,...

Toy Story

  Dildo. A word I heard for the first time on a tire swing in grade two. It was used as a personal insult by...

Read my lips: Why sex should be an open conversation

I haven’t always been comfortable asking for what I want. For most of my teenage years, sex was something I just didn’t really talk...

Fighting a Losing Battle

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is often seen as a neighbourhood fraught with poverty, crime, and violence. However, despite its socio-economic issues, it is also a...