SFU vs. UBC

You’ve all heard the jokes about UBC and SFU. I know you have — they’re written all over every bathroom stall in the school....

Does Not Compute

Illustration by Eleanor Qu Brave New World For most of us, the word cyborg likely conjures images of RoboCop or the Bionic Woman. We envision bodies...

To Shave and Shave Not

To my Ex-Beard, I’m not sure how to begin. We had a fabulous four months together, I want you to know that — but I...

There will be blood

One of the happiest days of my life was the day I realized I had gotten my period for the first time. To me,...

Our Colour-Coded World

There are few feelings that ever rivaled breaking open the seal of your brand new crayon box as a primary school student. No more borrowing...

From Crimea with Love

It has been less than a month since the overthrow of President Yanukovych by the Euromaidan protesters, only days after it looked as if...

The Right to Choose

Like every other middle class family in Pakistan, my house had maids — someone who cooked and cleaned, helped out with the household chores,...

Sentenced to Death

Growing up as the child of a police officer, I have always believed very strongly in the concept of crime and punishment. If you...

How my anxiety made me a better person

A little over two years ago, I had my first panic attack. In retrospect, it was a pretty normal night — I was in bed...

Risky Business

Daniel Shapiro, Dean of SFU's Beedie School of Business   Controversy in the cohort Some SFU students recently found themselves in financial distress — and we’re...