How health officials have botched COVID-19 messaging

By Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Everyone wants the pandemic to be over, but we can’t will the virus away. We won’t bring an end to...

Remembering Marsha P. Johnson

by C Icart, Staff Writer Marsha P. Johnson was born on August 24, 1945. She was a Black trans woman, an activist, a sex worker,...

A timeline of SFSS conduct and concerns

By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor May 2022  President Helen Sofia Pahou and the new Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) begin their 2022/23...

The default male

By: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer The “default male” is a term that describes males as the norm in our society and in data collection. This...

Exploring Canada’s racist history of drug prohibition

By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Content warning: anti-Asian racism, anti-Indigeneity, white supremacy, xenophobia, drugs, and drug-related death This month, BC set out to be Canada’s first...

The Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) welcomes all members with open arms

By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer You hear it said time and time again. Joining a club at any level — high school, university, adulthood —...

Meet the SFU club building electric racing cars from scratch

By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Do you have a need for speed? Since 2017, Team Phantom has been designing fully-operational electric vehicles for racing competitions....

What does it mean to be an immigrant on stolen lands?

By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor Content warning: war, genocide, colonialism, anti-Indigeneity, racism It’s uncomfortable but necessary to think about what it means to be a racialized...

When homesickness feels a lot like grief

By: Alyssa Victorino, SFU Student I learned what it meant to be homesick when I was nine.  My family and I packed up everything we owned, said...

The future of MAiD has the disability community worried

By: Serena Bains, Peak Associate Content warning: discussions of medical assistance in dying (MAiD), suicidality, ableism, eugenics, anti-Indigenous racism, and self-harm As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, disabled...