The secret life of a sessional instructor

Sessional instructors, also known as adjunct faculty, are every university’s secret. We know they exist, but we don’t know too much about them, what...

The drug problem Vancouver isn’t dealing with

The growing problem When you think of frequent drug users, you don't think of students, friends, family — but the reality is, assumptions about drug...

Student society blues: corruption in student governments is too rampant to ignore

The Connected slate thought they were in for summer lovin’ when they took over the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) office space this past...

Promises and performance: How the Trudeau government stacks up

It has been a full year since seven million Canadians, charged to action by bright-eyed optimism, voted for real change, social progress, and a...

Mental illness is hard to see and even harder to talk about

It’s Wednesday evening. I’m sitting in bed and have just made myself a chocolate chip brownie mug cake because it was a rough day...

Haunted campus: A look at legends in and around SFU

The frat house One of the most haunted locations in Burnaby has an SFU connection. Fairacres — or as it’s better known now, the Burnaby...

The voice in the box

Most people know not to mess around with Ouija boards, but no one ever said anything about a ghost box. While we are all rational...

Unmasking my battle with makeup, femininity, and gender

Raccoon eyes were not the look I was going for. I started out feeling empowered as I swiped on a new shade of lipstick...

Bidding farewell to yet another safe queer space

“After 14 years, AfterEllen as we know it will be effectively shutting down as of Friday,” editor-in-chief of AfterEllen, Trish Bendix, shared. It was...

Your last-minute Halloween costume survival guide

Halloween is fast-approaching, and there’s a good chance you have an invite or two to respond to. If you’re in need of a last-minute...