The West’s invasions will never liberate the women of West Asia

By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer In November 2001, as the US threw bombs on Afghanistan, then first lady Laura Bush spoke on a presidential radio...

Men need to speak up and take action

By: Cazzy Lewchuk, Staff Writer Content warning: The following article discusses misogyny and sexual violence. Readers may find the content distressing.  By now, most of us...

Serial killers are not Halloween costumes

By: Nejdana Houshyar, Staff Writer During Halloween season, streaming services, like Netflix, and social media platforms heavily promote “true crime” content. The “true crime” genre...

Keep your underground favourites alive this Halloween

By: Katie Walkley, Peak Associate “I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you’re celebrating pieces of culture you love before they die to time...

Think before you use the term “gora pakora”

By: Mason Mattu (ਮੇਸੁਨ), Section Editor When I was 12 years old, a distant cousin of mine called me a “gora pakora” at a wedding...

The term “South Asia” promotes unity

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, Staff Writer The southern subcontinent of Asia has had many names — Jambudvipa, Hind, Bharathavarsh. The terms listed reflect the richness and...

Muslims are not a monolith

By: Cazzy Lewchuk, Staff Writer Over two billion people follow Islam across the world. People who follow Islam are also known as Muslims and at...

A whole campaign built around “settler moves to innocence”

By: Ty Bryant, SFU Student In what felt like a Saturday Night Live parody, the ABC Vancouver party released an Instagram re-election campaign video on...

Meximalismo helped me embrace my neurodiversity

By: Maria Fernanda Osorio Arredondo, Opinions Editor In the summer of 2025, I was diagnosed with autism level 1. The diagnosis wasn’t particularly surprising. Looking...

A case of the blues without a tune

By: Julia Nijjar, SFU Student In his famous comedy As You Like It, the poet and playwright William Shakespeare reminds us that all the world...