Dear DC Comics: the Amazons are warriors, not sex icons

By Gabrielle McLaren, Staff Writer One sticky-hot summer day, my best friend and I walked out of the movie theatre and sat in her car...

Stop sexualizing and harassing the Stranger Things cast

Recently, Spanish radio company PlayFM spoke about the W Magazine cover which named Millie Bobby Brown as one of the reasons “Why TV is...

SFU needs to do better about snow closures this year

By: Sam Gorick As a Communications major at SFU, my faith in the university’s own communication strategy was questioned during last year’s snowstorms, which forced...

Writing: consistently graded, rarely taught

By: Aaron Richardson, Staff Writer Writing has been an integral part of my experience at SFU. From 300-word responses to 20-page papers, my writing is...

Don’t be so quick to condemn Aasia Bibi for poisoning her husband’s family

20-year-old Aasia Bibi of Pakistan was forced into an arranged marriage with Amjad Akram by her parents in early September. To get out of...

The lack of regulation on alternative medicine makes it dangerous

By: Ahmed Ali Essentially, alternative medicine is any treatment that is not part of conventional, evidence-based medicine, such as one would learn in certified medical...

Being in an interracial relationship doesn’t absolve you of racism

By: Winona Young CBC has reported that the number of interracial marriages has steadily increased over past decades. This ought to come as no surprise...

Fresh out of school, international development helped me learn the biggest lessons

By: Stephanie Shea My path to Ghana was a kind of indirect one. In 2016, I had an MA in criminology, a BA in women’s...

Should your university get to ‘comment’ on your social media?

By: Winona Young Masuma Khan, Dalhousie University student, came close to facing a disciplinary committee for her politically charged comments about Canada 150. Having moved...

SFU needs to think harder about student nutrition

By: Serena Bonneville, SFU Student After a long day of lectures and tutorials, I’m about to collapse from mental exhaustion, but my evening agenda still...