Whitewashing the 2016 Oscars

If 2015 ended a little bit more hopeful with regards to media representation for minorities, given the release of a Star Wars sequel featuring...

Why we need more LGBTQ+ transitional shelters in Canada

When we think of someone who is homeless, we tend to have this image of a scraggly man with an unkempt beard, pushing his...

Get off Tinder and try love the old-fashioned way

I remember when ‘90s TV shows used to made fun of matchmaking services. They would show various scenes of men introducing themselves in their...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Social Stirrups — When did hashtag movements become more important than the stories they represent?

Social Stirrups — Analyzing our online social world is a brand new web exclusive column, in which Kendra Nelson delves into the hidden meanings of...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tim’s Bit — BC Liberals, stop asking and starting doing!

Tim’s Bit is a new web-exclusive column featuring Tim Mottishaw’s comedic tirades on some of our humanity’s dumbest problems, with regards to culture, society and...

Why I only buy public liquor

Everything we do is political. The books we read, the news we watch, the food we eat, and yes, where we buy our cheap...

Letter to the Editor

Dear editor, Re: “SFU’s men’s rights activists protest new ‘friend zone’ bench unveiling” The Hi-F.I.V.E Movement for Mental Health Executive Committee was disheartened by your “humour”...

Woohoo, Boohoo

Woohoo: Hershey's Kisses First sold in 1907 by North America’s biggest chocolate company, I present to all of you the most deliciously infectious confection ever...

I am committed to not committing

We’ve got Jeremih cranked as loud as our petty laptop speakers will go, and we shout, “commit to not committing!” and high-five each other...

Classroom cussing reflects reality, plain and simple

Should professors be allowed to drop F-bombs in lecture? For years, Dr. Michael Persinger’s first-year psychology course at Laurentian University has included a disclaimer...