The next generation’s health could go up in smoke

From British Columbia to New Brunswick, electronic cigarettes have stirred up political debate and controversy. While these might look like a blessing for those trying...

Stop freaking out about your life already

To the fine folks who populate SFU: do you have a five-year plan? If so, congratulations on your ability to be good at stuff....

Woohoo, Boohoo

Woohoo: neknominations We all love to take to the internet once in a while (or all the time) to witness the latest goofball vines or...

A modern Canadian citizenship bill

One of the most consistent themes of the current Conservative government has been developing and promoting this country’s history and sense of self. A week...

Books belong to the imagination

It’s been a disheartening start of the year for book-lovers. Developers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently invented a book system...

The ballot box versus the street

From Turkey to the Ukraine to Thailand, 2013 was the year of the protester. In each of these cases, mass street protests were rallied...

Less than paradise

This reading break, I was lucky enough to have the chance to fly south to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. A classic, right? American and Canadian...

Netflix: A new level of consumerism

A few days ago, I spent my night watching movies on Netflix with my girlfriend. We scrolled through its virtual library, indecisive and frustrated....

Orwellian nightmare

From the first mention of Google Glass, it seemed inevitable that this state-of-the-art technology would eventually be used as a surveillance tool for law...

Woohoo, boohoo

Woohoo SFU’s Zero Waste project is a step in the right direction. There ain’t nothing wrong with trying to double the amount of waste diverted...