Religious, irreligious, whatever

I suppose I am what we call irreligious, or perhaps a humanist, maybe even an atheist. I bring this up now to stress that I...

Instagram’s nudity policy is an insta-no

  Considering Instagram’s conception and birth happened in modern society, it baffles me that their nudity policy is archaic and works hard to strengthen classic...

Bull$#!+: China treating Internet addiction ‘disorder’ at militant style facilities; eating

China treating Internet addiction ‘disorder’ at militant style facilities By David Ly It’s been highly debated in the psychological associations, but Internet addiction disorder (IAD) isn’t...

New anti-spam laws aren’t all they’re cracked up to be

For Canada Day, our country’s Parliament gave Canadians a birthday present: an anti-spam legislation that would ensure electronic users have the option to free...

Nanaimo city council violates Canadian rights

Just over two months ago, Nanaimo’s city council made a decision, the controversy of which was only matched by the lack of reporting on...

Open Letter: Taking the time to remember Nelson Mandela

In Seneca’s sixth letter to Lucilius, he writes that the behaviour of a teacher could instruct more than any moral lesson they taught, noting...

Hobby Lobby ruling harms women’s rights in the US

The Supreme Court has chosen religion over human rights in the case of Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby. On June 30, the Court ruled that...

Zero Waste design is garbage

In January 2014, SFU launched its comprehensive Zero Waste program on all campuses as another step to achieve the goal of “diverting 70 per...

Woohoo Boohoo: Potato salad, fruit, and growing up

Woohoo: >$70,000 for potato salad A dude in the US recently started a kickstarter campaign to raise ten dollars to make a potato salad for...

Referees need replay analysis in the World Cup

Fans never seem to hesitate in their chant “I’m blind, I’m deaf, I think I can ref!” At times we can swear by those words...