The Bright-er Side: TikTok boredom spotlights youth creativity

by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor I don’t have TikTok. So it says something that I’m still very impacted by the constant innovation that comes from...

Legality doesn’t equal morality

by Alex Masse, Staff Writer From a young age, many of us are given a very particular image of the law. We are taught that...

Current grading systems don’t reflect student’s abilities

by Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate It’s believed that rewarding students’ hard work with letter grades can promote more effective learning. However, rather than prioritizing learning,...

The SFSS’ leaders are doing their job

by Emma Jean, Staff Writer To say that the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has received a lot of rightful flack over the years is...

Broken New Year’s resolutions aren’t the end

by Katarina Chui, SFU Student In Ann M. Martin’s book, Karen’s New Year, Karen watches as her family makes — and eventually breaks — all...

Attacking the wrong people takes away from crucial dialogues

by Kim Regala, Peak Associate I recently came across a Tweet from singer-songwriter Shamir that read: “A white boy from Utah who calls himself Ritt...

What Grinds Our Gears: My butter chicken should have chicken

by Meera Eragoda, Copy Editor Here’s the thing with Indian food: It’s delicious and I love it. It’s also pretty expensive (at least in Vancouver)....

Telling students to take care of themselves ignores root issues

by Alex Masse, Staff Writer A common grievance of being a student is putting up with all kinds of unsympathetic advice. It’s heard everywhere from...

Connection between students and SFU admin needs to improve

by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer It seems like SFU follows a blueprint for addressing student concerns. Most of the time this consists of broken communication...

Victims’ statements should be believed

by Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer   CW: Discussion of sexual assault, rape, policy brutality.   In 2019, I sat in a room at the police station and told...