Opinions Archives - Page 222 of 254

US government shutdown could mean global crisis

Opinions Peak Web - October 7, 2013 0

By the time this article is in your hands, I sincerely hope the impending US crisis will be over. It will have been almost...

Experts and educators should be valued equally

Featured Stories Peak Web - October 7, 2013 0

At SFU, it’s difficult to register for courses that fit one’s schedule and align with one’s degree path, let alone one’s own interests. What’s...

Vancouver needs to open up its music scene

Opinions Peak Web - September 30, 2013 0

I love live music. I love when sound waves completely fill a space, when I can feel the vibrations in my chest, when I...

Interest-free student loans are the way to go

Opinions Peak Web - September 30, 2013 0

For all the things PEI fails to accomplish, the Maritimes’ little brother does do one thing right — student loans. Since October 1, 2012,...

Letter to the Editor – September 30, 2013

Opinions Peak Web - September 30, 2013 0

Dear editor, Earlier this month, Leah Bjornson wrote an article titled “Bright ideas for shifting your body clock” — an article discussing one individual’s sleep-related...

Language forgotten, but my identity remains

Opinions Peak Web - September 30, 2013 0

It was late at night when an old friend from my hometown started talking to me through chat. She lives in the Philippines and...

Nice Kickoff Concert, but where was the booze?

Featured Stories Peak Web - September 30, 2013 11

September 2013 may have marked a shift in student life at SFU with its Fall Kickoff Concert, but our university still fails to come...

Heteronormativity is everywhere: continued

Opinions Peak Web - September 23, 2013 0

In the first installation of this column, I discussed my own experience of heteronormativity in the heterosexual world, and why it is harmful to...

The joy of eating with others

Opinions Peak Web - September 23, 2013 0

For the past four months, my home has been the meeting place of a weekly dinner party. The dining room becomes filled with close...

An open letter to “bros”

Opinions Peak Web - September 23, 2013 1

I’m writing this to all the “bros” out there who don’t understand why the UBC Frosh chant was so horrific. Bringing up rape culture...

NDP MP Gord Johns introduces motion to increase mental health services

Annual dragon boat festival cancelled due to FIFA World Cup

North Vancouver man launches productivity app to help people with ADHD

First Nation leaders and more push for changes to the Indian Act

WGOG: SFU furniture and my poor back

Indigenous Peoples shouldn’t be made to fight for their rights again and again

Alberta sets Canada back by 10 years in achieving climate change goals

Bright-er Side: Music, space, and flipping a record over

SFU’s ecofeminist exhibition: Earth Love: Intended Chiefly for Young Persons

Book Nook: Independent West Africa: tradition, modernization, and identity in a post-colonial Africa

Political reads: The Last Honest Man by James Risen

The Terror brings forth bristling psychological horror

Understanding the Rohingya genocide, heritage, and the path forward, from a Rohingya Canadian

SFYou: Cedric and Savar, creators of Unify Social

Buddhists celebrate the teachings of Vesak 2,570 years on

Long Story Short: Paving a non-linear academic path

Mixology 101: drinks that’ll have you loving your 8:00 a.m. lectures

Dear Peakie: Making peace with new roommates among other unwelcome connections

Vancouver passes motion to clone Gastown Steam Clock for the FIFA World Cup

I vow to always cherish our sponsorship deals

Wayne Gretzky’s false Canadiana

Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame

How the Red Leafs fared to start 2025

Staying active when everything feels expensive