The Multicultural Myth: We need to stop celebrating Canada Day

By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Content warning: anti-Indigenous violence and discrimination, residential schools  Canada Day is a celebration of national pride. From endless hiking trails, to universal(-ish)...

What Grinds Our Gears: Two+ midterms

By: Jerrica Zabala, SFU Student Course selection week! The best time of the semester — when we’re all absolutely drowning in school work. I gloss over...

Opinions in Dialogue: The corporatization of Pride Month

By: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer, & C Icart, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of homophobia and transphobia  Pride month merch from faceless, multi-billion-dollar corporations is among...

We need to stop harassing people who’re sleeping in their cars

By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Everyone needs a place to rest. We’re all leading busier and busier lives, and need time to recharge. The problem is...

Political Corner: Don’t call us taxpayers!

By Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor How do you describe your priorities as a Canadian voter? From climate change to income inequality, from reconciliation to immigration, we...

What Grinds Our Gears: SFU students aren’t eligible for a U-Pass during a semester off

By Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor You know what’s cool? The U-Pass system. Through SFU, we’ve got unlimited access to the Lower Mainland’s sprawling bus, SkyTrain, Seabus,...

Political Corner: Canada’s medical system is failing us

By Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Canadians like to boast about our country’s exceptional healthcare system. “It’s free!” they’ll exclaim. And while it’s true that you can...

Stop shaming people for liking kid stuff

By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer I was browsing Instagram reels the other day when I came across a video of a young adult excitedly buying a...

Call to action: Indigenous languages should be offered in high schools

By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer  If you’re a high school graduate in BC, you’ve probably taken a language course. Heck, if you’re like me, you’ve been...

Truth and reconciliation: Tax the Church!

By Chloë Arneson, News Writer In Canada, we’ve created a subsidy for an institution that carried out a genocide on our soil. A subsidy for an...