The Bright-er Side: Hallmark movies are showing more diversity

by Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor I usually refer to watching Hallmark movies as my guilty pleasure. Not because they’re super cheesy, but because...

What Grinds Our Gears: Breakout rooms are the worst way to learn

by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief  Full disclosure: I think group work and discussions are the biggest waste of time.  Breakout rooms are especially the worst. I thought...

Asynchronous classes accommodate students’ unique circumstances

by Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Synchronous online learning offers virtual face-to-face interaction that has often been missed during the pandemic. However, in the context of...

Course repeat limitations are harmful to students

by Jacob Mattie, SFU Student Currently, SFU maintains a punitive stance on course repeats, allowing one repeat per course and five in total. Exceptions can...

There are too many online platforms

by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Remember the good ol’ days of the Internet, back when there weren’t 50 million different video-posting websites, social media apps,...

Student burnout was a big problem before the pandemic

by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief I think it’s safe to say that all of us students are exhausted, and it’s only the beginning of the semester....

What Grinds Our Gears: Give Cold Tea the cold shoulder

by Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor On New Year’s Eve, Vancouver’s Cold Tea restaurant decided to blatantly disregard COVID-19 safety regulations by hosting an...

The Bright-er Side: Staying home is an opportunity to save money

by Brianna Condilenios, SFU Student The pandemic has brought an onslaught of financial hardships for many. Job loss to small business struggles only skim the surface...

Citing free speech doesn’t eliminate harm

by Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer The recent attack on the Washington Capitol has sparked several conversations as to where the line should be drawn between...

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...