It’s best to finish WQB courses as early as possible

By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Writing, breadth, and quantitative (WQB) requirements are sometimes pushed to the end of a student’s degree due to scheduling conflicts and...

Black people are not your guinea pigs

By: Idara L. Udonya, SFU student All over the world researchers, epidemiologists, and other health experts are working around the clock on a vaccine for COVID-19....

Cancel culture gives voice and power to those who need it most

By: Kelly Chia, Features Editor There’s no question that the internet has brought us intimately close with many of our favourite artists and content creators. Unfortunately,...

Think twice about taking a gap year during the COVID-19 pandemic

By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate I am going to just straight up say it at the start: unless you have a well-thought-out, rock-solid plan, it is...

Political Corner: Trump’s inaction on the Russian bounties should not be allowed to fall out of the news cycle

By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate On June 26, 2020, the New York Times released a report that claimed American intelligence had determined that a Russian military...

It’s time that we rethink the necessity of exams in classrooms

By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer SFU recently announced that the final exam schedule for all classes will be released in October, rather than at enrollment. The...

We cannot risk becoming complacent with the presence of COVID-19 in our lives

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor In a July 6 open letter to both the federal and provincial governments, several current and former health experts pleaded for...

Romanticizing bad habits only makes them worse

By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Ah yes, the stereotypical university student: eating ramen from the bag, macaroni and cheese from the box, pulling all-nighters every night,...

We need to prepare for the psychological fallout of COVID-19 before it hits

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor A global pandemic is not a good time for anyone. Even those of us of the introvert persuasion are now...

It took far too long for complaints about SFU Athletics’ team name to be heard

By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer It’s no secret to the SFU community that our athletics teams are represented by an embarrassing and dangerously misleading name: “The...