What Grinds Our Gears: Logging into the SFU library catalogue . . . and then every journal under the sun

By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Have you ever been writing a paper last minute, desperately trying to find academic sources, only to have the SFU library...

Schedules and programs don’t determine the worth of a degree

By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate In the words of Kermit the Frog, it’s not easy being green. And it’s definitely not easy coming from a family...

Political Corner: India’s Citizenship Amendment Bill is a horrific case of Islamophobia

By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, the Hindu nationalist group Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has undergone a tremendous effort to institutionalise...

What Grinds Our Gears: How holiday gifting has turned into a capitalist chore

By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer I’ve noticed something alarming this past holiday season. People rushed to get last minute gifts. They didn’t know what to buy,...

If the rain isn’t paying tuition, it needs to stay out of SFU classrooms

By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate As if the bitter cold, the constant rain, and the brutalist architecture of SFU Burnaby could not dampen (ha) the mood...

Dinner with a View gives the rich a place to burn their money — and little else

By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer A new pop-up restaurant opens on January 15 in Vancouver that advertises a novel perspective on dining. Organizers of the event...

“Death of the author” doesn’t negate the need for critical readings and re-readings

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief When I was in fourth grade I had to do a presentation on “my hero,” which is a pretty standard assignment for...

Affordable housing, not gaudy art, is what Vancouver residents need

By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Picture this: a 3,400 kilogram chandelier shining brightly on the faces of those peering through the lenses of their newest iPhones,...

Paying to cheat is a sign of laziness and immaturity

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor University is hard work. This is my fifth year flailing around on this mechanical bull of stress and self-imposed poverty, and...

What Grinds Our Gears: Sodium Podium

By: Juztin Bello, Madeleine Chan, Kelly Chia, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Marco Ovies, Nathaniel Tok, Winona Young This first-year class cost you $500, the least you...