Social Upgrade: Vancouver’s social culture desperately needs a revamp

By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer We need to change the way we socialize in Vancouver. Vancouver’s social scene isn’t approachable for many people, and no...

Fundamental Rights: Freedom from religion is just as important as freedom of religion

By: Cristina Liao, SFU Student Edited by: Luke Faulks The overturning of Roe v. Wade is a seismic shift. People around the world have protested this...

Exercising Agency: Quiet quitting is a sign we need to address workplace inequality

By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Recently, news companies and political commentators have latched onto the idea of “quiet quitting” — the practice of only putting...

Redirecting Responsibility: Corporations are causing climate change, not individuals

By: Annalisse Crosswell, SFU Student The climate change conversation is constantly evolving. It’s gone from “does it really exist?” to “why should I take responsibility?”...

Dangerous Heights: We need to respect local mountains

By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor For those living in BC, local mountains may appear accessible enough to negate their risks. Towering peaks over 1,500 meters...

Breaking News: Media needs to acknowledge their biases when reporting on monkeypox

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Content warning: mentions of racism, homophobia Monkeypox cases are increasing globally and were declared a global emergency in late July. Since...

(Re)Approaching Accessibility: COVID-19 long haulers won’t teach us anything new about disability

By: C Icart, Staff Writer Long COVID could change the way we think about disability in Canada, but it probably won’t. It’s been over two...

Still our money: The SFSS is spending too much running itself

By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer  When SFU released its 2021/22 budget plan, a plan that called for a 2% increase in domestic tuition and 4%...

Treading water: Canadians need Universal Basic Income

By Bhavana Kaushik, SFU Student In a world with skyrocketing housing prices, wages that don’t reflect productivity, and rampant worker dissatisfaction, we need a way to...

What to know what’s wrong with policing? Compare the treatment of Indigenous land protectors to the trucker convoy response.

By Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of police brutality and anti-Indigenous violence Police shouldn’t take public stances on political issues, yet they do on a...