What Grinds Our Gears: Winter commutes to Burnaby Mountain

By: Yulissa Huamani, SFU student Imagine waking up to a perfect snowy morning in the Lower Mainland. The temperature is cold, but the view outside...

There needs to be a better consensus on microplastics

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Content warning: medical descriptions and bodily fluids. Microplastics are everywhere. They’re in our food, clothing, the oceans, lakes — anywhere in...

Voting “yes” on the TSSU BDS referendum is a concrete step towards ending the genocide

By: Nick Gottlieb and Omri Haiven, SFU students “It’s like we’re watching Auschwitz on TikTok.” That’s how Canadian physician Dr. Gabor Maté, himself a Jewish...

Centrism isn’t as neutral as you may think

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of genocide, residential school graves, and police brutality. Two years ago, I had a conversation with an...

Hostility towards immigrants won’t solve the housing crisis

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: non-graphic mentions of hate crimes against racialized communities. This year, the Canadian government announced its first-ever limit for temporary...

What Grinds Our Gears: Rainy bus rides

By: Sarah Sorochuk, SFU Student With fall comes the rain, and for transit users that is the worst. And it means one thing: wet bus...

Opposition to SOGI 123 isn’t just offensive, it’s based in lies

By: Tam Nguyen, staff writer There has been a growing number of protests against SOGI 123 (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) over the past few...

Don’t let your climate anxiety breed inaction

By: Emilia Kuznetsova, SFU Student Climate change is a topic that’s increasingly part of mainstream news and public consciousness. With the effects of climate change...

The Bright-er Side: SFU Burnaby in autumn

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer While many associate the colder months with seasonal depression, I couldn’t be happier about the dark and gloomy weather. I...

What Grinds Our Gears: Monopoly

By: Emilia Kuznetsova, SFU Student Monopoly sucks. It takes hours to play. Technically, the average game duration is about 45 minutes under standard rules, but...