Masturbation is the safest form of sex, not abstinence

Eighth grade me watched in amusement as the girl on the TV screen pushed her boyfriend away. “Abstinence is the safest form of sex,”...

I’m a virgin, and I’m proud

I’m 20 years old, single, and I’ll come out and say it right now: I’m a proud virgin. However, in the past, I was...

Bisexual erasure is rampant in our society

“You are either straight or gay.” To some, that probably sounds like an offensive, or at least incorrect, statement. However, to many others, this...

Stop catcalling me!

Catcalling is not okay. By that, I mean whistling and shouting unnecessary sexualized comments at people. It also illustrates serious problems in the way...

When you buy lecture notes online, you only cheat yourself

Truth be told, I get a little protective of my notes when scouring eyes peer over shoulders and onto my personal class materials during...

My worship of superheroes is no laughing matter

With 600 miles from Calgary to Vancouver, I had more than enough time to reflect on the havoc running away from home had created....

Canadian Blood Services once again proves its needless discrimination

I have been donating blood since 2013, and it deeply saddens me to hear that Canadian Blood Services (CBS) will be adopting a complicated...

Hair today, gone tomorrow

For years I’ve struggled to accept being a hairy woman. I like to joke about it, but the truth is I’ve long loathed the...

Compliment my brain, not my body

In her article entitled, “Why I’m not ‘pretty for a black girl,’” Edna Batengas urged others to avoid mentioning one’s race when giving a...

The SFU gondola is now Petter’s publicity gimmick

SFU President Andrew Petter recently reignited the idea that a Burnaby Mountain gondola should be constructed between Production Way–University Station and SFU. This weathered saga...