Calling Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness “too gay” is homophobic

Written by: Winona Young, Staff Writer Netflix’s reboot of Queer Eye is our TV equivalent of heartwarming chicken soup, only with avocado and patterned shirts....

WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Trite, overused, and repetitive tropes

Written by: Stefanie Baltasar, Peak Associate It’s one thing to fit a trope into a TV series which is recognizable and fun, letting it take...

Why are Vancouverites so afraid of homeless people?

Written by: Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writer At the end of last year, the City of Vancouver faced backlash and protests when one of the...

Ontario’s return to its 1998 sex-ed program will only harm students

Written by: Winona Young, Staff Writer I realized while growing up that sex positivity is a rarity in many places. I’ve picked up quite a...

Students who drive have no choice but to deal with SFU’s problematic parking policies

Written by: Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writeparking SFU’s Burnaby campus is labeled as a commuter campus, as the majority of students live neither in residence...

POLITICAL CORNER: It’s time to abandon attack ads, Canada

Written by: Liam Wilson, Peak Associate The 2019 Canadian federal election is still 15 months away, but already it seems that the major political parties...

WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Cheap assholes who haggle with you

Written by: Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Don’t you just love the people who will spend a good half-hour arguing with you about why your already-discounted...

Why are we so complacent about child celebrities?

If you’ve been online, you’ve probably heard of Lil Tay by now. She’s a nine-year-old girl who has more than 2.7 million followers on...

Losing Fall Kickoff, and jumping on board with UBC’s welcome-back, is a mistake

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor Seeing how far one snag in event planning has snowballed, I wonder . . . when chaos theory pioneer...

Bus drivers who spam the “please move to the rear of the bus” button

Written by: Gene Cole, Peak Associate I have a lot of respect for bus drivers. They have to deal with some of the scummiest people...