Sitting out the anthem distracts us from the real problem

Recently, NFL football player Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers made headlines when he chose to sit during the national anthem rather than...

Let’s stop hating on pumpkin spice

It’s not often that I find myself defending corporations and their capitalist ploys, but when I read Brian Hickey’s article in the PhillyVoice titled...

Pokémon Go, let’s take a Pikachu at your future

These past few weeks, we’ve had a fleeting, visceral taste of a dystopia ruled by simulacra, blurred reality, and adorable mascot characters. Software development...

How to be an ally to people who aren’t straight white dudes

Being white, straight, cisgender, male, and able-bodied in this country is like winning the lottery. You didn’t do anything to deserve your prize, but you...

Woohoo, Boohoo

Woohoo: Gay club I recently had the fortune to check out a gay club in Vancouver, called the Junction. Going in, I assumed that it’d...

Our student society sucks. Join a club anyways

As an SFU tour guide, I give every potential student I meet this piece of advice: join a club. It’s the first tip I...

Why Harambe memes are less harmless than they seem

You’ve likely seen your fair share of memes involving Harambe the gorilla: images that relegate his death to a glamourous source of amusement. These...

Be careful with who you’re blaming for government mess-ups

Remember that Christmas holiday Justin Trudeau took with his family in the Caribbean? Cute photos, nice weather, tabloid coverage, et al.? If the answer...

What my zodiac sign taught me about my heritage

I was born on February 25. My mother tells me I was smiling. If that’s the case, it was probably only because I was...

COLUMN | LIST BITCH: Phrases that desperately need to die (like, yesterday)

“No Homo.” Nothing says “my masculinity is as fragile as a newborn child” quite as clearly as “no homo.” Seriously, if you have to...