WEB EXCLUSIVE: TIM’S BIT — Tirades on our stupidest things

Tim's Bit is a brand new web-exclusive column, featuring Tim Mottishaw's comedic tirades on some of humanity's dumbest problems, with regards to culture, society and...

GUESS AGAIN, GRANDPA: Why marriage isn’t high on my priority list

Back in the days of flower children and easy living, the ‘in’ thing was to get married at age 20. And yet, despite the...

Why your New Year’s resolutions keep failing

So, we’re a few days into 2016. Have you been keeping up with your new year’s resolutions? You might be doing well so far,...

POINT / COUNTERPOINT: Should spanking children be illegal?

Yes, spanking should be illegal! By Theresa-Anne Clark Harter In wake of the Liberal party promising to fully uphold the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...

Hermione Granger was never originally black, but who cares?

Harry Potter was the first full-length novel I’d ever read. As my school’s library only had one very popular copy of The Philosopher’s Stone,...

Do you know how to study?

With final exams fast approaching, everybody should be studying. (Keyword being should.) Do you know how to study effectively? What works for you might...

A new governmental appreciation of science holds promise for climate change

After nine years of silence, scientists who work for the Canadian government are once more free to speak to the media. This means that...

App that tracks the homeless is simply dehumanizing

Whoever first claimed that all publicity is good publicity had either lived a very charmed life until that point or invested in a very...

SFU White Student Union is an opportunity for dialogue, not anger

On Tuesday November 24, a group called the SFU White Student Union surfaced on Facebook, bringing the issue of white privilege and ignorance to...

Our portrayals of indigenous struggle are far too narrow

In response to the challenges ahead, our new prime minister Justin Trudeau has promised to meet with indigenous leaders before year’s end and hold...