Tea may be bland, but it’s an experience

As a constant tea drinker and advocate, I know why I drink tea. I even joined the Tea Club here at SFU in order...

Overheard at SFU

Student in hall: “He tries to make funny dad jokes, and they’re funny dad jokes that aren’t funny.” __________________ Student in class: “Elmo was injured by...

Point / Counterpoint

Give it to me straight By Max Hill I’m butt naked, holding my privates in my cupped hands, running around a cabin in the woods at...

We need a gender mainstreamed Canada

Many places in the United States and Europe are choosing to forego ancient gender norms by practicing what’s being called “gender mainstreaming.” This is...

Let’s build some affordable homes already

When it comes to purchasing a single-family detached home in increasingly unaffordable Vancouver, it appears that millennials literally can’t even. The hashtag #donthave1million, begun...

FIFA must end its corruption

FIFA has never been the poster child for well-run, squeaky clean organizations. There have been rumblings for years about corruption within the management ranks,...

The ‘Toblerone’ Scare

So there we were, sitting beside each other in a bustling Tim Hortons, reading-but-not-actually-reading a nondescript issue of the New Westminster NewsLeader, waiting to...

Transgenderism is a “social experiment” for a better society

On June 3, Mike Huckabee, a US Presidential candidate, argued that transgenderism is a “social experiment.” Although Huckabee’s and my opinions on gender identity...

Internet.org is awful, but there isn’t a lot we can do

Wow! A whole lot of hate has been thrown at Mark Zuckerberg recently — both from media skeptics and other generally educated people. And...

Reconciliation begins with respect

The damage that was inflicted on First Nations children within residential schools is a painful part of Canadian history. Children were forced to assimilate...