Political Corner: The thin blue line patch is a betrayal of public trust

By: Olivia Visser Content warning: police brutality, racism, and anti-Indigenous violence Amid calls for police accountability, the thin blue line patch has emerged as the subject of...

Cancellation 2.0: We need an addendum to cancel culture

By: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of suicide Cancel culture at its core is a beautiful concept: if you’re found to be behaving in...

Milk-like: SFU’s explanation for the pandemic-era tuition hike hasn’t aged well

By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Two years ago, SFU announced they’d be increasing tuition by 2% and 4% for domestic and international students, respectively. I...

What Grinds Our Gears: The “Devil’s advocate” guy

By: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer “Just playing the devil’s advocate” is arguing for the sake of argument, and it helps nothing.   I’ve had people tell me...

Debating unreality: Listening to “the other side” is overrated if we can’t agree on a shared reality

By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer You’ve heard it before: “Both sides have their issues.” Or even, “Both sides of political discussions deserve to be heard.” Popular...

SFU too often takes credit for achievements by progressive student movements

By: Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor Here’s something that never fails to be a crowd-pleaser: powerful institutions claiming to be progressive after being shamed into progressive action....

To bodly go: We don’t need a fully-stocked bookstore anymoreWe don’t need a fully-stocked bookstore anymore

By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer In the beginning, there was paper. But times have since changed. Books have lept beyond paper copies to the digital, and...

Public Reparations: SFU is concerned with its image, not Black students

By: Chlöe Arneson, News Writer In 2020, after violence against Black citizens produced intense public pressure, universities across North America leaned into equity and diversity initiatives....

Political Corner: Lower the voting age already!

By Olivia Visser, Staff Writer What gives someone the right to vote? Or, what gives us the right to deny others the privilege? The case...

Political Corner: Hold your nose and vote

By Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor We all have that friend. The one who, come election day, will sit it out. Whether it’s a federal, provincial,...