Remote learning doesn’t have to be doom and gloom this semester

By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate Ever taken a distance education course? It can be annoying. Too much of the course is self taught through reading of...

Getting through pandemic stress requires moments of vulnerability

By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer While for many the switch to social distancing wasn’t very difficult, for others it has been — and that’s OK. These...

SFU must be willing to make structural changes for remote learning to be successful

By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Over the past several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact around the globe, and our SFU community is...

We can’t let nostalgia for “normal” prevent us from addressing systemic inequality

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor It’s week nine of lockdown in Canada; longer for those of us who took precautions earlier to safeguard ourselves or the...

Indoor climate control measures at SFU need an overhaul

By: Connor Stephenson, Peak Associate Why is it that people feel the need to travel to the sands of the Sahara or the glaciers of Antarctica...

Political Corner: Heralding frontline nurses for working while pregnant hides systemic labour abuses in China

By: Tianyi Wang, Graduate Student The World Health Organization declared that coronavirus was a global pandemic as of March 11. In addition to the increasing number of...

Feel Good Hour: People are helping each other through COVID-19 and we should celebrate that

By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Look, I know our current situation seems grim. A global pandemic isn’t something that we should be happy about. But we...

Preserving routines can help students avoid the pitfalls of self-isolation

By: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer The outbreak of COVID-19 is a troubling time for all of us, filled with more questions than there are answers. However,...

SODIUM PODIUM: Nine salty opinions to bring a tiny raging light to your life

By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor; Harvin Bhathal, News Writer; Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer; Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate; Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer; Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer;...

Universities can’t just leave half their students without job-ready skills

By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer We’ve all heard it: “What can you do with a degree?” Whenever I hear these words, I spiral into a...