Fresh out of school, international development helped me learn the biggest lessons

By: Stephanie Shea My path to Ghana was a kind of indirect one. In 2016, I had an MA in criminology, a BA in women’s...

Should your university get to ‘comment’ on your social media?

By: Winona Young Masuma Khan, Dalhousie University student, came close to facing a disciplinary committee for her politically charged comments about Canada 150. Having moved...

SFU needs to think harder about student nutrition

By: Serena Bonneville, SFU Student After a long day of lectures and tutorials, I’m about to collapse from mental exhaustion, but my evening agenda still...

Ticket scalping ruins concerts for everyone else

A couple of weeks ago, some friends and I were attempting to buy tickets to the P!nk concert at Rogers Arena. We’d made our...

The life stories of mass murderers are not newsworthy

At the start of October, America witnessed yet another tragedy of immense scope: the Las Vegas shooting that killed over 50 people and injured...

Justin Timberlake at the halftime show: white privilege and patriarchy at its prime

By: Youeal Abera On October 22, Justin Timberlake confirmed through a Tweet that he was indeed set to perform at the 52nd Super Bowl halftime...

Six do’s and don’t’s of Halloween

Don’t: use a culture as a costume I don’t want to stifle your creativity. But people do not like seeing you wear their cultural symbols...

#MeToo: Things to consider about the latest anti-sexual violence social media campaign

In the past couple of weeks, details of Harvey Weinstein’s countless sexual assaults on women in the entertainment industry has been brought to the...

To my professor: I don’t want to buy your book

Textbooks? Pain in the ass. Engaging if you’re taking the right classes, and educational, of course, but most definitely a pain in the ass....

“Newsworthiness” is a stupid reason to let politicians flout the rules

Social media has often been a voice for those who go unheard, but there are pretty much always rules in place for whatever social...