Safety in surveillance

In June 2013, former American National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden exposed a series of government-led, top-secret surveillance programs that collected data and supposedly...

Woohoo, Boohoo

Woohoo: chill Charlies I admire people who know how to relax, who can organize themselves enough to separate their days efficiently into work and play....

Student athletes deserve pay

Does the name Andrew Wiggins ring a bell? If not, it should. He is the new main attraction in NCAA college basketball, and he is...

Alleviating fear through education

Coming out three years ago was one of the most terrifying yet satisfying experiences of my life. The ability to express one’s identity with...

The true meaning of Christmas

“Christmas time is here/Happiness and cheer/Fun for all, the children call/Their favourite time of year.”  So begins the beloved classic A Charlie Brown Christmas....

Buying your own water

Every single year, Nestlé Waters Canada bottles 265 million litres of water from aquifer supplies underneath Hope, British Columbia. That’s enough water to keep...

Don’t look at me

The library has a problem, at least that is what Adam Van der Zwan tells us in his article “We need to be watched.”...

Point/Counterpoint

SFU students respond to whether educated North Americans should be able to suggest change in third world countries. This comes into light after SFU...

Sexual assault with cereal

Are you having rape for breakfast? The recent string of sexual assaults at the University of British Columbia may be shocking, however these assaults...

Woohoo, Boohoo

Woohoo: giving money to homeless shelters I have fairly liberal opinions concerning the homeless. I know that the issue is much more complicated than homeless...