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Being sick shouldn’t cost this much
July 30, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor One day, two and a half years ago, I woke up with agonizing pain in my abdomen. After hours of attempting to get through it — thinking it might’ve been a muscle cramp — I made my way to the hospital. Long story short: it was a kidney stone. Resolving that issue with an operation wasn’t the end of my problem. Only eight months later,…
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SFU needs to improve their accommodations system
July 24, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Between Burnaby Mountain’s poor transportation and the daily Stairmaster challenge, it’s no wonder the majority of students, staff, and alums think the needs of people with disabilities aren’t met at SFU. This includes those with…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Wet SFU seats
June 16, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer SFU has completed multiple outdoor renovation projects over the last five years: updating the convocation mall, the top of the Rotunda, the applied science building, and the AQ gardens. You’ve spent millions of dollars to…
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Against climate realism: reclaiming climate futures
June 10, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer In a recent article for the American think tank Council on Foreign Relations, senior fellow for energy and climate Varun Sivaram proposed a new doctrine for climate policy: climate realism. This seemingly pragmatic approach argues…
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Passive screen time is dulling your life
June 4, 2025By: Ana Maria Tofan, SFU Student How often have you caught yourself scrolling while walking 10 steps to the kitchen for a snack? If you’re part of the generation of young adults who did not grow up glued to a…
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“They” is correct, and so is respect
June 3, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Staff Writer Content warning: descriptions of misgendering and transphobia. A surge in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate crimes and discrimination in Canada over the past few years is emboldened by the anti-trans agenda pushed by right-wing figures like Pierre Poilievre.…
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Decolonizing education begins with reimagining
May 30, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Staff Writer A decade ago, at a seminar for newcomer youth in downtown Vancouver, an Indigenous speaker shared a powerful observation that stuck with me. He asked us to think about the shape of rooms in buildings,…
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India’s Operation Sindoor glorifies the murder of innocent people
May 27, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of war, terrorism, and genocide. Operation Sindoor, a military operation executed on May 7 by the Indian government, disguised murder as a “noble” act. The operation was a response to the catastrophic…
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Trudeau’s ingenuine approach to being deemed progressive
March 27, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer In a recent speech, ex-prime minister Justin Trudeau firmly declared he is a Zionist. There was no hesitation, just offensive, misinformed statements spewing from his mouth. He began his atrocious speech with a completely botched…
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Decriminalization alone will never be enough
March 24, 2025By: Nolan Steuart, SFU Student If you truly care about the betterment of society and saving lives, then you’ll agree BC’s adjustment to their previous drug decriminalization program was a step backward. In May 2024, the provincial government made changes…
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