Tim Hunt deserves better

So you’ve completed years of schooling, spent years of your life practicing your speciality, trained and supported pupils, helped advance global understanding in academia,...

SFU Women’s Centre’s self-defence classes will have to suffice

The word “self-defence” usually evokes images of karate chopping ninjas or intense fight scenes (or maybe I just watch too many action movies). But...

Point / Counterpoint

Give it to me straight By Max Hill I’m butt naked, holding my privates in my cupped hands, running around a cabin in the woods at...

Transgenderism is a “social experiment” for a better society

On June 3, Mike Huckabee, a US Presidential candidate, argued that transgenderism is a “social experiment.” Although Huckabee’s and my opinions on gender identity...

Internet.org is awful, but there isn’t a lot we can do

Wow! A whole lot of hate has been thrown at Mark Zuckerberg recently — both from media skeptics and other generally educated people. And...

Reconciliation begins with respect

The damage that was inflicted on First Nations children within residential schools is a painful part of Canadian history. Children were forced to assimilate...

Think twice about posting your provocative Instagram photos

When you post a picture on Instagram, your main concerns are most likely how sweet it looks with the brand new filters, and whether...

Sansa Stark is a knight in silent armour

The television show Game of Thrones brings about images of violence, gore, and abuse. The show is explicit and ruthless in depicting a power...

Geek culture has never been stronger

In a recent interview, Simon Pegg — star of Spaced and Shaun of the Dead, and honourary patron saint of nerds everywhere — became...

Racism is still a prominent issue in Vancouver

“Is today a black day or something?” asked a cashier at a downtown convenience store. The man directed the question to my girlfriend and...