There is no good reason not to change the name of our sports teams

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor The recent Black Lives Matter protests around the world have turned a new page in the chapter of global anti-racist conversations....

Just because we can’t see our professors, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t hear from them

By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer If you’re currently taking courses, chances are that you’ve experienced some of the newfound struggles that accompany remote learning. In particular,...

The virtual convocation was a disappointing end to four years of hard work

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor For the past four years, convocation time has been an absolute nightmare as a student still slogging through classes. For reasons...

Students don’t have time for extra assigned readings

By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer While weekly readings are a valuable resource that provide context, perspectives, and research material to students, they are also very time-consuming....

More students should challenge themselves in academic writing

By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate Writing papers is either the bane of an undergraduate student’s existence or, for the few like me, it’s an experience that...

Students shouldn’t have to sacrifice security for credits

Update (15/06/2020): This article has been updated to clarify Zoom's encryption and law enforcement cooperation policies. By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Ever since classes scrambled to put...

What Grinds Our Gears: I’m out-pacing my computer with these datasets

By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate As I am writing this, my laptop is labouriously trying to load some data files for a class. And it...

Student criticism of SFU’s Town Hall is misdirected and unproductive

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor On May 26, SFU Student Services hosted an hour-long virtual Town Hall to address some of the most prevalent student concerns...

Proctor software is more risk than benefit for students

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Students in MATH 155 were shaken up recently when they received an email informing them that their remote exams would be...

New students are going to miss out on a lot of moments that make first year memorable

By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate Do you remember your first day of classes? I vaguely recall a whirlwind of back-to-back classes as advised by my seniors,...