POLITICAL CORNER: It’s time to abandon attack ads, Canada

Written by: Liam Wilson, Peak Associate The 2019 Canadian federal election is still 15 months away, but already it seems that the major political parties...

WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Cheap assholes who haggle with you

Written by: Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Don’t you just love the people who will spend a good half-hour arguing with you about why your already-discounted...

Why are we so complacent about child celebrities?

If you’ve been online, you’ve probably heard of Lil Tay by now. She’s a nine-year-old girl who has more than 2.7 million followers on...

Losing Fall Kickoff, and jumping on board with UBC’s welcome-back, is a mistake

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor Seeing how far one snag in event planning has snowballed, I wonder . . . when chaos theory pioneer...

Bus drivers who spam the “please move to the rear of the bus” button

Written by: Gene Cole, Peak Associate I have a lot of respect for bus drivers. They have to deal with some of the scummiest people...

VAR in the 2018 World Cup has its pros and cons

Written by: Melissa Campos, Multimedia Assistant The FIFA World Cup this year has been filled with many unexpected turns. From Germany failing to advance...

POLITICAL CORNER: The government needs to do something about Greyhound’s service cuts

Written by: Eva Zhu (Opinions Editor) and Liam Wilson (Peak Associate) Starting October 31, Greyhound Canada will cut passenger and shipping delivery services in British...

Did anyone expect TanaCon to NOT be a disaster?

Written by: Victoria Lopatka, Peak Associate TanaCon – This Year’s Frye Fest VidCon is an annual YouTube convention in California started by the Green Brothers, Hank...

WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: International duties are the worst surprises ever

Written by: Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Online shopping is like receiving a Christmas present, except you bought it yourself. You get to obsessively track your...

There is an evaluation problem in Silicon Valley

Written by: Umer Altaf, Peak Associate  There was something irresistible about Theranos, the now-disreputed Silicon Valley startup, and its scheming founder Elizabeth Holmes. The possibility...