Video games are a terrible alternative to exercise

Beginning next August, Norway’s Garnes High School will be offering students gaming classes in place of gym class, including only 90 minutes of exercise...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: TIM’S BIT — Tirades on our stupidest things

Tim's Bit is a brand new web-exclusive column, featuring Tim Mottishaw's comedic tirades on some of humanity's dumbest problems, with regards to culture, society and...

POINT / COUNTERPOINT: Should spanking children be illegal?

Yes, spanking should be illegal! By Theresa-Anne Clark Harter In wake of the Liberal party promising to fully uphold the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...

Hermione Granger was never originally black, but who cares?

Harry Potter was the first full-length novel I’d ever read. As my school’s library only had one very popular copy of The Philosopher’s Stone,...

SFU White Student Union is an opportunity for dialogue, not anger

On Tuesday November 24, a group called the SFU White Student Union surfaced on Facebook, bringing the issue of white privilege and ignorance to...

Our portrayals of indigenous struggle are far too narrow

In response to the challenges ahead, our new prime minister Justin Trudeau has promised to meet with indigenous leaders before year’s end and hold...

Would an emoji by any other name sound as sweet?

It’s that glorious time of the year when the ‘best of’ lists begin, and (insert generic noun here) of the year are announced. As...

WQB requirements are pointless

WQB — writing, quantitative, breadth. Since I began at SFU in 2012, I have spent way too much time investing, financially and otherwise, in...

Free the nipple on social media

If you have a Facebook or Instagram account, it’s more than likely you’ve come across the #FreeTheNipple movement. Lesser known is the #DoIHaveBoobsNow campaign,...

SFU isn’t ready for a Men’s Centre

When talking about the Women’s Centre on campus, it’s not uncommon to immediately hear the sarcastic question of “well, where’s the Men’s Centre?” The idea...