What Grinds Our Gears: Automated phone lines

By: Sarah Sorochuk, SFU Student Do you know the feeling where you are missing a package or something, and the only way to get your...

What Grinds Our Gears: Parking at SFU Burnaby

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer You’re running late, already stuck in traffic on the way up to campus, and then you finally pass the threshold...

What Grinds Our Gears: Convocations during classes

By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor I am not looking forward to this fall. My one and only reason for this is that I despise class-hour...

What Grinds Our Gears: Traffic tailgaters

By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor I can’t think of anyone who’s a fan of being tailgated. It’s not just the passive aggression that bugs me...

What Grinds Our Gears: Mosquitos

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Picture this: you’ve just spent a long day enjoying the lovely summer weather. You’ve been baking in the...

What Grinds Our Gears: Packing for a local getaway

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer I love a nice, local stay-cation. There’s nothing better than being a tourist in your own town. What really gets...

What Grinds Our Gears: Not wrapping gifts

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor Before you say anything — I’m not talking about wrapping gifts in cheap plastic that creates landfill waste, as...

What Grinds Our Gears: The job market

By: Cam Darting, Peak Associate Why is the job market so terrible right now? From no jobs being available to them having too many requirements,...

What Grinds Our Gears: Unyielding bikers

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief I love my bike, and I love how bike-friendly Vancouver is. From Stanley Park to Spanish Banks, we’ve got the “world’s...

What Grinds Our Gears: Midday due dates

By: Amanda Taylor, SFU Student The dreaded midday due date has been encountered by most students at some point in our degrees. Assignments with a...