Reading breaks aren’t a vacation

During the past week, I’ve spent an unnecessarily large amount of time writing apology notes to a classmate over a group presentation, because I’d...

Chris Fleming rocks Rio Theatre

Theatre lights dim and comedian Chris Fleming struts out across the stage like a prehistoric emu who’s stumbled onto a fashion runway. Adorned in...

What grinds our gears: Escalator etiquette-breakers

Escalators. They’re loud, they’re expensive, and if they’re in a SkyTrain station they break down all the time. But they’re not that hard to...

Commercializing hip-hop risks the loss of its afrocentric roots

I’ll never forget being six years old and seeing Jay-Z on television for the first time. It was July 2001, and my cousins from...

Hunt for the Best: Coffee at Burnaby Campus

Coffee is a university must, but answer me honestly: have you been anywhere but Tim Hortons and Starbucks for your pre-class hot bean water?...

What if . . . all lectures were recorded and uploaded online

Imagine a lecture with less than 10 students inside. Students still sit in the back rows, forcing the lecturer to unnecessarily raise their voice....

Opinions of the Hour

A sobering amendment - Meera Ulysses, The Varsity Back in December, Canada’s impaired driving laws changed to let officers give breathalyzer tests more liberally,...

How to: Study abroad

Question: Should you spend a semester or more studying abroad? Answer: Why is that even a question? Yes! Get out there, have some adventures, find...

Commuter Woes: Transit’s effects on your health and wellbeing

Most SFU students make quite the journey to and from school every day. It comes as no surprise that we often hear our fellow...

Opinions of the Hour

“There are two kinds of Indigenous governance structures, but Canada has been listening to just one,” by Carey Newman, at CBC News. An excellent piece,...