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

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January 25, 2019

By: Alannah Wallace, Peak Associate

Most SFU students make quite the journey to and from school every day. It comes as no surprise that we often hear our fellow peers complaining of the wear and tear this daily commute has on us. Sometimes, it feels as if each bus ride has taken 10 years off of our lives.

We get too soaked in the rain and too hot in the summer. Our bodies often get jam-packed into the transportation vessel, up close and personal with all types of interesting smells. To top it off, people are constantly sick and coughing in these condensed areas, so we inevitably get sick on the monthly.

Getting anywhere takes twice as long when transiting, and if there is a delay, you’re guaranteed to be late to class . . . but is there anything we can do about our transportation woes? As for those who commute by driving, they face their own set of problems with rising gas and parking prices as well as unpredictable road conditions. Is there any way we can modify our commute to offset these challenges?

A quick Google search reveals that there’s actually hundreds of studies out there on the stress that commuting causes. Researchers studying New York City have noticed that commute times have increased, causing the commuters more stress. A study of Sweden’s biggest metropolises reports that being satisfied with your daily commute, on the other hand, contributes to your overall happiness.

Not all commutes are equally taxing; according to a Montreal-based study, a big factor is the type of transportation used. People who walk, take the train, or ride a bike during their daily commute are significantly less stressed than those who drive or take the metro or bus.

In the New York study, car commuters in particular reported more stress and negative emotions. Drivers feel that they put more effort into the commute and that their commute can be less predictable. This makes sense: at least on the SkyTrain and bus, if you get a seat, you can kick back and get some readings done or catch up with friends on your phone. You may find yourself wishing you had a car or that SFU parking wasn’t so expensive, especially on those rainy days, but car commuting is not always the luxurious ride we imagine.

Other big irritants for car commuters are delays and other drivers, stressors which other types of commuters don’t have to navigate firsthand, given that they’re not the ones operating the vehicles. It is also worth noting that traffic delays that come unexpectedly make commuters angrier than expected ones.

One study found that more efficient commutes can reduce job-strain. Others, like the New York study, have shown that the stress we experience while commuting carries over into the workplace (or classroom for us) as absenteeism, decreased motivation, and reduced job satisfaction.

With that being said, here are some things you can do for your commute to offset these negative feelings.

Walk or bike

Research shows a correlation between commuters who walk or cycle and lower cardiovascular risks. People who walk or cycle tend to find their commute more relaxing and enjoyable.

Luckily, there are tons of hiking and biking trails all over Burnaby Mountain that connect right to SFU. If you aren’t one of those jacked 60-year-olds you see in spandex biking up the mountain at the crack of dawn, you could always bring your bike up to school on the bus and bike back down the mountain instead of getting on the bus again. Additionally, walking from SFU to Production SkyTrain station is about a 30-minute walk for me.

Podcasts

Did you know you can use Spotify to download more than just music? You can also grab podcasts! Researchers have found that social or entertainment activities during longer commutes make the experience more positive, offsetting not only stress but also boredom, another common commuter complaint.

You can download your podcasts while on Wi-Fi so that you don’t use up all your data. Popular podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience (covers all sorts of topics) and Dirtbag Diaries (outdoor adventure stories) will no doubt distract you from the deathly boredom of transit.

Audiobooks

Since some people get nauseous reading a book on a vehicle, and it isn’t always possible to hold open a book while standing, listening to an audiobook is a great way to pass the time. Audible.ca has some great offers for people who aren’t sure if this form of entertainment is for them.

The first 30 days are free, your first book is free, and you can get 30% off a large selection of audiobooks. How cool is that?

Brainstorm for your assignments

Have you ever sat down to do schoolwork, only to realize that the first hour of this process is just sitting and thinking of ideas? What better place is there to waste this time than on a bus? You can even jot down some notes on your phone if you need to, and this is basic enough that you won’t need your phone or computer or textbooks out.

Use this time to organize your time

Another thing we often don’t realize is how long it takes to organize social gatherings, or how long we spend messaging our friends. Try to use your commute time to sit down and sort out the details of the party coming up this weekend, or the dinner you’re putting together tomorrow night. Message all those people you’ve been meaning to get back to (*cough* sorry, mom and dad). These tasks are going to distract you from your schoolwork later, so you might as well get this out of the way now.

Opinions of the Hour

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“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, Newman elegantly explains the many facets of the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s efforts to protect their rightful lands from Coastal GasLink and the RCMP. Many proverbial onlookers have been confused over the past few days about why Coastal GasLink workers were being blocked, but Newman provides key context, and in the process, he educates his audience about Indigenous governance.

His main illumination, as you might guess from the title, is the difference between the “chief and council” system of the Indian Act, itself a product of colonialist hegemony, and the traditional hereditary systems of the various nations.

“Chieftainships, titles and responsibilities are passed down through generations,” Newman writes. “It is not beyond reproach, and in some cases it may need to be adjusted to reflect the capitalist world of today. But it is our traditional way, it has sophisticated checks and balances, and it has been in use since before Canada claimed sovereignty.”

In other words: the elected chiefs and councils from the designated pipeline-hosting lands might have cleared the construction, but the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s hereditary chiefs were mostly against it, and they never consented.

Newman goes on to explain that the land title is legally not the Queen’s, but the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s. “Without their approval,” Newman writes, referring to the approval of the nation’s hereditary chiefs, “the fact that elected band members had approved construction was essentially irrelevant.”

In the course of explaining, Newman does the work of elucidating many other key facts and truths — the difference between “reserve” and “traditional territory,” the pressure elected chiefs face to comply with the government, and how their implicitly under-duress consent has been used to construct an illusory narrative of unanimous Indigenous support.
This is just one example of articles and resources written by Indigenous authors about Indigeneity and ongoing colonialism, and I urge you to pay attention to what’s being said. The conversation is always there and always important, no matter how much or how little you seem to be seeing it in mainstream media, and we should always work on learning what we can.

Staying In: Ms. Yeah

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Image courtesy of Ms. Yeah's Youtube Channel

By: Winona Young

Best for: Foodies, office goofballs, aspiring engineers/chefs

Where do you picture the ideal set for a cooking show? For Ms. Yeah, it’s not her kitchen, but her office desk. After her cooking video where she made a hotpot feast inside her office’s water cooler, Ms. Yeah has been cooking up a storm all the way from her workplace in Chengdu. Her unique cooking show revolves around Ms. Yeah repurposing office supplies into cooking appliances and such, all to make a dang good meal (and, of course, to share with her co-workers).

Some of her most memorable videos consist of her literally taking apart an overhead light and a storage rack to make a grill for barbecuing or making ice cream with a fire extinguisher by the side of a river.

But what makes Ms. Yeah’s videos so entertaining is not her innovative mind or knack for creativity, but her hilarious filmmaking style. Every video starts without much fanfare, or any commentary or spoken words at all. Throughout, the camera trails Ms. Yeah as she silently gathers all her supplies, completely expressionless — think The Office but mixed with Cooking Mama. Though she may seem shy, viewers quickly learn she’s actually a deadpan goofball with a truly unique gift for both cooking and engineering.

Ms. Yeah’s cooking videos are available on her YouTube channel for free.

Board Shorts

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January 24, 2019

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Written by: Michelle Gomez and Henry Tran

Shared space and hybrid model proposed for Student Union Building

At the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors’ meeting held on January 18, the SFSS directors discussed how to divide the suites and offices in the new Student Union Building (SUB).

According to a document sent to The Peak by the SFSS, four out of the seven suites in the SUB have been assigned to the First Nations Student Association, Out on Campus, the Women’s Centre, and an SFSS “diversity and wellness-focused” centre.

As a result, only three suites remain in the SUB for clubs and student unions to utilize. Each of these suites possess two to three interior offices as well as a large room, according to the SFSS document.

The SFSS directors discussed whether a shared-space model and a hybrid model should be used to divide the remaining 11 offices and three large rooms in the SUB for use by its membership. According to Samer Rihani, acting president of the SFSS, the three large rooms will be definitely allocated to student clubs and unions. The usage of an additional fourth large room is currently being discussed by the board.

Jackson Freedman, vice-president university relations, suggested that the offices should be allocated to student clubs on a semesterly basis because doing so “will give us a more frequent opportunity to examine the club or student union using that space.”

In addition, allocating the office spaces on a semesterly basis will enable the student society to more frequently evaluate whether “the offices are being used effectively and to re-allocate office spaces to other clubs/SUs,” according to the document provided by the SFSS.

Freedman also recommended that the offices be distributed under a shared-space model where two clubs or student unions will share one office.

In terms of the large rooms, Freedman proposed that a hybrid model should be used. Under this model, the large rooms would be accessible by the general student body during daytime hours, where students can drop-in and study or perform other activities.

However, the student clubs that have ownership of the interior offices behind those large rooms will be able to book these spaces off in advance and the general student body won’t have access to those spaces for the requested time slot.

The board will vote on whether to implement the shared space and hybrid model in a future board meeting.

SFU’s Got Talent

SFU’s Got Talent will be held for the second time in March 2019. This collaboration between Peak Frequency and the SFSS attempts “to showcase cultural, artistic, and musical talent by SFU students for SFU students,” according to Jeffrey Leung, president of Peak Frequency.

According to Leung, last year there were 300 people in attendance, and this year they are expecting a turnout of 400-420 people. Jackson Freedman, vice-president university relations, noted that it was the best event he has attended as a student.

The board passed the motion to approve up to $3,830 for the event, the increase from last year being due to a number of factors, including a higher turnout expectation and increased budget for photographers and videographers.

It was also clarified that candidates for the upcoming SFSS election will be permitted to audition and perform “as long as nothing happens in a political nature, they’re not there to promote themselves as candidates, they’re there to promote themselves as musicians, artists, etc.”

Declaration of Icebreaker Independence

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January 24, 2019

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emmy flicker — Photo courtesy of Flicker

Written by: Dhruv Taware

Every term at SFU starts with a lot of new things; new classes, new students, and new construction sites. But amidst all of these, there is one thing that hasn’t changed for years. No, I’m not talking about the fishes in the AQ pond or nobody knowing what the weird avocado statue really means — I’m talking about the awkward first tutorial of the semester.

The first tutorial of the semester is filled with awkward silences, getting lost trying to find your class, and simple icebreaker questions which you cannot answer. TAs try their best to break the frigid silence, asking a wide range of questions from “Tell us something about yourself!” to “Tell us ONE INTERESTING FACT about yourself.”

This is arguably one of the most difficult things to do; you start thinking to yourself, what is an interesting fact about me? Am I even interesting? Do I really need a college degree? Life is meaningless! How can you narrow down 19 years of life into one single fact?

Finally, when it is your turn to speak, you probably say something that someone else said earlier.

I decree that invasive questions that launch us into an existential crisis are out!

For 50 minutes, I want excitement, trepidation, melodrama . . . yes, I want a tutorial icebreaker that allows me to experience the entire plot line of National Treasure (2004) starring Nicolas Cage.
Here’s how it would play out:

The National Treasure Tutorial would ideally take place in the form of a team activity with the group dynamics of The Breakfast Club. This would not only make learning much more fun (just like how National Treasure made federal felonies fun!) but would also create a lifelong friendship between the group members. All of us will be united by our shared experience and eventually we will move to New York and continue being successful in life in a myriad of diverse and eclectic ways.

If all things go according to plan, they might even make a TV show based on our lives. This TV show would undoubtedly win an Emmy for best ensemble cast, and in our speech, we can recall how by sheer luck all of us met in a tutorial at SFU.

That’s right: now, tutorials have the power to CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
But I can only imagine such a possibility. For now, I can only hope that my tutorials get less awkward.

Written by: Dhruv Taware

January Horoscopes

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January 24, 2019

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Written by: Alannah Wallace, Peak Associate

Sagittarius | Nov. 22 to Dec. 21

You will learn to cut down on your morning routine by wearing the same shirt to bed as you wear to class every day and realizing you can pull your sweatpants over your PJ pants for your 8:30 a.m. classes.

Capricorn | Dec. 22 to Jan. 19

You tend not to engage in campus events, clubs, or talk to fellow students, while instead sitting in your dark and cramped dorm for days on end. With the moon in full cypress this semester, things can only get worse when you leave the house. Draw the blinds, stock up on canned soups, and don’t go outside!

Aquarius | Jan. 20 to Feb. 18

Finances may seem tighter than usual this semester. Try to find ways to cut down on groceries. Remember, the less you move, the less precious energy you will waste.

Pisces | Feb. 19 to March 20

An overwhelming realization will come over you that Cs get degrees.

Aries | March 21 to April 19

This will not, in fact, be the semester you actually start doing your readings.

Taurus | April 20 to May 20

With your moon in hyper-blueberry this semester, you will have an urge to become healthier only to realize there is never a free treadmill at the SFU gym and the produce section at Nesters Market is constantly picked over at the start of the year.

Gemini | May 21 to June 20

Starting off 2019 with an air of optimism, you will try desperately to make friends in class this semester only to realize that other students don’t want to talk. They just want to go home.

Cancer | June 21 to July 22

You will develop a strange and persistent cough.

Leo | July 23 to Aug. 22

With your creativity soaring this semester, you will attempt to start the club of your dreams. The topic will be slightly obscure, but remember, the Picnic Club is already taken.

Virgo | Aug. 23 to Sept. 22

There will be three moons in Saturn this month, meaning time is not on your side. Buy a scooter to commute across campus so you can stop being late to lecture.

Libra | Sept. 23 to Oct. 22

You will develop a strange and mysterious crush on that student across the lecture hall who you happen to make constant eye contact with, and then awkwardly glance away about 40 times a class.

Scorpio | Oct. 23 to Nov. 21

Try to reduce the amount of times you brag to other students “yeah, I have OCD” when they point out your colour coded notes. The other students will talk to you more.

SFU walkout in support of the Unist’ot’en and Wet’suwet’en peoples results in march to President Petter’s office

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January 24, 2019

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Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Team Member

At 12 p.m. on January 18, a group of SFU students and other community members participated in a walkout in support of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in light of recent protests against the Trans Mountain Pipeline System.

The details for the Facebook event notes “UNIST’OT’EN WET’SUWET’EN peoples are being arrested on their own land as corporations use RCMP to protect their old world interests in oil, gas and fracking. Resource extraction is dirty and affects us all. Lets [sic] stand for our future and today.”

Once a small crowd assembled, Sundance Chief Ruben George addressed the audience. He started off noting, “I am happy to say that we’re winning [ . . . ] we’ve won over 250 legal victories.” He noted that “Burnaby residents understand the true facts of the destruction that [the pipeline] causes and that’s what we have to educate people on, what’s going on up North.”

“We have a gun to our head, and we’re about to pull the trigger, and we don’t even care. We have to get people to care.”

Chief George finished off by saying “the spirit of the people have spoken and we’re winning. I’m proud of each and every one of you [ . . . ] don’t ever let anyone tell you you can’t. Don’t ever let anyone tell you it’s impossible.”

He then passed the microphone off to his son, Cedar George, whom he explained has been actively involved in opposing the Kinder Morgan pipeline, including convincing the World Bank to divest $800 million in tar sands.

Cedar George emphasized the importance of Canadians using our freedom of speech. “Here we have freedom of speech. We have rights. Let’s use those rights [ . . . ] we have the right to be here and talk without being murdered.”

“We’re here to stand up for those young ones, in other countries who don’t have what we have.” He urged the crowd to “get SFU to divest.”

Raven Marsten, the organizer of the event, then announced that it was open mic and anybody could come up to speak.

A number of people used this opportunity, including SFU student and president of the Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) Giovanni Hosang, who announced that SOCA supports the movement, and that “people united will never be divided.”

Following Hosang, an unnamed man who introduced himself as a climate activist and an Indigenous activist explained that “in order for us to actually do something about the climate you have to work with the people who are the most affected by climate change [. . .] I’m very grateful for everybody here, together we can stop this pipeline.”

Marsten then mobilized the group to walk through the AQ with posters while verbally demonstrating their opposition to the pipeline. The march ended at President Andrew Petter’s office, where the group stood outside chanting, eventually entering the office. After inquiring with members in the office, the group discovered that Petter was not present.

According to Hosang in an email to The Peak, the group stayed between 1–2 hours in Petter’s office and were not able to get him on the phone as he was in meetings. However, Dugan O’Neil associate vice-president, research, came to speak to the group.

A video sent by Hosang to The Peak shows O’Neil explaining that “Andrew Petter is off-campus and in a meeting right now, so I am here to hear your concerns.” After receiving an explanation of the protest from both Marsten and Hosang, he responded, “I’m not authorized today to suddenly make a statement on the spot about our position on the things you raised. What I can do is take that request back.”

“We got a commitment that he will reach out to one of the rally organizers,” Hosang wrote in his email.

After The Peak reached out to O’Neil to ask about his interaction with the protest group, O’Neil said that he “pledged to pass along certain key messages from the group to President Petter and to also pass along the contact information (email and phone number) of one of the organizers.”

“I have done those things,” O’Neil concluded.

Kristin Linklater, SFU’s executive director of communications and marketing, made the following statement in an email to The Peak:

“This information was brought to the attention of the president, who has asked for further information to understand the concerns of the group. Once he receives that information, his office will respond accordingly.

“Because the university is a complex organization with a diversity of views, the SFU administration does not take positions on issues of public policy unless they directly relate to the operations of the university.

However, we encourage faculty, staff and students to express their views publicly.”

SFU student Marina Gathright, who was present at the walkout, wrote to The Peak: “While I am incredibly disappointed in the lack of initiative the school has shown on this issue and in their response today, it was great to see many students showing their support.”

HoSang said in his email that the ralliers decided they would come back repeatedly if any decisive actions weren’t taken on behalf of SFU.

When will it click for SFU that iClickers are pointless?

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January 24, 2019

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Written by Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor

Excuse me as I do my best Tina Fey-playing-Ms. Norbury voice . . . “Class, raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by the iClicker.”

For those who haven’t, iClickers are grotsky little devices that some professors force you to buy for in-lecture quizzes. Profs will use them for multiple-choice questions during their lecture. Students click letters on their pre-registered clickers to answer, and their answers get digitally recorded for marks, even if only for participation.

On paper, iClickers rock. They can make lectures more interactive, encourage students to come to class, measure how well the class understands the course material, and make it easier for instructors to give and grade short quizzes.

But while I greatly respect the professors who use them, I consider iClickers to be a terrible, terrible staple of university education. SFU, please, let’s leave them in 2018 with Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s defeated lung cancer.

For one thing, they’re too conveniently cheated. In a large lecture, nothing really stops a untrustworthy student from trusting their iClicker to a friend and ditching for greener, more engaging pastures, like watching the Student Union Building be built at a sad chelonian pace.

As an example, Stanford University’s independent student paper, The Stanford Daily, reported that while clicker fraud at Stanford is documented very rarely, that’s likely just because students often hesitate to snake each other’s underworld dealings. At least one professor told the Daily she “[knew] for a fact that some people hand clickers to friends.”

If it’s happening at Stanford, it’s almost definitely a problem here. It’s ludicrous — I have to attend lecture or lose points, but dishonest students can just cavort about, thriving in their Magikarpy uselessness!

I guess at least the odds are good that I don’t have to deal with iClickers anymore, because they’re rare-to-nonexistent in my degree program. I only had to buy one last semester because of a WQB class, and the same proves true for tons of SFU students.

But that’s just it — I paid around $48 for an irritation I’ll never touch again. And unlike a textbook, this remote taught me nothing.

Students are already infuriated over what we pay the proverbial SFU bagpiper, especially with the recently proposed tuition hikes. (Just look at the ongoing protest campaign, SFU Tuition Freeze Now!) Paying for overpriced, worthless devices on top of that is just rock salt in our angry red raccoon-scratches.

SEE MORE: “Students demand that “SFU Freeze Tuition Now!” as the university plans fee hikes”

Most critically, nobody should be leaning on iClickers as a form of student engagement. I’m sorry, SFU faculty, but some of you must have been raising pet rocks and sea monkeys as kids, because it really shows. None of us should be financially and emotionally taxed because you don’t feel obligated to learn how to draw your students to care and participate on your own oratory merits.

Luckily, my own iClicker-attached classes have been with strong, engaging lecturers, but I’ve heard stories about others who . . . well, I’ll leave it to your imagination. What I’d love to see is SFU stop pushing iClickers and start pushing professors who are better-trained as engaging educators. More than that, I’d love to see the faculty explore better ways to show students that, yes, SFU wants to help them set the tone of their own learning.

That, I can pretty much guarantee, will get students more involved, more engaged, and much more present.

So, yeah . . . I hate iClickers. Maybe you do too, maybe you don’t. Maybe it’s a lot to even bother dissecting such a tiny annoyance (though I maintain it’s no longer “tiny” when it makes up 10% or more of your grade). But even if the conversation seems small or petty, we should know how to look at a part of our education and say, “This isn’t working.”

That sort of critical thinking is a skill you’ll need to build yourself the life you want. It’s also a skill that starts with the small-time, small-stakes stuff — and yes, that includes the banality of the iClicker.

To all the plants I’ve killed before

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January 23, 2019

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Written by: Jennifer Low, Peak Associate

When I first met you, you were the light of my life. Your image was plastered all down my Instagram feed, and all I wanted to do was learn more about you.

I knew my family and friends didn’t approve.

Words like “you have no time” and “you should be focused on your studies” were hurled at me left and right, but what can I say? Nothing they said mattered; I was obsessed. I made it past your prickly exterior and saw the beauty that lay within. The truth is, I thought I could take care of you… my poor, poor succulent.

But I was wrong. I wanted to be the person you needed, but you never told me that you felt smothered under my care, drowning in my love.

I should have known. After all, you weren’t the first one I’ve had to let go.

Last January, there was another, one who craved my attention and love but received neither. He withered in the darkness, thirsting for care that he never received, a constant reminder on my shelf of my neglect.

In May, I found love anew. I can picture her still, as she sat at the window, beautiful in all her flowery glory, but my love for her dried up and burned. She too, left me… for the compost bin.

There was the one I met last summer, warm and in his element. I can remember him like it was yesterday, all green and golden.

However, summer romances are not meant to last. Though I tried my best to hang on, his colours faded just like the autumn leaves until he withered and was gone . . . probably devoured by the dog.

I found another in November. I thought I’d take things slow, but I neglected her as I jetted off on my eventful Christmas break. Forgotten, she suffered. She now resides amongst textbooks and dust bunnies, and I’m ashamed to say I rarely visit her.

Now I feel as though I must add you to my list too. Dear succulent, I know we only knew each other a short time but . . . I loved you . . . I’m so sorry. I know the truth now; I’m literally less nurturing than a desert.

Grumble: Dating app for group projects

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January 23, 2019

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Group project dating app - Cora — Cora Fu / The Peak

Written by: Trevor Roberts, Peak Associate

Hate group projects? The answer to your academic qualms is the world’s first group project “dating” app: Grumble! Grumble connects you with the top group members in your class (and the bottom ones, and the ones in the middle) and provides you with all of the information you need to form a half-decent group. Still don’t believe us? Check out these examples below.

Sarah

Third-year chemistry

Langley – 32km away

Look, I don’t want to be really high maintenance, and if you pick me, I’ll do really good work — promise. The thing is, though, I’m not going to be able to meet in person very often.

For one, I live in Langley, and not Langley in the city — I mean Langley in the fields. It takes me two and a half hours to take four buses and a SkyTrain to campus; I’m not coming unless I actually have to. Also, I have work, a ton of extracurriculars, and a well-developed social life that I’m not about to give up on for a breadth class. I am available for 10 minutes before class and 17 minutes after class, no more, no less. If that doesn’t work for you, then swipe left.

Niall

Fifth-year undeclared

Burnaby – 8km away

Hey, this is Niall’s friend Steve. He didn’t want to bother writing his own bio, so here goes.

Niall is what you could call a gamble. On one hand, he might hand in a bunch of rushed, last-minute work for the smallest section of the project possible. One the other hand, he might do nothing. To be fair, he’s just taking this class to help to decide on a major, even though that’s probably not going to happen. Expect him to write less than half as much as is required and read directly off the slides. Good luck.

Gus

Fourth-year business

Burnaby – 1km away

Listen, I’m in my final semester with a 4.0 GPA and more than a dozen prestigious job offers. How’d I do it? Simple: I take things seriously. I’ll obviously do more than my share of the work (quality needs to be kept up), but you’d better be ready to work.

Expect to clear your entire schedule, and yes, that does mean your other classes. Also, don’t think we’re just going to “follow the criteria of the assignment.” I don’t care if it’s a 100-level BPK project” I’m looking for marketable experience, networking opportunities, and something smexy to put on my LinkedIn.