accountability
Celebrities aren’t exempt from criticism
February 27, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: mentions of non-consensual pornography. 21-year-old Jack Sweeney has tracked private jet flights of celebrities since 2022. Sweeney’s list found that from January–July 2022, Taylor Swift’s flights produced an estimated “total flight emissions of 8,293.54 tonnes of carbon.” According to a study done by Yard, this is a whopping 1,184.8 times more than an average person’s emissions. Swifties, I can see you reading this and immediately thinking, “Oh, well, she quite literally boosted the US economy by $4.6 billion with the Eras tour. Of course she flies a lot!” I need you to know I…
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Vancouver city council candidates discuss equity concerns
October 10, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On September 26, SFU Public Square and the department of gender, sexuality and women’s studies hosted a forum for Vancouver city council candidates to discuss issues of equity in the city. The event was…
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Study tips for people with ADHD
August 5, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor While everyone who experiences ADHD will experience it differently, this non-exhaustive list will hopefully provide some new tips to try. As always with lists of study tips, try it out, if it doesn’t work, that’s…
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Still our money: The SFSS is spending too much running itself
August 5, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer When SFU released its 2021/22 budget plan, a plan that called for a 2% increase in domestic tuition and 4% increase in international tuition, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) objected. Their objection, in part,…
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Democracy inaction: The SFSS’ toxicity is spilling out of its meetings
August 2, 2022By Andrea Steveson, SFU Studen The SFSS has power over student life, policies, and our money. It is cause for concern, then, when we have several councillors and executives alleging the Society has become toxic and is abusing their power —…
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Radio silence: The SFSS shouldn’t have kept SFU’s SUB legal challenge from us
August 1, 2022By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer and Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor Boredom, if not outright animosity, is a common reaction to SFU politics. The most explicit example of our distaste for student politics is th low turnout for student elections. Case in…
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Inches v. miles: The Depp v. Heard trial verdict is not a reason the bash the #MeToo movement
June 30, 2022By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of abuse For a while there, it seemed like nearly the entire world flocked to the high-profile celebrity trial between former partners Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. After weeks of testifying, the jury…
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Political Corner: The thin blue line patch is a betrayal of public trust
June 14, 2022By: Olivia Visser Content warning: police brutality, racism, and anti-Indigenous violence Amid calls for police accountability, the thin blue line patch has emerged as the subject of heated debate. Police, even those in Vancouver, argue the symbol represents innocent camaraderie among…
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