Anthony Liao
Current grading systems don’t reflect student’s abilities
January 18, 2021by Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate It’s believed that rewarding students’ hard work with letter grades can promote more effective learning. However, rather than prioritizing learning, this system induces pressure on students to focus solely on grades. The SFU Senate recently approved a compassionate grading pilot that would allow students to take a pass, credit, or no credit mark for electives. While this move is a great start for reforming the letter grade system, discrepancies remain. A permanent, alternative grading scheme should be implemented to ensure a focus on learning. Without external pressures from the letter grade system, students can adopt…
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The next step in women’s sexual freedom is access to free contraceptives
February 10, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer As someone who has had the experience of having my birth control switched up about seven times due to side effects, I’m well aware of the cost of prescription birth control. Each switch has increased the…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Dorm showers are part science lab, part horror show
September 22, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer The Pauline Jewett Tower is where I get to call home this school year. I knew, in theory, that the Towers have shared washrooms for the entire floor to use. What I didn’t know was…
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Vancouver’s QS World University Ranking isn’t all that it seems
September 16, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Vancouver’s grades are in and it has been given a mark of 71.6% as a student city by the QS World University Ranking system, which is an annual publication of global university rankings. That’s a solid…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Respect thy neighbour, noisy dorm residents
September 9, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Dear rude neighbour: of course we all love our music, buddy. But while we’re at it, can we show our neighbours in the cramped dorms some respect by loving our headphones, too? Living in these tiny…
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