Ashley Yien
Comparing GPAs is a recipe for dissatisfaction and unnecessary stress
January 25, 2020By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Success in university shouldn’t be interpreted as a zero-sum game where students are indirectly encouraged to compare grades. Extreme academic competitiveness is evident in some departments more than others, but wherever it goes it creates an unnecessarily harmful competitive atmosphere, which can lead to student stress. Instead of comparing GPAs with peers, students should recognise that there are other, equally valid ways of measuring success. Before disregarding this somewhat obvious stance that students are stressed about their grades, hear me out: I’m not going to spew some nonsense on how grades don’t matter. They absolutely do.…
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Professors form “OK Boomer” support group as millennial students grow stronger
December 1, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief BURNABY, B.C. — SFU Security has confirmed an increasing amount of calls from tenured professors regarding threats to their superiority in the classroom, as early as November 7. “At first I thought I was just slipping…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Why does flavour innovation stop at the pumpkin patch?
October 26, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Before Starbucks takes me in the dead of night and disposes of my body with such corporate efficiency that it’s never found, hear me out. I get it, pumpkin spice is delicious. I hear you: I had…
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