Ben Buckley
Let’s get physics-cal
March 18, 2013Beginner level physics texts need to focus on the facts, no matter how daunting Why are students in high school and first-year university taught outdated theories? Physicist Richard Feynman said that if all scientific knowledge were destroyed and only one sentence survived, the most important statement would be the atomic hypothesis: “that all things are made of atoms.” In the 21st century, most people accept that atoms exist, and have some understanding that they’re made up of electrons, protons and neutrons. But looking through an average first-year physics textbook, you’d think that atoms were a frightening new discovery reserved for…
Continue reading
Time dilation: it’s fucked up
March 10, 2013No, it's not just how much longer an hour feels while you're in tutorial If you’ve never heard of time dilation before — or you have but have never thought on it long enough to want to hide under a…
Continue reading
May the sexiest Liberal win
March 5, 2013Unless Garneau can transform into JFK, not even an Americanized debate can save him Photos by Ben Buckley A smile has always been the most important weapon in a politician’s arsenal. Ever since John Kennedy charmed the pants off TV…
Continue reading
What are ‘values’ anyway?
February 17, 2013In a culture as diverse as Canada's, rhetorical appeals to shared values are empty statements Illustration by Ben Buckley If you pay attention to political rhetoric, nearly every speech issued by someone campaigning for your vote embraces the idea of…
Continue reading
SFU is not supportive of students’ mental health
February 3, 2013Even with a doctor's note, you may be expected to complete your course Illustration by Ben Buckley Throughout this past year of study at SFU, I have concluded our university is overall unsupportive of students dealing with mental health situations.…
Continue reading
SFU is not supportive of students' mental health
February 3, 2013Even with a doctor's note, you may be expected to complete your course Illustration by Ben Buckley Throughout this past year of study at SFU, I have concluded our university is overall unsupportive of students dealing with mental health situations.…
Continue reading
Genetically modified foods unquestionably dangerous
November 26, 2012Fatal exposure tests of rats to GMO foods don’t bode well for us Photos by Ben Buckley Time and time again, the ongoing debate regarding the application of genetic engineering of food supplies has largely failed to bring many key…
Continue reading
Mental health issues aren’t a joke
November 19, 2012We should be working together to help the mentally ill, not bonding over our mutual dislike of them on transit Photos by Ben Buckley I was riding the number 20 bus along Commercial Drive when a man came onto the…
Continue reading
My battle with the blinking cursor
November 19, 2012What to do (and not to do) when faced with writer’s block Photos by Ben Buckley SASKATOON (The Sheaf) — You pump yourself up, telling yourself you are going to crush this paper. This paper is going to be your…
Continue reading
Strike 101
November 13, 2012Photos by Ben Buckley and Vaikunthe Banerjee Here, for your reading pleasure, is a guide to all things job action at SFU so you can pull your heads out of your asses and stop saying shit like “fucking TAs need…
Continue reading
Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
For advertising inquiries: [email protected]
For promotional inquiries: [email protected]
Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
For advertising inquiries: [email protected]
For promotional inquiries: [email protected]