Editor’s Voice
Failure makes me who I am
July 13, 2015What is failure, really? Typically, it’s known to be the absence of achievement. It’s the state created by inability. Failure is a condition virtually everyone knows, and perspectives on it are constantly developing. The idea of failure alone is alluded to by various aspects of education, ranging from the precise moment you step foot into the classroom to the letter grade on each assignment. As a student, I see sfailure is a significant part of my education. We tend to think of failure as a negative result to a situation, often leaving us helpless and bitter. If this is the…
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Love, in the bedroom and elsewhere
July 6, 2015Love and sex? Yeah, they’re somewhat related. They can also be far from it, I know. But, being that it’s not completely prevalent elsewhere in the 2015 Sex Issue, I hope to throw in this edition at least a thought…
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It’s so easy to forget
June 29, 2015I’m going to take a moment to be a hypocrite and try to tell you how to do something that I’m really bad at: recalling names, facts, details, and other important stuff necessary to having your life together. I once…
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The importance of self-care
June 22, 2015As I have a few more days off than I normally would this summer, I’ve been trying to keep every week busy. On one hand, it has been great to reconnect with friends and volunteer, but on the other, it…
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The ‘Toblerone’ Scare
June 15, 2015So there we were, sitting beside each other in a bustling Tim Hortons, reading-but-not-actually-reading a nondescript issue of the New Westminster NewsLeader, waiting to find out if there was indeed a human-to-be growing inside of my girlfriend’s uterus. I’m hesitant…
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Let’s talk about politics
June 8, 2015There are a few taboo subjects that you’re not supposed to bring up unless you’re among very close friends; for some reason, politics is one of them. I’ve always thought that healthy political debates and discussions are some of the…
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Young, wild, and married
June 1, 2015I started the first year of my undergraduate career in 2012, spreading my wings at this great university, and by Summer 2013, I was engaged — not just by SFU, but to an actual person. While still undecided on whether…
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We must break our culture of sex shame
May 25, 2015I was never given “the talk” while growing up. Not once did my parents even off-handedly bring the topic up, let alone sit me down and explain what sex and sexuality was. Looking back as an adult, the lack of…
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Philosophy doesn’t suck
May 19, 2015Like many a real-life love affair, I never meant to fall for philosophy. We got off to a rocky start. Wasn’t this the discipline for pretentious neckbeards who would rather stare blankly at a ceiling than write a research essay?…
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The loud, the quiet, and the ambiverted
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2496" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo Credit: Phoebe Lim[/caption] I used to believe I was extroverted; I was a loud, ‘in your face’ kind of kid. I enjoyed spending time with friends, and I drew my strength and confidence from them.…
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