Four tips for those addicted to distractions
February 29, 2016[dropcap]I [/dropcap]won’t lie. . . I sat down to write this article five different times. Each time, I ended up distracted. How ironic. Is it just me that struggles to accomplish what I actually set out to do in a day? I’m going to guess probably not. “I didn’t do the reading this week, I just started watching How to Get Away with Murder and I’m hooked.” “I don’t know where the time went! One minute it’s 4:30, I look at a BuzzFeed article, and by the time I snap out of it, I’m starving and it’s midnight. I don’t…
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Free the nipple on social media
November 23, 2015[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you have a Facebook or Instagram account, it’s more than likely you’ve come across the #FreeTheNipple movement. Lesser known is the #DoIHaveBoobsNow campaign, which challenges how trans bodies fit into the world of social media censorship. Facebook currently only…
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SFU’s culture of confessions obscures mental health issues
November 23, 2015[dropcap]“[/dropcap][dropcap]N[/dropcap]ot sure what to do at this point, I’m very depressed.” “For some reason, I feel much more comfortable knowing people don’t know how much I really suffer. They must think I’m some happy idiot when all I really want…
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Button options Facebook should consider adding next
September 21, 2015Pessimists everywhere rejoiced, “I guess it’s better late than never” last week when Facebook announced it would soon be introducing the much-demanded “dislike” button. On the one hand we’re all one step closer to being able to publicly shame amateur…
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Internet.org is awful, but there isn’t a lot we can do
June 15, 2015Wow! A whole lot of hate has been thrown at Mark Zuckerberg recently — both from media skeptics and other generally educated people. And while I’ve been painfully trying to play devil’s advocate toward some of the Facebook-related issues out…
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Facebook wants to rob us of our democratic news
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2485" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo Credit: Phoebe Lim[/caption] Realizing how dependent the masses have become on Facebook for daily news updates, the social media giant now aims to partner with news companies to host news material. Personally, I can’t help…
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Schools Building Schools reflects SFU’s interests and values
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1191" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo Credit: Jennifer Aldridge (Flickr)[/caption] SFU champions the idea of “engaging the world,” and at Schools Building Schools (SBS), we live those values. We engage the world, engage students, and engage communities. We’re trying to bridge…
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SFU’s Confession Obsession
January 26, 2015Everybody has their secrets. It could be a little quirk that makes them tick, a guilty pleasure they’re obsessed with, or something more serious, like issues within their family or home. Secrets, for the longest time, have been kept under…
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The internet impedes our judgment
July 30, 2012By Emily Walker Wolfville (CUP) — Recently, I awoke to a dreamy, snow-laden landscape with thick flakes floating through the air. I lunched and strolled with a dear friend and enjoyed a cup of coffee with another. I came home,…
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