Features
My journey with imposter syndrome
June 18, 2021by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer "I don't know enough to be good at this job." "There are so many things wrong with this. They're all going to think I'm a fraud." "You should know better by now. How do you make the same mistake over and over again?" Phrases like this litter my mind constantly, and it's tiring. I harboured these feelings for a long time before I learned they were symptoms of imposter syndrome — a psychological pattern where people fear being exposed as a fraud because they doubt their skills and accomplishments. I worry that I can never…
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Being an Asian immigrant in Canada
June 7, 2021by Nancy La, Staff Writer One of the few memories l have from first immigrating to Canada was my sister teaching me the English alphabet. We had just landed in YVR less than 12 hours before and we were both jet-lagged,…
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SFYou: Gunreet Sethi
June 4, 2021by Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Name: Gunreet Sethi Pronouns: She/her/hers Department Affiliation: Sociology, third year Hometown: Surrey, BC Occupation: Director at the Voices for Hope Foundation Fun Fact: Sethi is a big fan of Marvel and Harry Potter. Her…
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Psychosis isn’t inherently violent or dangerous
June 1, 2021by Anonymous Content warning: Discussion of ableist language and psychosis When sitting in a lecture hall, chances are a handful of people around you have already, or will, experience psychosis. At family reunions, there are probably a few people who…
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A list of perks university students can get in Canada
May 24, 2021by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Now that I’m in the last portion of my degree, I find there are many services that SFU provides that I didn’t know about as a first-year student. I wanted to compile some of the…
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The Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline
May 19, 2021by Marco Ovies, Features Editor What is the Trans Mountain Expansion Project? The Trans Mountain Pipeline is a pipeline built in 1953 that transports crude oil, semi-refined, and refined products from Alberta to BC. It is the one of the…
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Tuition Breakdown: Summer 2021
May 10, 2021by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer In November 2020, students received an email from vice president, academic and provost pro tem Jonathan Driver and vice president, finance and administration Martin Porchuko regarding tuition. In the email, they said SFU’s Board of…
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SFYou: Dr. Lesley Schimanski
April 12, 2021By: Katarina Chui, SFU Student Name: Lesley Schimanski Pronouns: she/her/hers Departmental Affiliation: Department of Psychology Hometown: Pincher Creek, Alberta Occupation: Sessional Instructor, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Among students, Dr. Lesley Schimanski is known for three things: living on the Sunshine…
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Scholar Strike Canada: A cause for hope and a missed opportunity
September 21, 2020By Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor “Education isn’t about teaching students how to make the trains run on time.” said Min Sook Lee, Associate Professor at Ontario College of Art and Design University, during the first scheduled digital teach-in, Abolition or…
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How disparities in health care hurt Black and Indigenous peoples
September 7, 2020By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate On June 19, CBC published an article investigating allegations of a “game” being played in the emergency room where health officials would guess the blood alcohol level of Indigenous patients. While these are allegations, they…
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