Gudrun Wai-Gunnarsson
Looser COVID-19 restrictions don’t override personal security
March 29, 2021by Alex Masse, Staff Writer BC recently loosened COVID-19 restrictions to allow outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, following a ban that began back in November. Many people I know are celebrating this change and making plans in their yards or nearby parks. They see it as another step towards this whole pandemic being a thing of the past, right alongside BC’s updated vaccination schedule claiming that everyone will have their first dose by the end of June. This lifting of restrictions makes me nervous, and I’m not the only one. Some health experts think it’s a bit too…
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Lawsuit filed against SFU for data breach
March 27, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Following SFU’s data breach on February 3, 2021, BC law firm Slater Vecchio LLP filed a class action lawsuit against the university on behalf of the 200,000 individuals affected by the incident. The lawsuit…
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Research assistants need healthcare and SFU’s labour practices need reform
March 21, 2021by Emma Jean, Staff Writer Over the past month, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) has been circulating a petition that demands research assistants (RAs) — who fall under the TSSU — be granted the benefits they were promised by…
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SFUnexplained: All of these email redirections condition us for long degrees
March 7, 2021By: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Doesn’t it seem fishy that it takes three-login attempts to see your SFU mail? Unless you’re a tinfoil beret-wearing big brain like me, any normie that uses a cookie-collecting browser tends to spend five minutes…
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Students should get the grades they deserve
March 7, 2021by Brianna Condilenios, Peak Associate Students aren’t strangers to that sharp pang of disappointment when they receive a low grade on an assignment. This pain cuts even deeper when they know they deserve a better grade. I’m talking about the…
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To all the showers I’ve cried in before
March 2, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Shower crying. You’ve done it, I’ve done it, Archie Andrews did it on Riverdale when his dad got shot and then suddenly stopped crying to fuck his girlfriend in the shower. Either way, it’s a…
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Captcha test, I promise I’m not a robot
February 21, 2021By: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Another day, another incognito window opened because I’m too ashamed to have Tumblr in my browser history in 2021. As the homepage of my favourite New Yorker magazine stan blog loads, I rapidly dash off…
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SFU student politics has failed us
February 21, 2021by Justin Smith, SFU Student Despite changes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to SFU, some things have remained consistent: nonsensical Canvas pages, wallet-crushing tuition, and bullshit student politics. For a university that advertises itself as “one of Canada’s most…
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Skip the food delivery apps
February 9, 2021UPDATED 11/2/2021 to reflect the BC Federation of Labour's stance on the provincial government's fee cap. by Emma Jean, Staff Writer Delivery apps: they’re great, right? They provide meals from a number of local restaurants, the food is already prepared,…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Is SFU’s U-Pass system fair?
February 8, 2021by Gurleen Aujla, SFU Student, Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer, Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Over the years, there’s been a lot of conversation from students about the equity of SFU’s U-Pass system. Specifically about whether students who don’t want the U-Pass, and…
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