internet
Bill S-510 has concerning implications for our privacy
March 11, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief On December 14, 2023, Bill S-210 passed its second reading through the House of Commons. Bill S-210 is an act that restricts “young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material.” However, the way it proposes to do this is troubling: it wants Canadians to verify their age while browsing. The Bill doesn’t specify how it wants Canadians to do this, but could include facial recognition technology or a system tracking our digital identification, making our private identities vulnerable. This Bill doesn’t only impact minors — it impacts the privacy of all Canadians browsing the internet. Asking…
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What Grinds our Gears: A hate letter to my Wi-Fi stick
November 30, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Have you ever wanted to play a game, only to realize it would take you three whole days to download said game? Hopefully not. My Wi-Fi stick does, though. And I don’t want to hear that…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Could I get a little content to go with all these ads?
May 31, 2020By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Unprecedented times call for unprecedented media consumption. News articles, blogs, opinions pieces, factoids — like the borderline manic hypochondriac my mother always knew I’d grow up to be, I’m reading all of it. Or, at…
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What Grinds Our Gears: WiFi Conectivity
September 23, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, SFU Student As a university student, nothing sucks more than losing your Internet connection. As much as the SFU community hates Canvas and SFU Mail, we can’t even start to complain about them until the Internet…
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Wi-Fi upgrade in residence causes connection issues for students
November 7, 2017SFU Residence and Housing has received increased complaints about Internet access since it upgraded its service to include a wireless connection in dorm rooms this semester. The issues have caused frustration for some students and prompted the office to work…
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SFU brings upgraded Wi-Fi to residences
September 4, 2017By: Jenna Beetstra The Simon Fraser University (SFU) student residences are soon to have an upgraded Wi-Fi system in every building. The first phase of the Wi-Fi upgrade involved installing wireless modems in each residence room, a process that was completed…
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Viral online trends are not to blame, the participants are
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2527" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of TIME (Flickr)[/caption] The concept of ‘going viral’ has evolved from being a result of chance to a goal to aim for. As a result, more and more irresponsible Internet users aim to garner…
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The Age of Anonymous
October 6, 2014The far reaching abilities of the internet have opened many doors for all of us, but they have also exposed us to a new racist, classist, homophobic, and (especially) misogynistic rhetoric that endangers the progressive ideals we’ve spent decades working…
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The end of textbooks
September 15, 2014How much did you spend on textbooks this semester? You don’t have to answer that. We all know that feeling of disappointment that comes with shelling out more than $100 on a textbook you’ll probably never use again. For decades,…
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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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