Kyla Dowling
The COVID-19 vaccine isn’t our saviour
March 29, 2021by Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer The COVID-19 vaccines have been touted as a Hail Mary after a long year of distancing, protocols, and anxiety — the end seems near. Despite the slow negotiations that led to a shortage of vaccines, the government intends for all Canadians to be vaccinated by September of this year. The vaccines seem like the light at the end of the tunnel; however, the pandemic won’t go away when people get vaccinated. Given that vaccinated people can still carry the virus and that transmissible variants are growing in number, the vaccines don’t mean we should abandon…
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Monday Music: You’re the protagonist of a dark academia novel
March 29, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer and Alliteration Aficionado If you’re anything like me (and for your sake, I really hope you’re not), the only thing getting you through university is pretending that you’re the main character of a dark academia…
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Study shows the response to COVID-19 in Canada disproportionately affects women
March 26, 2021Written by: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Women are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to SFU health sciences research associate Dr. Julia Smith. A co-lead on the Gender and COVID-19 Project, Smith has been gathering data since the beginning…
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Top Ten things that can be substituted for a personality
March 23, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Liking an obscure musician that other people definitely haven’t heard of We all know this person, and honestly? We all are this person to some extent. I wouldn’t blame you for making Mitski the centerpiece…
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My quirky quarantine habit: creating a deadly plague in The Sims
March 20, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer From the 20-somethings who are knitting, baking, and essentially living out the life they’ll be living in 50 years (back pain included,) to those like my roommate who have devoted their quarantine to dressing up…
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: March 15–21
March 15, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Aries: Wow. You’re so sexy, Aries. Like really hot. You know what else is sexy? Submitting your assignments on time and washing your sheets. You’re two missed discussion boards away from an F and two…
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Monday Music: Songs to make you feel like an ethereal forest nymph
March 15, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer and Bog Being It’s that time of the semester. Assignments are piling up, due dates are getting closer, and discussion board posts are at the absolute bare minimum. The confetti Canvas gives you isn’t enough…
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“Here on the Coast:” a masterful tapestry of stories
March 13, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Editor's note: Here on the Coast is a collection of essays. Any references to the book as a novel have been corrected. Being from Ontario, I’ve never known much of BC outside of the SFU campus.…
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POV: You’re a pen left in Images Theatre since March 2020
March 8, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer DAY 1 - March 17, 2020 It’s nearly 8:30 a.m., which means it’s time for class. I’ve been laying on the ground of Images Theatre since 7:21 p.m. yesterday, when Annie had a meltdown upon…
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