Kyla Dowling
The SFSS Council campaigns for student union meeting spaces following eviction notice
March 4, 2021by Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council launched a campaign to ensure student unions have accessible and permanent access to designated common areas. In an interview with The Peak, WeiChun Kua, SFSS Science Representative, explained that the SFSS Council is advocating for students’ rights to space, without fear of future evictions. The campaign comes after the Environmental Science Student Union (EVSCSU) and Bachelor of Environment Student Union (BESU) received an eviction notice from the School of Environmental Science in October. Their common room was to be turned into a laboratory space by the end of…
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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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Monday Music: Songs to amplify the despair you feel when growing older
February 22, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer and Old Woman At the time of writing this, I am exactly a week away from turning 20. I’m certain other people have experienced angst over getting older to some degree, but as someone who…
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Greek life is as bad as the movies — if not worse
February 21, 2021by Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Greek life — composed of exclusive social organizations like fraternities and sororities — tends to get a bad rap. Often in entertainment media, sororities are portrayed as a hivemind of shallow, catty girls. Likewise, fraternities…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Should teens be sexualized on TV?
February 16, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Brianna Condilenios, Kyla Dowling Countless teenage melodramas, like Riverdale, have littered our television networks and streaming services over the years, and their popularity doesn’t seem to be waning. However, this has only amplified existing concerns of how…
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QUIZ: What will your first post-COVID romance be?
February 14, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer It’s been the topic of your dreams, daydreams, and occasionally your nightmares, but it’s fine because fear is an aphrodisiac: what will your first love affair in a post-pandemic world be like? As vaccine rollouts…
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Melania Trump does not deserve a redemption arc
February 11, 2021by Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Since the Trumps’ glorious eviction from the White House, a lot has changed. Dogs are in the White House again, Biden has reversed the transgender military ban, but for some strange reason, people are still…
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Your weekly SFU Horoscopes: February 8–14
February 8, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Aries: It’s frustrating to know that people are too cowardly to admit that they’ve been madly in love with you for years. Take action into your own hands. DM your exes, your best friend’s dad,…
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SFU-inspired cocktails to drown your university-related sorrows
February 1, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer CW: Mentions of blood, mental health The Midterm Season An iced-coffee inspired cocktail that is basically a $9 Starbucks drink with pizazz AKA an illegal amount of caffeine Ingredients: A handful of caffeine pills, crushed…
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Senate Report: January 11, 2021
January 29, 2021Written by: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Pass/credit/no credit grading implemented for elective courses The SFU Senate agreed to allow the option of pass/credit/no credit (P/CR/NC) grading for courses outside of a student’s major. This system is a pilot program to…
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