Luke Faulks
There’s no better time than the present to join a student community
February 25, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Every university publishes a page for first years on why it’s important for students to join a campus group. These articles suggest clubs, organizations, and other groups provide everything from community to engagement, as well as experience to pad your resumé. There is, however, a question that often goes unanswered: when’s the best time to join a student community? The answer is easy: “as soon as you can.” Whether you’re in your first, second, third, fourth year, or even later — don’t wait. In your first year, before you’ve even fully gotten your feet underneath…
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SFU sisters tear up the softball pitch together
February 24, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer The Oggs both started playing softball around the age of five. Alex as a third baseman, and Georgia as catcher and outfielder. Now, they’re knocking it out of the park on SFU’s softball team. The…
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Top ten places to have sex at SFU besides the avocado
February 16, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer 1. Quietly, under the covers in your dorm room Listen, you don’t have to be an exhibitionist, here. It’s perfectly acceptable to have regular old vanilla sex with a partner/real good buddy in your dorm room.…
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Environmental imperialism: invasive species
February 11, 2022By Luke Faulks, Staff Writer While BC has made some important steps on Indigenous reconciliation, the process has been slow. BC’s apparent reticence to pursue reconciliation becomes more galling once one realizes there’s a piece missing from the conversation: environmental…
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We need to care about the SFSS — and not just when they annoy us
February 11, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer SFU students don’t seem to think about the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) much. During the 2018 election, only 2,158 out of around 30,000 students cast a vote for SFSS president. The number of votes cast…
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Top Ten SFSS executive team candidates
February 7, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Jane Hoo Not many people know Jane by her first name, but all our readers will recognize her as the person who designed those “Owl in area” signs last year during the scourge of intermittent owl…
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Student-Athlete Advisory Committee mental health campaign nominated for NCAA Award of Excellence
February 4, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer After gymnast Simone Biles bowed out from the vault and uneven bars during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, comments poured in supporting the star’s decision to put her mental well-being first. During any given competition, athletes…
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SFU joins $24-million Indigenous-led global research project to protect biodiversity
February 2, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer On January 12, 2022, SFU announced it would be joining Ărramăt, a “six-year, $24-million project” led by Indigenous peoples to protect biodiversity and investing in Indigenous research. The project will collaborate with universities worldwide. Dalhousie University…
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The incidence of umbrella-under-awning attacks is increasing
January 25, 2022By: Luke Faulks, staff writer A 2012 study by the Australian Monash University suggested that around 20 people in the area are hospitalized for umbrella-related injuries each year. While the study didn’t identify where most umbrella attacks occurred, through Peak field…
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“Not My Age” set to screen at the 2022 Vancouver Short Film Festival
January 24, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Fresh from winning Best First Time Director for Short at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Kaitlyn Lee’s student film, Not My Age, is headed to the Vancouver Short Film Festival (VSFF). Not My Age follows…
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