Max Hill
Professors Read Mean Reviews About Themselves
June 24, 2014We caught up with a few SFU professors and engaged in some good old fashioned self-deprecation.
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Read my lips: Why sex should be an open conversation
June 23, 2014I haven’t always been comfortable asking for what I want. For most of my teenage years, sex was something I just didn’t really talk about — with friends, maybe, but certainly not with a partner. I had been taught that…
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It’s not enough: sexual assault and the university
June 23, 2014The amount of sexual violence faced by students at Canadian universities is staggering. Every semester, the average post-secondary institution in this country sees eight different cases of sexual assault in the first eight weeks of classes — that’s one instance…
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World Cup Woes
June 16, 2014For most of us in Canada, it’s difficult to understand the immense impact that the World Cup and soccer in general have on the rest of the world. Think of it this way: can you think of any other sport…
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The Concrete Acropolis
June 9, 2014“You know, Mr. Bennett, I want to have something really outstanding in the way of architecture, and I’d like to have a competition for the design of the university.” Dr. Gordon Shrum, a 65-year old former physics professor and recently…
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Simon Fraser Brew-niversity
June 2, 2014Beer and university go together. They just do. Who hasn’t stayed up late, pint in hand, cramming for a physics final or a history essay? And just try and tell me you’ve never shotgunned a can or two to celebrate…
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Bad Taste: Why it’s okay to like what you like
May 20, 2014Nickelback. Dan Brown novels. Céline Dion. Call of Duty. Any household item with a picture of a cat on it. Dance Moms. Tattoos of pot leaves. Bedazzled phone cases. Transformers — the movies, not the cartoons. The Twilight series. The…
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Me, My Selfie, and I
May 12, 2014Before anything, check that the room is well lit. That’s the first step. Now take a good look at yourself in the mirror, and evaluate — is your hair tamed? Your shirt sufficiently buttoned, or unbuttoned? Is your lipstick the…
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Commander in Chief
May 5, 2014It’s a chilly morning on Burnaby Mountain. The semester has yet to begin, and aside from a few stragglers, the campus is empty: the calm before the storm. Chardaye Bueckert is still days away from beginning her term as the…
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How to plan the perfect road trip
May 5, 2014Summertime, and the livin’s easy. I mean sure, if you’re reading this, that probably means you’re taking at least one course this summer, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take a little time off here and there! And what better…
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