Maya Barillas Mohan
New Year’s resolutions should leave some room for spontaneity
January 20, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer There’s merit in questioning whether you’ll be keeping up with your New Year’s resolution of running every day. There’s a chance you probably won’t. While the new year is a tempting landmark to reconfigure the way you live, setting harsh or specific rules denies you access to spontaneity. Saying I oppose New Year’s resolutions is critical, but the common language for resolutions is all too iron-clad. There is no wrong way to fix your life, but not all approaches to achieving your goals are created equal. The all-or-nothing approach is not something to aspire…
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Sam Wiebe says a career in the arts is possible
January 19, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Looking beyond the fog of midterms and assignments, a career in the arts is actually quite possible in misty Vancouver. A case in point is the SFU English department’s Writer-in-Residence (WiR) program, which bridges…
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Finding warmth in the cold with the Ayx Bus
January 12, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer For some living in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), the warmth associated with the holidays is not a reality. The Ayx Community Bus, a grassroots initiative spearheaded by advocate Fiona York, attempts to lessen the…
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A summer Christmas in Costa Rica
January 5, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer “Pura vida” is the unofficial national motto of laid-back, cloudless Costa Rica. It is the one-size-fits-all response to life’s greatest satisfactions: good food, weather, and company. Because Costa Rica is 10 degrees from the…
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