opinion
Canada isn’t ready for a borderless Commonwealth
November 16, 2015Applying for a student visa is one of most godawful things I’ve ever done. The process is so bogged down by bureaucracy it’s a miracle anyone ever gets to study abroad. And after my exchange to France, my own personal horror story initially attracted me to James Skinner’s advocacy for free movement between Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. But I just can’t get behind this movement — at least not yet. At first I was enthralled by Skinner’s proposal. Who wouldn’t be? The idea of free movement between the four countries is particularly attractive to young students.…
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Students whine about being ‘broke,’ yet they spend so frivolously
November 16, 2015To sport Nike shoes, a Bench jacket, and fine denim while holding an iPhone 6 and a Starbucks coffee, but exclaiming in a pouting voice, “I’m so poor,” strikes me as considerably misguided. Is it just me, or do students…
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Can we just toss Daylight Savings already?
November 13, 2015I grew up in a region of the province that never changed its time in the fall and spring. We still felt its effects: every fall our TV shows would air an hour earlier than before, and when we traveled…
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No one at SFU is prepared for an earthquake
November 9, 2015How many of you remember fire drills in elementary and secondary school? I know I went through a couple per year. As kids, we used to think they were great — we had no class and became caught up in…
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Woohoo, Boohoo
November 9, 2015Woohoo: Air Canada If I were to be completely practical, I’d say that all airlines are pretty much crap. But instead of wallowing in my first-world problems, I thought I’d take a moment to snapshot the fleeting happy moments in…
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From Christian to godless
November 9, 2015Atheism is a word often made synonymous with evil and godlessness. However, only the godless half of that statement is true. It’s not godless in the sense that atheists are wicked and morally defunct, but godless in that atheism is…
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Bad sex has nothing to do with feminism
November 9, 2015There are many different factors that cause bad sex. But apart from the lack of consent, there is no one particular element that makes sex bad all the time. This is why I completely disagree with Margaret Wente’s recent criticism…
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Letter grades won’t give us a competitive edge
November 9, 2015“What the hell am I paying this institution for if I am not getting my grades?” This is what I wondered after writing a midterm conceived in the fiery depths of hell. With the TSSU still struggling to reach an…
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Those sexually assaulted deserve convenience
November 9, 2015In the event of a medical emergency, the last thing a victim should be worried about is whether or not the medical facility they arrived at will have the appropriate equipment and trained staff to effectively assist them. Unfortunately, for…
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I won’t stop eating meat, and you shouldn’t either
November 9, 2015No food is more more perfect than bacon. Its fatty, salty, meaty goodness can cure many ailments, such as hangovers and waking up on the wrong side of the bed. But with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent reclassification of…
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