opinion
YouTube’s new cyberbullying policy is screwing over its users
June 27, 2016[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n YouTube, anyone can make a name for themselves with hard work, good ideas, and a little bit of luck. However, the site is changing its policies in a way that might mean the end of your favourite YouTubers. Recently, the site updated their harassment and cyberbullying policy, defining harassment as “deliberately posting content in order to humiliate someone” and “making hurtful and negative comments/videos about another person,” among other statements. While the prevention of cyberbullying is certainly a big issue and should be handled delicately, this vague terminology is not the way to go about it. Maybe I’m just…
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Video games do not cause real-world aggression
June 27, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Video games have gone from being spoken of in the same breath as pocket protectors and thick glasses to becoming a pastime enjoyed shamelessly by much of the modern world. However, they still face…
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SFU needs to update its architecture to accommodate the rainy season
June 27, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he SFU Burnaby campus has a lot of green spaces, courtyards, fountains, and a triumphant aesthetic when the brilliant sunlight strikes the brutalist concrete. But our school becomes very gloomy during the rainy season, which can affect mood and overall…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Graduate Student Society at SFU is failing its membership
June 27, 2016Dear Editor, In 2007, the graduate students at SFU formally created a new, independent student society to represent themselves and their interests at the university. In response to a number of controversial decisions and actions undertaken on their behalf, and…
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COLUMN | LIST BITCH: Six things that don’t make you a ‘nice guy’
June 22, 2016List Bitch is a new web-exclusive column featuring feisty, unapologetic listicles on life. Click here for more, and check back each week for new content! [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s a fairly young university student, I constantly hear people fawning over guys for things that are…
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A love letter to those with mental illness
June 20, 2016[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ey there. My name is Max, and if you’re reading this then I love you. For years, I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety. This past month, that struggle has become the defining factor of my life. My doctor calls it…
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Why I’m not “pretty for a black girl”
June 20, 2016[dropcap]N[/dropcap]o, this isn’t an article for me to vent all my outrage and disappointment at the way black women are depicted by our society — although that would be one heck of an article (maybe I’ll save it for next…
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SFU and ResLife have failed women on campus
June 17, 2016[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rovided you don’t live under a rock, you have most likely heard of the three rape allegations against one male SFU student that have recently come to light. According to news reports, the alleged rapist was permitted to live on…
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Personal online photos: Why is it bad to compile an online obituary?
June 13, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the end of last month, The Guardian posted an article by Rana Dasgupta titled “Posting photos online is not living. You are producing your own obituary.” The article begins by making large sweeping statements about tourists taking pictures and…
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COLUMN | THE POLITICAL EYE: Why pipeline expansion isn’t the worst idea
June 13, 2016[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ipelines: they’re hotly debated, especially at SFU where major protests against the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion have occurred in recent years. So, I will provide some arguments in favour of pipeline expansion in Canada, aside from the usual ‘growth of…
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