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It’s time to rethink British Columbia’s colonial name
November 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor To everyone who proudly calls themselves British Columbian: I hate to break it to you, but you’re probably neither British, nor Columbian. So, why do we live in a province with this name, and more importantly — why don’t we question it? Before BC was an official British colony, our university’s colonial namesake Simon Fraser named the province’s central region “New Caledonia.” When BC became a colony in 1858, Queen Victoria renamed us to “British Columbia” so we wouldn’t get “confused” with South America or the French colony of New Caledonia. So-called British Columbia is…
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Social media platforms need censorship
November 24, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Social media companies don’t owe you unmoderated speech. While Elon Musk galvanizes his fanbase into believing content moderation is tyranny, most tech companies have caught onto the fact that no one really wants a platform…
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Elon Musk does not need your defense
November 24, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor If you’ve been on Twitter the last two weeks, you bore witness to Elon Musk reducing the platform to his tantrum sandbox in the name of “free speech,” even protesting that activism is what’s driving…
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Driving high is a thrill you don’t want to chase
November 21, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of car accidents No parent, guardian, friend, partner, or sibling wants to receive a car accident phone call. People die horrifically from car accidents, and if not, there are typically still traumatic…
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The ownership mess of AI-generated art
November 21, 2022By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly being adapted into our everyday lives. We see it used for relatively simple things, like the Netflix recommendation engine, digital assistants like Siri and Cortana, and image generators. These…
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If we want to progress more as a society, we should ditch individualism
November 18, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Individualism, at its best, asks people to lead a self-reliant life and function within society as their own entity. It appeals to those who seek achievements and personal growth in various aspects of life. However,…
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TikTok is dangerous if not used with caution
November 15, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of disordered eating Writing this piece makes me a bit of a hypocrite. I have TikTok, and scroll endlessly on my feed. I don’t post videos of my own, but I’ll admit…
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Canada needs to reform its mental health system
November 15, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Canada needs a better healthcare system, and improving access to mental health services is a necessary step. The Canada Health Act (CHA) prevents adults from receiving long-term mental health support because of its “medically necessary”…
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Social media fitness culture is damaging
November 12, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Content warning: mentions of eating disorders and body dysmorphia Social media is a useful tool that connects like-minded people, but it also has the potential to cause massive damage. In recent years, online fitness communities…
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Automation should help workers, not harm them
November 12, 2022By: Jared Murphy, SFU Student In the 20th century, economist John Keynes correctly predicted that automation in the industrial sector would continue expanding and threatening jobs, which we’re currently seeing in North America. In some ways, Canada’s shift towards automation…
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