opinions
Humour is an overlooked tool in creating social change
February 2, 2022By: Sara Brinkac, Humour Editor Ah humour, a beauty of a concept and a wonderful spice to life. What’s there to say about humour that hasn’t already been said? It shows intelligence (sometimes), it diffuses tense situations (most of the time), and it brings joy to our lives (all of the time). Humour is so extraordinarily versatile in its social uses that we often overlook just how powerful it can be in enacting social change. But who can blame us? Humour is a famously elusive topic and it can be tough to see how a joke about an orange can change…
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It’s time to end your dysfunctional relationship with Instagram
February 1, 2022By: Ciara Reid, SFU Student Ending a dysfunctional relationship is difficult, but things are usually better once you’re out. This was my experience in beginning the process of deleting my social media after two years of increasingly unhealthy use. Before…
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Caffeine should be used with caution
January 31, 2022By: Maya Beninteso, Peak Associate So . . . you consume too much caffeine. Though not entirely a surprise — caffeine is addictive by nature and central to the student lifestyle — I am nonetheless about to roast your habit.…
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Can we please stop using the fucking imperial system
January 28, 2022By Amirul Anirban, Peak Associate; Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor One pound is sixteen ounces, and one ounce is sixteen drams. Two thousand pounds makes a short ton, but 2,240 pounds makes . . . a long ton? The above convoluted…
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Emojis should be used in formal correspondence
January 27, 2022By: Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor The Spring 2022 semester is in full swing, and though the in-person/online classes debate continues, it’s likely we’ll be interacting with one another mainly through emails and Zoom calls. While Zoom preserves some of the social…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Reaching out and Checking in
January 25, 2022By: Maya Beninteso, Peak Associate; Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Over the pandemic, many of the methods we use to interact with one another have become formalized. With quarantine, distanced education, and work, we’ve had to adapt the language we use to…
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Nurses need more than just appreciation
January 25, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer In the pandemic’s early days, Vancouver residents cheered for healthcare workers. However, tangible support for them has been sparse. Even in the best of times, nurses have faced staffing shortages and workplace safety issues. While nursing…
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Movies are better without the 3D
January 20, 2022By: Craig Allan, Peak Associate Imagine this: you’re going to see a movie that you’ve been looking forward to. You have your tickets paid and your seats reserved. As you walk to the theatre, your excitement growing by the step,…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Autocomplete phrase suggestions
January 19, 2022By: Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor Autocomplete this, motherfuckers. Despite the various word processing platforms’ increasing propensity for prediction, there was no autocomplete suggestion to the above line — and understandably so. Autocomplete phrasing comes from the collection and comparison of similar…
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The “nice Canadian” stereotype distracts from our colonial shame
January 18, 2022By: Kitty Cheung, Assistant Production Editor Content warning: mentions of Indigenous genocide I say this as a Canadian — one with maple syrup flowing through my veins and icicles hanging off my Timbit-loving ass — we are morally vile. The “nice…
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