opinions
Student burnout was a big problem before the pandemic
January 26, 2021by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief I think it’s safe to say that all of us students are exhausted, and it’s only the beginning of the semester. I miss when I was just a bright-eyed, naïve first year at SFU, genuinely excited to attend lectures. That feeling has long since faded, being replaced by student burnout. This sensation is something I am quite familiar with, and having to live through a pandemic while dealing with it just makes everything worse. But student burnout existed long before COVID-19, and it’s a shame that SFU is just truly beginning to provide aid to students to…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Give Cold Tea the cold shoulder
January 26, 2021by Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor On New Year’s Eve, Vancouver’s Cold Tea restaurant decided to blatantly disregard COVID-19 safety regulations by hosting an all-night, 100-person gathering. In an interview with Global News, one of the restaurant’s owners took…
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The Bright-er Side: Staying home is an opportunity to save money
January 25, 2021by Brianna Condilenios, SFU Student The pandemic has brought an onslaught of financial hardships for many. Job loss to small business struggles only skim the surface of these challenges. However, with fewer places to go and fewer things to do for…
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Citing free speech doesn’t eliminate harm
January 25, 2021by Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer The recent attack on the Washington Capitol has sparked several conversations as to where the line should be drawn between hate and free speech. However, this boundary between what constitutes a hate crime and what…
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The Bright-er Side: TikTok boredom spotlights youth creativity
January 19, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor I don’t have TikTok. So it says something that I’m still very impacted by the constant innovation that comes from it. Pandemic boredom being funnelled into the app has only illuminated how much talent and…
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Legality doesn’t equal morality
January 18, 2021by Alex Masse, Staff Writer From a young age, many of us are given a very particular image of the law. We are taught that it is this grandiose, impartial, and moral entity that separates right from wrong. But it’s…
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Current grading systems don’t reflect student’s abilities
January 18, 2021by Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate It’s believed that rewarding students’ hard work with letter grades can promote more effective learning. However, rather than prioritizing learning, this system induces pressure on students to focus solely on grades. The SFU Senate recently…
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The SFSS’ leaders are doing their job
January 17, 2021by Emma Jean, Staff Writer To say that the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has received a lot of rightful flack over the years is an understatement. Cover-ups of assault allegations, votes to remove Black spaces and sustainability initiatives on…
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Broken New Year’s resolutions aren’t the end
January 16, 2021by Katarina Chui, SFU Student In Ann M. Martin’s book, Karen’s New Year, Karen watches as her family makes — and eventually breaks — all of their New Year’s resolutions. Like Karen, this was the first time I had heard…
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Attacking the wrong people takes away from crucial dialogues
January 13, 2021by Kim Regala, Peak Associate I recently came across a Tweet from singer-songwriter Shamir that read: “A white boy from Utah who calls himself Ritt Momney getting successful off a cover of a Black woman's song sounds like violence to…
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