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Telling students to take care of themselves ignores root issues
January 12, 2021by Alex Masse, Staff Writer A common grievance of being a student is putting up with all kinds of unsympathetic advice. It’s heard everywhere from our professors, our parents, and even our institution’s president. It’s easy to wish students well and suggest they take care of themselves, as if calling on a series of magical words will make them perk up and focus. But they don’t work, even on a good day. They’re especially meaningless when they’re followed up by deadlines, Zoom calls, and other academic stressors. School can’t exactly just stop happening, but without a tangible effort to make…
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Connection between students and SFU admin needs to improve
January 11, 2021by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer It seems like SFU follows a blueprint for addressing student concerns. Most of the time this consists of broken communication through emails, administrative statements, and social media posts. Occasionally, students even get to ask questions…
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Victims’ statements should be believed
January 11, 2021by Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer CW: Discussion of sexual assault, rape, policy brutality. In 2019, I sat in a room at the police station and told an officer about my sexual assault. “Why didn’t you report this sooner?”…
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We aren’t safe with SFU’s security
January 8, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor CW: Discussion of sexual assault, police brutality, death. Over the years, there have been increasing concerns about the response of SFU Safety & Risk Services (SRS) to campus incidents. Most recently, the RCMP…
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Holiday commercials are more sinister than sweet
December 11, 2020by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Every year after Halloween ends, they come flooding in: holiday commercials. Not just the ones that feature holiday music, deals, and colours — i’m talking about the commercials that act like a whole ass short…
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Reliance on gender in categorizing holiday gift suggestions is anything but merry or bright
December 8, 2020by Juztin Bello, Copy Editor When it comes time for consumers to begin their holiday shopping, retailers everywhere love crafting the perfect list to help shoppers with their needs. One of the most recurring ways you’ll see retailers sort gift…
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SFU’s profits should allow room for a tuition freeze
December 4, 2020by Emma Jean, Staff Writer It’s been said that there are only a few certain things in life: death, taxes, and Simon Fraser University raising their tuition an exorbitant amount each year. I may have added that last part myself,…
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Vancouver is a performative capitalist city
December 2, 2020by Mina Garlick, SFU Student Vancouver has recently started a campaign called the “Vancouver Plan” to encourage positive change for issues in the city. These efforts feel like a step in the right direction, but the city should be doing…
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It won’t be a happy holiday unless we all do our part
November 30, 2020by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer The holidays are just around the corner, and while I’m sure everyone is just itching to dive into festivities after this shitshow of a year, it’s important that we keep a grasp on the current…
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We have to hold our political leaders accountable after they are elected
November 25, 2020by Kelly Chia, Peak Associate As I’m writing this, election news is very fresh on my mind. John Horgan has been re-elected as premier — and, to me, it is a relief that the NDP is staying in power. However,…
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