opinions
Dear Professor, give us a heads-up on what we’re signing up for
September 11, 2019By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer Many professors have a “tough shit” approach to complaints about course workloads. If you want to do well in your studies, you have to sacrifice sleep, your social life, showers, and a small chicken. When did this become acceptable? All those readings, lab reports, worksheets, and weekly quizzes that we have to rush through add up at the end of the week. At first glance, the syllabus doesn’t look like that much, or so we’re led to believe — only five chapters to read and two worksheets to do weekly! But when you factor in that…
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Romantic preference needs to be honestly examined to avoid racial stereotyping
September 8, 2019By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate Most of us have probably heard someone say (or perhaps even said) that a certain race is just not our “type.” As a woman of colour, I don’t take it personally when I hear individuals say,…
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More affordable food options need to be provided to students
September 7, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor The student life isn’t an easy one. Many of us have been in the situation at one time or another where we’re forced to cleverly move money around, just to make sure that all of our…
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Hong Kong students need to have a safe platform to express their views
September 1, 2019By: Tommy, SFU Alum Where can we, Hongkongers, speak? In early August, a group of Hong Kong students created a “Lennon Wall” of solidarity on the message board outside of the Bennett Library. They hoped to provide a platform for others…
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Political Corner: Greta Thunberg isn’t the only answer to climate change
September 1, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate August had no shortage of devastating climate change news. The Amazon Rainforest burned, creating an unprecedented level of damage across the region. Alaska’s July temperatures broke records, leading scientists from the International Panel on Climate Change…
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SFU’s decision to phase out single-use plastics is a good one
August 31, 2019By: Naaz Sekhon, SFU Student This September, SFU is acting in support of a ban on plastic straws. Led by a task force including the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), the university is set to eliminate single-use plastics from its campuses.…
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SFU’s negligence at the Transportation Centre is putting commuting students at risk
August 31, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Last spring, I found myself commuting home late on a Friday night, which isn’t unusual for me. The Peak’s publication days are on Friday, and they stretch out. On this particular Friday I was with two male…
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Universities need to rethink their finances in the interest of equity
August 30, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Back in July the Vancouver Sun published a list of the top 10 highest paid public executives in B.C., along with a detailed breakdown of their compensation packages. Of the ten, four were university executives,…
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Burnaby Mountain roads need to be reassessed to keep all travellers safe
August 5, 2019By: Yasmin Khalili, SFU Student Having a university on a mountain has its perks: nice views, nearby hiking trails, and beautiful natural surroundings. Campuses located in busy cities may not have these privileges. But this picturesque mountain comes with downsides…
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Let students decide how many courses they can and cannot handle
July 28, 2019By: Grace Lo, SFU Student When I entered SFU, I attended a course planning session with an academic advisor. Upon seeing the five courses in my course cart, she suggested I drop at least one of them. I’m still not sure…
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