opinions
What Grinds Our Gears: Respect the people around you when you light up, even on 4/20
May 3, 2019By: Ruth Leavitt, SFU Student On 4/20, a group of teenagers lit up their weed on a SkyTrain car. It was late at night, so the car was full but not crowded. I had to flee to the next car to escape the smoke, and I wasn’t alone. I don’t object to weed. I know people who use it medicinally. But I also experience anxiety symptoms when exposed to it. Lighting up on SkyTrains is an extreme form of people failing to think about others when they smoke. On a good day, I’m already dodging cigarette smoke at transit exchanges…
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The Worst Purchase: Non-mandatory online access code
March 29, 2019Written by: Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student Right after one of my business lectures, I knew I needed my textbook fast. To help with costs, the professor mentioned we could buy an earlier edition of the book if needed, and that a…
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Men need to stop seeing fashion as just a women’s activity
March 27, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera, News Team Member Whenever I list people who are icons of fashion — at least the people wearing it, not so much those designing and making money off of it — I can only think of…
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What grinds our gears: Clueless students who argue with the prof
March 25, 2019Written by: Ben McGuinness, SFU Student That one guy’s hand shoots up, even though a few seconds ago he was slouched in his chair scrolling through Instagram. The professor keeps using a term that he isn’t familiar with and wants…
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There’s no place online where offensive words and imagery should be acceptable
March 24, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor One of the incredible things about the growth of the Internet is how much it’s become part of the real world. People everywhere are on it, looking at the same spaces through the same…
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Student groups should always make events accessible for students with physical and cognitive disabilities
March 23, 2019Written by: Martha D, SFU Student There are people with disabilities and varying needs in every community. Making space that everyone can access equally is showing appreciation and respect for all of those community-members that frequently end up ignored. Too…
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Free menstrual products in New Westminster schools is fantastic, and should go further than high school
March 18, 2019Written by: Hannah Davis, Staff Writer When I heard New Westminster would be offering free menstrual supplies across its elementary and high schools, I was proud that my hometown would be the first school district in B.C. to adopt this…
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What grinds our gears: People recording videos of their daily drive
March 17, 2019Written by: Yasmin Khalili, SFU Student I enjoy watching Instagram stories from time to time, especially to start the day. Your morning cup of joe aesthetically placed beside the newspaper you never read? Almost cute. Birds’-eye view from your waist…
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Financial incentives and mandatory reporting of vaccinations are the strongest ways to prevent another measles outbreak
March 17, 2019Written by: Simran Randhawa, Peak Associate Measles is a highly infectious, contagious disease, spread by the measles virus. The symptoms tend to resemble that of a flu, but it can be quite dangerous to children if they haven't been immunized.…
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SFU’s convo-mall construction timeline is cutting things too close
March 16, 2019Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor If you’re a deep-cut Legend of Zelda fan, you might remember one of the game series’ 2001 instalments, Oracle of Ages. In this game, the wicked sorceress Veran advises (and later possesses) Queen Ambi,…
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