opinions
WGOG: Undisclosed mayonnaise in restaurants
September 5, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor I understand that disliking mayonnaise is far from a universal stance. I’ve always felt it to be an overpowering blandness that ruins a good burger, but I respect that plenty of others consider it a staple of sandwiches and dips. Everybody’s got different tastes. What I don’t understand is why so many restaurants just don’t feel the need to list it as a significant aspect of a menu item. I can’t think of many toppings that get the same treatment. Occasionally veggies or a pickle will go unmentioned, but these…
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Dress for school like you’re ready to take on the day, not like you’re ready to go back to bed
September 4, 2018Written by: Eva Zhu, Peak Associate When I’m at school, I’m either there to participate in friendly debates or fall asleep in every single one of my lectures, not to impress people with fancy clothing. It takes me all of…
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POLITICAL CORNER: The power of diplomacy
August 3, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate In today’s world, it’s easy to get discouraged by what we see in politics. From extreme partisanship to the destructive, useless rhetoric and empty promises, it sometimes feels like politicians behave more like children…
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Calling Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness “too gay” is homophobic
August 2, 2018Written by: Winona Young, Staff Writer Netflix’s reboot of Queer Eye is our TV equivalent of heartwarming chicken soup, only with avocado and patterned shirts. The fresh new hosts feature a variety of personalities, and more importantly, a diverse range…
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WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Trite, overused, and repetitive tropes
August 2, 2018Written by: Stefanie Baltasar, Peak Associate It’s one thing to fit a trope into a TV series which is recognizable and fun, letting it take over an episode by slotting in the characters into the necessary positions. Like musical episodes…
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Why are Vancouverites so afraid of homeless people?
August 1, 2018Written by: Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writer At the end of last year, the City of Vancouver faced backlash and protests when one of the locations for its temporary homeless housing project was claimed to be too close to an…
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Ontario’s return to its 1998 sex-ed program will only harm students
July 31, 2018Written by: Winona Young, Staff Writer I realized while growing up that sex positivity is a rarity in many places. I’ve picked up quite a bit of information by hanging around the “cool kids” who dabbled in alcohol, drugs, and…
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Students who drive have no choice but to deal with SFU’s problematic parking policies
July 27, 2018Written by: Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writeparking SFU’s Burnaby campus is labeled as a commuter campus, as the majority of students live neither in residence nor at UniverCity. To get up this mountain, they either have to commute to and…
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POLITICAL CORNER: It’s time to abandon attack ads, Canada
July 26, 2018Written by: Liam Wilson, Peak Associate The 2019 Canadian federal election is still 15 months away, but already it seems that the major political parties are spinning up their campaign machines and starting to churn out everybody’s favourite piece of…
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WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Cheap assholes who haggle with you
July 25, 2018Written by: Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Don’t you just love the people who will spend a good half-hour arguing with you about why your already-discounted item on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace should be even cheaper? Dude, I already took 50%…
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