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Weekly assignments and unnecessary stress are counterproductive for students during midterms
June 11, 2018Written by Alexander Kenny, Peak Associate As midterm season approaches, students engage in the common struggle of managing their stress levels while keeping up with school, work, and extracurricular activities. SFU offers resources on managing stress related to school and work. BC’s provincial government also offers stress management resources and videos. In 2016, The Globe and Mail discussed a survey which found a 3–4% increase in students whose academic performance was affected by stress, depression, and/or anxiety. Many of SFU’s initiatives geared towards helping students with stress are hosted by or in conjunction with Health and Counselling, such as puppy…
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POLITICAL CORNER: Trudeau is not the progressive Prime Minister for whom we hoped
June 8, 2018Written by Liam Wilson, Peak Associate Remember Justin Trudeau in 2015? The hero we elected because he was in tune with women, Indigenous people, and young Canadians? The man who was going to dig Canada out of the Stephen Harper…
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WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Heartless bus drivers who clearly don’t give a damn
June 6, 2018Written by Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Do bus drivers even have functioning eyes? Are they suddenly overcome with a wave of blindness every time they see a student (who is probably late for class) sprinting for the bus? I swear,…
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Don’t forget, celebrities experience injuries too
June 5, 2018Written by Youeal Abera, Peak Associate Last week, SZA and Top Dog Entertainment (TDE) fans alike were informed of the sad news that R&B megastar SZA would be pulled out of a couple of dates of the TDE Championship Tour…
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If excelling is the goal, then schools should do their part to help
June 4, 2018Written by Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Life has been a game of striving for perfection since the beginning of high school. No longer were you allowed to squander your afternoons away playing basketball or skateboarding outside with friends until dinnertime.…
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POLITICAL CORNER: Problems with partisanship
June 2, 2018Written by Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Remember when we voted based on issues rather than party lines? Pepperidge Farm remembers. But seriously, as someone who obsessively follows politics in America, and to a lesser extent the world, I can’t help…
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WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Construction everywhere, all the time
June 1, 2018Written by Courtney Miller, Peak Associate As a concept, construction is great. It provides jobs, improves infrastructure, and generally leads to improved quality of life. However, when I have to recalculate my route to class to avoid not one, not…
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Dress codes are not up to code
June 1, 2018Written by Stefanie Baltasar, SFU Student Some dress codes just make sense, such as chemists having to wear clothes that cover all of their bodies, or construction workers having to wear bright orange vests and hard hats. Those dress…
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White feminism fails to be welcoming for all women
May 30, 2018Written by Winona Young, Staff Writer Canadian comedian Nicole Arbour recently published a “women’s edit” of Childish Gambino’s politically charged song, This is America. Arbour received backlash for her neglect of the song’s original racially charged message. She was…
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POLITICAL CORNER: Making fun of John McCain’s health crosses all the lines
May 28, 2018Written by Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor On May 10, White House aide Kelly Sadler made a joke about Senator John McCain, commenting that “he’s dying anyways” after hearing about his opposition to Donald Trump’s pick for the new CIA Director.…
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