opinions
Having a bigger say in our learning would be sweet
May 22, 2017“Pick a candy from the box,” said my teaching assistant (TA), as I walked into the first tutorial of a new semester. Puzzled, I reached in and grabbed a Kit Kat, wondering what was the purpose of this activity. Once everybody had gotten a piece of candy, my TA sat back down. “While I do want you to introduce yourself by saying your name and your major,” she said, “I also want you to answer a question based on the candy you picked. If you picked a Kit Kat, tell me what your favourite movie is. Smarties, tell me one…
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Fining hate speech on social media is a slippery slope to censorship
May 22, 2017Germany approved a new law this past week in which social media companies will be fined up to $53 million if they don’t remove hateful messages. Heiko Maas, Germany’s justice minister, argues that these fines will allow for a “free,…
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TSSU motion is discriminatory and a threat to academic freedom
May 15, 2017By: Rachel Altman, SFU Professor During the week of May 15–19, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) will vote on whether to amend their bylaws to adopt Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) principles. You don’t need to understand the entire…
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The food and beverage closures show why you need to watch what you’re funding
May 15, 2017Before I started writing for The Peak, I admittedly paid very little attention to student politics. When I voted for my preferred Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) candidates, I read their blurbs and made the decision without giving it too…
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We need safer homeless shelters, not just more of them
May 8, 2017Right now, there are cities springing up within cities. The walls in these spaces are made of nylon and canvas rather than anything like brick, but in some ways, they’re stronger shelters than anything their predecessors have given to their…
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The VPD should not be barred from Pride this year
May 8, 2017In February, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Vancouver chapter petitioned to have the police removed from the Vancouver Pride Parade. Their rationale is that doing so would be a “‘symbolic gesture’ and actual sign of support for [people of colour]…
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Dog meat: a matter of cultural dissonance, not cruelty
February 21, 2017Dog videos make their way around Facebook faster than you can say ‘inspiration porn.’ One more serious story I’ve seen recently is the tale of dogs rescued from Korean meat farms and repatriated west for adoption. Even as a ridiculously…
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Cross-Canada Justin is a chance to get your voice across
January 16, 2017Our beloved, photogenic prime minister (PM) recently cancelled plans to attend the Davos summit in Switzerland, in order to spend more time on his tour of Canada to hang out with us average Canadians instead. Critics such as Joan Bryden…
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Early holiday celebrations kill my vibe
November 29, 2016I believe you when you say you love Christmas. You love the lights on the trees, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,” and Starbucks starting to smell like eggnog. Even as the temperatures drop, you feel warmer…
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Why I love being in a sorority
November 29, 2016I am a sorority girl. I bet when most people read that sentence, they think I go out and party a lot, or that I spend all my time making girls’ lives miserable to pressure them into being a part…
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