Opinions
What grinds our gears: Snot snifflers during exams
January 15, 2019Written by Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer Imagine this: you’re sitting in a lecture hall writing your first midterm of the semester when – SFGGHHHSPHHHPHFFF. Your lecture neighbour snorts their mucus with the violent force of an elephant parade. Your focus shifts slightly from your Scantron as you shudder in disgust, concerned for your own health. You’re right in the line of fire for his sneeze spray, but you have no choice but to keep working on your exam until he snorts again — every minute for the entire duration of the midterm. Look, I understand if you feel the need to come to class…
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BC’s vow to have zero-emission vehicles by the year 2040 is absolutely doable
January 14, 2019Written by Elise Burgert, Peak Associate In a big move towards climate action, the B.C. provincial government declared a mandate on November 20 to have all light-duty cars and trucks sold in B.C. be zero-emission vehicles by 2040. Sales targets to…
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After the SFSS Executive Director consultation, there’s room for hope
January 12, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor On January 8, the SFSS held an open consultation for students regarding the hiring of the new Executive Director (ED), a newer variant of the old CEO role. For those who don’t know about this particular odd role,…
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Woohoo, Boohoo
August 4, 2015Woohoo: Life beyond earth Outer space and extraterrestrial life have always fascinated me. I contemplate civilization through the course of human history — our barbarisms, thoughts and choices, values and ideals, our survival mechanisms — and I’m always struck with…
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NHL expansion is a risky bet
August 4, 2015The deadline for applications for expansion NHL franchises was Monday, July 20, and the two cities that have submitted a bid are Las Vegas led by business man Bill Foley and Quebec City led by media conglomerate Quebecor. The NHL…
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Bring more plug-in cars to Canada
August 4, 2015With the ever-steady rise in gas prices, driving my car from Coquitlam to Vancouver is costing more and more every day. As an individual looking for an alternative, the fabled electric cars caught my eye. Now here’s something that wouldn’t…
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My plea of support to the transgender community
July 26, 2015Caitlyn Jenner, in all her glory, recently accepted the ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award and delivered a powerful, important speech: it’s time to accept people for who they are. It is wrong for a citizen of a country to be…
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BC can do better than Liquefied Natural Gas
July 26, 2015Premier Christy Clark has summoned MLAs for a special summer session to pass through Bill-30, which will in effect approve a deal with Pacific Northwest LNG, a consortium led by Malaysian-owned firm Petronas, to extract and process Liquefied Natural Gas…
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Point / Counterpoint
July 26, 2015I'm a night owl! By Max Hill Tonight is going to be different. Tonight, I’m going to set my alarm for eight. I know, I know, it’s already two in the morning, but I read an article that said that…
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Woohoo, Boohoo
July 13, 2015Wooboo: Sunburns Getting sunburnt is absolutely the best feeling in the world, and you know it. Just stop and think about it for a second. A sunburn means that you’ve actually succeeded in tanning; it’s hard work laying on your…
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