Social Media
Social media is psychologically addictive
March 17, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer The realities of social media addiction have been highly debated alongside increasing internet use. Not enough people truly understand the impact of spending hours staring at their tiny rectangles all day, and the effects on our mental health and psychological development are still being discovered. Social media addiction can be as harmful as other forms of addiction, and should be taken seriously. I was 13-years-old when I got my first iPod with a touch screen. I started using Instagram and Snapchat, and as the years passed, the number of social media accounts I acquired increased.…
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Building Black community in Vancouver on social media
March 2, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer On February 15, the Vancouver Public Library hosted an event called “Building Black British Columbia with Social Media.” Moderating the discussion was Dr. Handel Kashope Wright, the director of UBC’s Centre for Culture, Identity, and…
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We need to talk about parents who exploit their kids for clicks
January 19, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Another day, another TikTok prank trend. Prank videos do great online, with countless people joining in on the trend for laughs and likes. But how do we know when we’ve gone too far? Case in…
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TikTok is dangerous if not used with caution
November 15, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of disordered eating Writing this piece makes me a bit of a hypocrite. I have TikTok, and scroll endlessly on my feed. I don’t post videos of my own, but I’ll admit…
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Social media fitness culture is damaging
November 12, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Content warning: mentions of eating disorders and body dysmorphia Social media is a useful tool that connects like-minded people, but it also has the potential to cause massive damage. In recent years, online fitness communities…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Bitcoin Instagram scammers
November 3, 2022By: Tracey Ho, SFU student I’ve been hacked on Instagram. After nine years of using the account to showcase art, post photos of some exhibition or cool scenery, and of course, show off neat photos of myself — my account’s…
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Study finds frequent breaks are necessary for well-being
September 12, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer SFU Beedie School of Business professor Zhanna Lyubykh led a recently published study on the importance of taking breaks from work to increase performance. According to the abstract, the research reviewed 83 existing empirical…
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Still platformed: You’re not cancelled enough if I’m still subjected to you whining about it
July 26, 2022By C Icart, Peak Associate It’s long past time we stop indulging right-wing pundits and problematic celebrities by pretending cancel culture is real. Reactionaries vehemently condemning cancel culture makes it sound like there is, in fact, an epidemic of liberal Gen…
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Students discuss professor accommodations for remote learning
February 7, 2022By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor On January 20, executive member of the Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance (DNA) Vivan Ly started a Facebook thread to learn about hybrid options for classes. It reported some professors moved their classes online after seeking…
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It’s time to end your dysfunctional relationship with Instagram
February 1, 2022By: Ciara Reid, SFU Student Ending a dysfunctional relationship is difficult, but things are usually better once you’re out. This was my experience in beginning the process of deleting my social media after two years of increasingly unhealthy use. Before…
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