Social Media
White person shocked to learn about racism for the first time through Instagram infographic
November 2, 2020By: Serena Bains, Staff Writer I just learned that racism existed when I opened Instagram feed the other day. Expecting my feed of custom Starbucks drinks, country music artists, and nothing but Live, Laugh, Love, I instead came across my awakening. My feed was filled with black squares with the hashtags #BlackTuesday and #TheShowMustBePaused. Something switched in me, and I desperately needed the world to know so. I was searching for a way to show my support for Black Lives Matter, but donating to BIPOC-led organizations that have been operating for decades and who are most equipped to help the…
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Romanticizing bad habits only makes them worse
July 17, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Ah yes, the stereotypical university student: eating ramen from the bag, macaroni and cheese from the box, pulling all-nighters every night, drinking ‘till dawn, glorifying sadness. Ain’t it the life? No, it’s not. Far from it…
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The inescapable reality of a millennial: an interview with artist Sára Molčan
November 23, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer This year’s Eastside Culture Crawl took place from November 14 to 17 across 68 East Vancouver venues. From painters to glassblowers, the festival showcased 495 artists, taking its visitors on a tour through the lens…
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Parents, are those social media accounts really for your kids?
June 8, 2019By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate In recent years, Instagram has seen an influx of parent-run accounts for young children. Such accounts have become immensely popular, each one prolifically documenting a child’s everyday life. As such, parents should reflect on whether they…
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There’s no place online where offensive words and imagery should be acceptable
March 24, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor One of the incredible things about the growth of the Internet is how much it’s become part of the real world. People everywhere are on it, looking at the same spaces through the same…
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Unfriend and block your loose connections on social media
February 14, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Primary and secondary school can be socially painful. You’re growing, learning, and — most importantly — spending almost every day surrounded by peers going through the shared social experiences of school and youth. Unless…
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The social media trend of blackfishing is disturbing and unquestionably racist
November 25, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer On November 6, a Twitter user named Wanna created a thread which showcased a number of white women partaking in the racially insensitive phenomenon of blackfishing. The act, named after the term catfishing, is…
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Normalizing negative news isn’t inherently bad
October 4, 2018Written by: Shannon Foss, SFU Student Bad news gets people talking because it has the shock factor, it’s tragic, and it’s probably something you can never imagine actually happening to yourself. Did you hear about the SFSS sexual harassment allegations?…
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B.C. government launches campaign addressing sexual misconduct in post-secondary institutions
September 19, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A new campaign launched by the provincial government aims to address sexual violence and misconduct in post-secondary institutions. The campaign is based largely on social media and via posters which focus on male…
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SFU should use its social media pages to improve students’ real-world social lives
September 16, 2018Written by: Amal Javad Abdullah, Staff Writer As a school that boasts of being Canada’s most “engaged” university, one thing we can’t deny SFU’s its apparent engagement on social media. SFU’s various departments, faculties, student programs, student services, and even…
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