Tiffany Chan
What Grinds Our Gears: Giving attitude to workers is a non-essential service
June 7, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor I’m standing in line outside of a restaurant waiting to pick up some food my family ordered — making sure to be six feet apart from those around me, of course. Suddenly, a woman — a typical Karen — comes stomping to the makeshift front counter (cutting in front of everyone who has been waiting, mind you), and decides to complain to the clearly stressed attendant trying to organize customers and workers alike. The woman begins yammering about the food in her bag being “disorganized” and “sloppy,” and demands compensation in the form of a new…
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Companies shouldn’t be exploiting tragedies to generate profits
May 15, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer “In these unprecedented times,” “We’re all in this together,” “Now more than ever,” and “Our hearts go out to those affected,” are all phrases I’ve seen recently in advertisements that make me want to scream. As…
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Covid relief for students doesn’t guarantee all student needs are met
May 10, 2020By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor On April 22, Prime Minister Trudeau proposed legislation that would grant post-secondary students and recent graduates access to their own pool of COVID emergency relief funding. The Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) would provide students with…
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Indoor climate control measures at SFU need an overhaul
April 9, 2020By: Connor Stephenson, Peak Associate Why is it that people feel the need to travel to the sands of the Sahara or the glaciers of Antarctica for a change in climate, when they could save themselves the arduous journey and visit…
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SODIUM PODIUM: Nine salty opinions to bring a tiny raging light to your life
March 21, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor; Harvin Bhathal, News Writer; Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer; Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate; Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer; Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer; Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor; Paige Riding, News Writer; Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Please stop asking me…
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Field trips can be educational but inconvenient
March 15, 2020By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate There’s no doubt that field trips can be enriching experiences for students; I myself got to experience virtual reality because of a field trip. Students can learn and interact with one another outside of the classroom…
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More non-disabled people need to put in the effort to clear snowy sidewalks
February 1, 2020By: Sanam Prasad, SFU Student As a disabled person living in Metro Vancouver, the snow like the dump we got in January makes my disability worse, with such things as stiff joints, trouble gripping items, and difficulty walking. It doesn’t help…
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Dinner with a View gives the rich a place to burn their money — and little else
January 4, 2020By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer A new pop-up restaurant opens on January 15 in Vancouver that advertises a novel perspective on dining. Organizers of the event call it “Dinner with a View.” For one hour and 45 minutes (and a $200…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Sodium Podium
November 24, 2019By: Juztin Bello, Madeleine Chan, Kelly Chia, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Marco Ovies, Nathaniel Tok, Winona Young This first-year class cost you $500, the least you could do is pay attention! As a fourth year filling up her breadth courses with…
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It’s a medical myth that blemishes and uneven skin are always caused by neglect
October 21, 2019By: Michelle Young, SFU Student At an airport a few months ago, just as I got up to put away my trash during a four hour layover, one of the cleaning staff asked me, “Do you use soap on your face?”…
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