Top Opinions
We don’t always need media to be good, it just needs to be reliable
October 11, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Media has gotten better and better over the past few decades. Films budgets are swelling, TV content is way more diverse, and even mainstream video games are made with borderline cinematic graphics and writing. The best of what we can watch, listen, and read is always available for a wider audience than ever. But quality is exhausting. I’ve started glazing over a lot of people recommending things as being important, and disregarding any sort of awards ceremonies to guide my media diet. I can’t remember the last time I’ve watched an Oscar-nominated movie, or…
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Dress for school however you please
October 10, 2018Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor As Miranda Priestly told her dismissive new assistant in The Devil Wears Prada, it’s comical how people think they can stay out of the fashion world when they have no choice but to wear…
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People should never be mocked for being vocal about their hobbies
October 9, 2018Written by: Alexander Kenny, Peak Associate “I’m so excited for this tournament that I have this weekend, I’ve been looking forward to it for a month, I’m pleased with how I built the army for it, and I’ve just finished…
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What grinds our gears: Bus bunching
October 8, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer As university students, most of us spend a lot of time taking buses, and a lot of time waiting for them to arrive. Much of the wait time can be attributed to bus bunching,…
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Political Opinion: The progress of the Korea summits is at risk of being stunted by the United States
October 5, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The third summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in occurred in Pyongyang last week. The summit focused on North Korea’s part of the denuclearization pact. At the end…
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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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Stupid questions don’t exist, but please don’t let them take other people’s time
October 3, 2018Written by: Joshua Myslichuk, SFU Student Pretend you are in your last lecture of the day. Your professor has said that once they finish the lecture slides, they’ll let you out early. Good! You have an hour-long commute home and another…
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Be more aware of the Burnaby mayoral election
October 2, 2018Written by: Kayli Jamieson In case you haven’t heard, Burnaby’s municipal elections are on October 20, and there are four mayoral candidates running this term. Included are Derek Corrigan, Mike Hurley, Sylvia Gung, and Helen Chang. Eight city councillors and…
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We should’ve been able to vote for the impeachment online
October 1, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor The recent annual general meeting (AGM) for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) was a circus. Someone set off a smoke bomb in the Leslie and Gordon Diamond Family Auditorium right before voting registration,…
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What Grinds our Gears: Icebreaker activities in lectures and tutorials
September 30, 2018Written by: Tiffany Chang, SFU Student I’m pretty sure that all SFU students have endured the painfully awkward icebreakers forced upon us by TAs or professors at the start of every semester. As someone who’s entering my third year, I’ve…
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