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What Grinds Our Gears: TikTok’s constantly-changing layout
October 30, 2024By: Dani Santos, SFU Student Change isn’t always good. Especially when that “change” happens every couple of weeks. To me, TikTok is a form of escape. An escape should be something that provides comfort, joy, and familiarity. But how am I supposed to feel a sense of familiarity when TikTok’s layout changes every time I open it!? TikTok has experimented with different kinds of feeds their users can choose from: Friends, Following, For You, Explore, Shop, and even a STEM feed. Sure, it’s nice to have all these options to choose from, but why do some occasionally disappear and reappear?…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Winter commutes to Burnaby Mountain
October 24, 2024By: Yulissa Huamani, SFU student Imagine waking up to a perfect snowy morning in the Lower Mainland. The temperature is cold, but the view outside your window looks stunning. You struggle to get up, but then you realize your university…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Rainy bus rides
October 17, 2024By: Sarah Sorochuk, SFU Student With fall comes the rain, and for transit users that is the worst. And it means one thing: wet bus chairs. They feel so gross, and it’s enough to ruin anyone’s day. Imagine this: you’re…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Monopoly
October 11, 2024By: Emilia Kuznetsova, SFU Student Monopoly sucks. It takes hours to play. Technically, the average game duration is about 45 minutes under standard rules, but it feels longer — and it’s completely about luck. If you’re the person who lands…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Stink bugs
October 1, 2024By: Sarah Sorochuk, SFU Student Stink bugs — we all know them, we all hate them. That pesky species invades every summer and never really goes away. Soon they will be ruling this town. They may look harmless, but when…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Automated phone lines
September 23, 2024By: Sarah Sorochuk, SFU Student Do you know the feeling where you are missing a package or something, and the only way to get your package back is to call the “help” number? But how helpful is it, really? Most…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Parking at SFU Burnaby
September 18, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer You’re running late, already stuck in traffic on the way up to campus, and then you finally pass the threshold of driving up Gaglardi Way to find a spot at Central parking. Lo and behold,…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Convocations during classes
September 18, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor I am not looking forward to this fall. My one and only reason for this is that I despise class-hour convocations. Dramatic, I know. I understand that scheduling is tricky, and there will always be…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Traffic tailgaters
August 2, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor I can’t think of anyone who’s a fan of being tailgated. It’s not just the passive aggression that bugs me — small following distances are dangerous and horribly inefficient. It’s common sense that following too…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Mosquitos
July 27, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Picture this: you’ve just spent a long day enjoying the lovely summer weather. You’ve been baking in the sun, dipping in and out of the water to cool down. As you’re heading back…
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