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Elon Musk does not need your defense
November 24, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor If you’ve been on Twitter the last two weeks, you bore witness to Elon Musk reducing the platform to his tantrum sandbox in the name of “free speech,” even protesting that activism is what’s driving people away from the site. No, Musk: it’s your rampant moves to fire or ban anyone who questions you, while making it difficult for officials to verify themselves with an $8 fee that’s rushing people out like a landslide. Musk was never a good guy. Evidently, he’s not the invincible genius that his fans believe he is. He’s a man…
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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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What Grinds Our Gears: Why are we still using iClickers!?
September 25, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Throughout our university degrees, we’ve all been in a course where the professor clearly states that not having an iClicker will affect your attendance grade. That isn’t fair. Quite frankly, I think iClickers are a…
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What Grinds Our Gears: SFU students aren’t eligible for a U-Pass during a semester off
June 28, 2022By Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor You know what’s cool? The U-Pass system. Through SFU, we’ve got unlimited access to the Lower Mainland’s sprawling bus, SkyTrain, Seabus, and gondola (c’mon folks) network. You know what’s less cool? Revoking that access when students…
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SFU too often takes credit for achievements by progressive student movements
June 2, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor Here’s something that never fails to be a crowd-pleaser: powerful institutions claiming to be progressive after being shamed into progressive action. And what’s even better? When that same institution fakes good cheer when thanking the activists…
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What grinds our gears: A lack of campus study spaces
April 8, 2022By: Craig Allan, Peak Associate; Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor As a student whose home has more distractions than it does workspace, I usually come to school to get my work done. My favourite place to work at the SFU Burnaby…
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WGOG: The need to imitate meat in vegetarian food
March 24, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer It is ridiculous for vegetarian food to imitate meat. For the first 19 years of my life, I followed a strictly vegetarian diet, with a protein intake coming from curries, stews, stir fries, and dried fruits.…
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WGOG: The varied thrush
March 16, 2022By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor I’m sleeping soundly in my bed, feeling toasty under the blankets. Then, the sound of a whistle. Not once, not twice, but from the early morning to early evening — at irregular increments. It is the…
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What Grinds Our Gears: SFU Burnaby being one big design flaw
March 4, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, SFU Student Burnaby campus is ugly. The buildings are glum, the hallways are dark, and the overall vibes suck so bad. Walking through the AQ at 4:00 p.m. in November feels like I’m dragging my feet through…
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What Grinds Our gears: Campus vending machines
February 24, 2022By Craig Allan, Peak Associate Much ado has been made about the lackluster food offerings available on campus, but one area that does not receive its share of criticism are SFU’s vending machines. Too often I go to the vending…
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