What Grinds Our Gears
What Grinds Our Gears: Professors who don’t update their syllabi
April 7, 2021by Alesha Garcha, SFU Student I am tired of professors at SFU thinking their tenure means they do not have to adjust their syllabus, especially when their course’s failure rate is incredibly high. Students pay a premium dollar to learn, not to have an unreceptive professor. They should be keen to support us in achieving all learning outcomes. A failed class or a low mark could frighten students and deter us from studying subjects we are passionate about. Professors should work to improve their syllabi and adjust how concepts are learned to avoid this fear. I am experiencing this firsthand,…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Email formalities
April 6, 2021by Nancy La, Peak Associate To Whom It May Concern, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to propose the elimination of formalities in everyday correspondence via electronic mail. Allow me to preface this argument by acknowledging…
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What Grinds Our Gears: The U-Pass BC website glitch
March 30, 2021by Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate Many students at SFU have the U-Pass — a flat-fee transit option for those attending university in BC. While I appreciate the convenience it has given us, the website where U-Pass holders reload their card…
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What Grinds Our Gears: People staying silent as I get misgendered
March 22, 2021by Meera Eragoda, Copy Editor I am non-binary and I use they/them/theirs pronouns which most people are on board with. Of course, I am very femme-presenting so being misgendered constantly has been a reality that I’ve needed to adjust to.…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Not reciprocating head
February 16, 2021by a real sucker Cisgender men on the receiving end of oral sex really need to return the favour, for both parties’ sake. Let me preface, this complaint is based on one miserable hookup — conveniently, the last one I…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Breakout rooms are the worst way to learn
February 1, 2021by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief Full disclosure: I think group work and discussions are the biggest waste of time. Breakout rooms are especially the worst. I thought that after a semester or two of online trials professors would have started to…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Give Cold Tea the cold shoulder
January 26, 2021by Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor On New Year’s Eve, Vancouver’s Cold Tea restaurant decided to blatantly disregard COVID-19 safety regulations by hosting an all-night, 100-person gathering. In an interview with Global News, one of the restaurant’s owners took…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Packaging that is unnecessarily complicated to open
November 19, 2020by Michelle Young, News Editor For the past few years, my hands and wrists haven’t been doing too well. Due to a mixture of overuse, hypermobility, and a small frame, my hands have become significantly weaker, lost some of their…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Wear a fucking helmet
November 12, 2020by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor I cannot count the number of people that I’ve seen just this past summer that haven’t worn a helmet while biking. Yeah, when it’s nice out biking is great — for minimizing road congestion, avoiding…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Courses meant for online learning shouldn’t be as disorganized as the newly adapted ones
November 3, 2020by Paige Riding, Humour Editor Distance education courses — not to be confused with the shitshow in-person classes now taught online — are intended to be delivered remotely. Lessons and resources appear on Canvas for the student’s convenience. In theory,…
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