What Grinds Our Gears
What Grinds Our Gears: Respect the people around you when you light up, even on 4/20
May 3, 2019By: Ruth Leavitt, SFU Student On 4/20, a group of teenagers lit up their weed on a SkyTrain car. It was late at night, so the car was full but not crowded. I had to flee to the next car to escape the smoke, and I wasn’t alone. I don’t object to weed. I know people who use it medicinally. But I also experience anxiety symptoms when exposed to it. Lighting up on SkyTrains is an extreme form of people failing to think about others when they smoke. On a good day, I’m already dodging cigarette smoke at transit exchanges…
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What grinds our gears: Getting a caffeinated drink when you ordered decaf
March 6, 2019Written by: Hannah Davis, Staff Writer You know those people who annoyingly brag about switching to decaf? Well, that’s me now. Maybe I decided that I do not always want to be filled with a constant, albeit non-crippling, level of…
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What grinds our gears: Bathroom talkers
February 13, 2019Written by: Tiffany Chang, There is no doubt in my mind that every SFU student has experienced rush-hour traffic in the halls on campus. Seeing thousands of sleep-deprived, young adults pouring out through classroom doors isn’t anything new. While I…
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What grinds our gears: Escalator etiquette-breakers
January 29, 2019Written by: Trevor Roberts, Peak Associate Escalators. They’re loud, they’re expensive, and if they’re in a SkyTrain station they break down all the time. But they’re not that hard to use. There is one rule to using an escalator: stand on the right, walk…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Computer-lab desk-hoggers
January 20, 2019Written by Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer When you’re walking through the library during peak study season, a free desktop computer can be a rare sight. As someone who doesn’t want to lug her brother’s bulky hand-me-down gaming computer out of the house, I revel in…
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What grinds our gears: Snot snifflers during exams
January 15, 2019Written by Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer Imagine this: you’re sitting in a lecture hall writing your first midterm of the semester when – SFGGHHHSPHHHPHFFF. Your lecture neighbour snorts their mucus with the violent force of an elephant parade. Your focus shifts slightly from your…
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What grinds our gears: Burnaby campus’ constantly imperfect temperature
November 22, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer Most students would agree that the worst part about winter at SFU is getting off the bus at the top of Burnaby Mountain to temperatures significantly lower than where you boarded it. After walking from…
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WGOG: Undisclosed mayonnaise in restaurants
September 5, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor I understand that disliking mayonnaise is far from a universal stance. I’ve always felt it to be an overpowering blandness that ruins a good burger, but I respect that plenty of others consider it…
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WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: International duties are the worst surprises ever
July 14, 2018Written by: Eva Zhu, Opinions Editor Online shopping is like receiving a Christmas present, except you bought it yourself. You get to obsessively track your package the minute the “your item has been shipped” email arrives in your inbox. Who…
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