Editorials

Editorial: The driving cause of student debt

In the eyes of the Clark government, students are a whiny bunch. They get their impractical, useless arts degrees, then live off the hard, honest work of their parents (who…

Privy to privies

A number of SFU students are currently petitioning to turn a percentage of multi-stall washrooms on campus into gender-inclusive ones.

Editorial: Privy to privies

A number of SFU students are currently petitioning to turn a percentage of multi-stall washrooms on campus into gender-inclusive ones. On Feb. 18, protesters also staged a “shit-in”, where activists…

Editorial: Arresting the police state

Elizabeth May called it an “act to create a new secret police.” The Conservatives call it Bill C-51. The Liberals played it safe (or just wimped out on committing to…

America needs a chocolate fix

Five years after purchasing Cadbury for $19.6 billion, Hershey’s has decided to ban imports of all British-produced Cadbury chocolate into the United States—this includes Kit Kat bars, Toffee Crisps, Maltesers,…

Climate debate needs refresh

Monday’s climate change forum, entitled A Dialogue: Climate Change, Divestment, and Society, posed many questions about how the University (and the world) should respond to the climate crisis brought on…

Editorial: It’s time for change

Oh, did you hear about this? Just a fun, local story about the Mayor of Saanich. No, not anything good. No, not crack. He lied about an extramarital affair, then…

Editorial: Securing the Internet once and for all

Where would our culture be without the Internet? For most, it’s an essential service, so why not treat it as such? With our data being passed around without transparency, why…

Editorial: The sky isn’t falling any faster

Happy New Year, readers. Was your holiday season peaceful? Relaxing? This magical time of year is always filled with an optimistic spirit channeling from the spirit of New Years resolutions…

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