Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is no “right” versus “wrong”. There are policies that occur that must be discussed and debated. These policies are important to people here in Canada, but also to the lived experiences of Palestinians and Israelis. However, we must have the opportunities within an academic institution to fully discuss and explore these implications of policy.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe reality is, Israel, like every single country in the world—including Canada and the United States—is imperfect. A nation always has room to improve, from its justice system to its economic equality to its treatment of minorities; and Israel is no exception to that.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInstead of scrapping the curriculum, maybe it’s time for Doug Ford to educate himself on queer identities, and the issues facing LGBTQ+ youth. Being against this curriculum, it’s pretty obvious he needs it.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow can the SFUO reduce such issues going forward, and even respond to them in a more positive way? The answer is the president.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe trade in illegal animal products is huge; it’s the fourth-largest category of illegal activity in terms of money generated. This trade is vast and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStory downplays Winter’s graphic images, negative impact on civilians Last weekend, the Ottawa Citizen ran a story about a man who spent much of his time protesting outside the Morgentaler Clinic on Bank Street. The piece is somewhat framed as an obituary for the man who recently died of cardiac arrest, and shows far too …
Reading Time: 2 minutesA journalist was recently arrested for being a journalist. Is that a hyperbolic oversimplification of a nuanced and complicated Radio-Canada case? Yes and no.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs conversations around sexual assault become more common, having these workshops can serve as a way to further educate and hopefully reduce cases of sexual assault.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is more than a little funny to imagine a grandmother shaking her fists at a bunch of kids, but this is more than just that.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe only way forward is to make zero waste be the universal standard. Make every business be like Nu Grocery. Make every business sustainable.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne thing we’ve learned from the lone successful GA—students are more likely to show up if they feel like their presence will make some kind of impact.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYondr requires concert goers to put their phone in a locked pouch. If at any point during the show you need to access your phone, you can take it back to the venue lobby to have the pouch unlocked.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow susceptible are we to complex social pressures? Moreover, given the right circumstances, are we willing to do something in the heat of the moment that we would normally consider wrong?
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn April of 2017, I was in a pretty bad place. It was Brantford, Ontario, where old white people go to retire. My parents had moved there earlier that year, and I was home for a weekend in between final exams. That’s where I tried to take my life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis isn’t just a story about why it’s important that Brown stay out of the race this time, but about some of the strange and problematic things that came out of his decision to run.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving two official languages, and using them daily, is a skill, a resource that I believe makes our country and institutions stronger by being more open and accessible to all.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe majority of university education consists of rote memorization; from history to the sciences, exams are a regurgitation of memorized formulas, facts, and systems.
Reading Time: 3 minutesPublic opinion both within Canada and outside the country may be that we have a strong healthcare system, which is a good thing. However, comparing our system to that of the United States, for example, isn’t enough.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOf course, if a temporary leave is necessary and agreed to by the student, it’s good that such measures are available. But making such a major decision without the student is not acceptable.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile assignments are important, it doesn’t mean that the well-being of students can’t be taken into consideration when creating assignment deadlines.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUntil those allegations turn into charges, it’s better for venues to give fans the right to choose their response, and decide whether or not they want to see a band that has had sexual assault allegations made against them.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Williams Lake Indian Band case is an example of courts leading the way in the path towards reconciliation, but there is still much work to do.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a sidenote, I went to my neighbours’ house to see if they still had the package but despite the lights being on, no one answered the door, because everyone is the worst.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe should demand more from our democracy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a lot to do, but setting up clear rules and structures within the SFUO will go a long way towards improving the organization in general, as well as its work environment.
