Vancouver Should Take Notes on Copenhagen’s Bike System
Opinions / February 27, 2020
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When you think about it, Metro Vancouver has a pretty good bike system in place. There are many beautiful trails for bike riding in the city of Vancouver and its surrounding areas. From biking around the Seawall or Queen Elizabeth Park to cruising around Richmond and enjoying a thrilling ride in Steveston, there’s lots of... Continue Reading
KPU Disability Services Are Confidential, Free, and More Accessible Than You Might Think
Opinions / February 26, 2020
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As a student with a disability, it’s always a challenge to figure out what your rights are in a school setting. It’s also not always clear what types of support you can find, as each institution offers something different. The accessibility services department is there to help students with disabilities navigate the different challenges that... Continue Reading
Give Canadian Workers the Right to Bathroom Breaks
Opinions / February 25, 2020
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Technically speaking, Canadian employees are not entitled to bathroom breaks. All employers are legally required to give their employees 30-minutes of unpaid break time. However, since our bodies are unpredictable, you may not be able to go to the bathroom during that period. Basically, if you have to drop a deuce before or after the... Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor: No, Canada Does Not Need to Spend More on Defence
Opinions / February 23, 2020
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An opinion piece titled “Canada Needs to Spend More on Defence” published recently in The Runner criticizes outdated service pistols, calls to rectify Canada’s underfunding of its NATO defence-spending commitments, and laments that some navy officers “don’t know if they will even get the opportunity to serve on an actual vessel.” Excuse me while I... Continue Reading
Uber and Lyft Deserve to Stay in Surrey
Opinions / February 21, 2020
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The day after Uber and Lyft finally got approval to operate in Metro Vancouver, the City of Surrey sent a letter to Uber to cease operations within the city limits. In most of Vancouver, it seems that everyone was happy about the arrival of ride sharing. Meanwhile, Uber drivers were ticketed by bylaws officers in... Continue Reading
Ways to Support Wet’suwet’en from Home
Opinions / February 19, 2020
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On Dec. 31, the B.C. Supreme Court granted Coastal GasLink an injunction against the Wet’suwet’en First Nation for blocking access to its planned pipeline route. Armed with weapons, the RCMP began removing Wet’suwet’en people from their unceded land last Thursday. As a result, thousands of protests and blockades have popped up across the country in... Continue Reading
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Taking Out Online Trolls in Video Games
Opinions / February 19, 2020
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There are some people online who will gleefully feed off of your misfortune. They may say hurtful things, relentlessly make you a punchline, or try to find personal details about you to spread to the world. Regardless of which curses and negative adjectives you use to describe these people, they’re generally referred to as online... Continue Reading
How DIY Projects Can Save You an Arm and a Leg
Opinions / February 18, 2020
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It’s a new year, which means it’s time for new solutions to everyday problems. For students, one of the most pressing issues we face is a shortage of money. In this day and age, we enjoy an increasingly accessible and convenient lifestyle. Food from practically any restaurant can be ordered for delivery. Even grocery shopping... Continue Reading
My Social Media-Free Year: A Running Diary
Opinions / February 16, 2020
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Moments before we ushered in a new decade, I was scrolling through an old crush’s tweets, re-reading each one carefully, knowing I was letting them, and perhaps him, go in the new year. My New Year’s resolution was this: No more social media in 2020, and at least for January, no music, podcasts, or YouTube... Continue Reading
A Beginner’s Guide to Cannabis Edibles
Opinions / February 16, 2020
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There are only a handful of experiences that feel worse than being too high. Edibles are now available for legal purchase in Canada, and to make sure new cannabis users are ready to try new products, the government has put out a guide for ingesting THC products. The part of this guide I couldn’t agree... Continue Reading
Leave the Royals Alone!
Opinions / February 14, 2020
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Truth be told, I never cared much about the Royal Family. Every time I see both Harry and Megan on the cover of HELLO! Canada for the 900,000th time, I groan. I fail to grasp the importance of the Royals in the wake of far more significant and influential matters, like the Australian wildfires or... Continue Reading
Singles, Stay Realistic This Valentine’s Day
Opinions / February 14, 2020
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Being single may seem like a blessing to some. Having the flexibility to make your own decisions, to decide where you eat, what you spend money on, is great. The restrictions that come with being in a relationship do not apply to the average single person, but for all its freedoms, single life can feel... Continue Reading
Other Companies Need to Follow Facebook’s Foosteps by Banning Deepfakes
Opinions / February 14, 2020
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“Deepfakes” are videos of computer-generated images created by artificial intelligence which show people performing acts and saying things which they never did in real life. Recently, Facebook has upped the ante, committing to a full-on ban on sharing deepfakes on the platform. However, even though Facebook has rolled its sleeves up and decided to crack... Continue Reading
Attorney General David Eby announced amendments to the BC Supreme Court Civil Rules Regulation that will put a stop to the disproportionate use of experts and expert reports currently being used in motor vehicle-related court cases. These amendments are designed to encourage earlier settlements and help reduce the costs of settling vehicle injury claims. rrLearn more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019AG0009-000208
A Breakdown of ICBC’s Financial Dumpster Fire
Opinions / February 13, 2020
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Attorney General David Eby blamed ICBC’s present state on the previous Liberal provincial government’s mismanagement. “Years of reckless decisions by the former government have undermined ICBC’s ability to deliver low cost insurance to British Columbians,” Eby said. Two years ago, Eby called ICBC’s situation a “financial dumpster fire” when he addressed reports of $1.3 billion... Continue Reading
The Death of Sexism in Hollywood Cinema is Long Overdue
Opinions / February 10, 2020
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Hollywood’s most elite award show faced issues again this year due to its failure to be inclusive towards people of all races, sexualities, and genders in its nominations. The public wants to see more diversity, but it seems that the Academy is heading in the wrong direction. Through their nominations, the Academy failed to acknowledge... Continue Reading