Time to start teaching turning degrees into jobs
Post secondary cannot just be education for education's sake By Stephen Power Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee ST JOHN’S (CUP) —...
Moe answers not delivered
A response to his previous article "Ask Questions, Get Moe Answers" By Isaac Louie Dear Moe, On the last article you wrote: “If you claim that just because not enough people voted, the election process is somehow flawed, or that the legitimization of the incoming directors should be questioned, then you are directly negating and undermining democracy and the time and effort of those active members of our community that actually voted in the last election.” Moe, this is exactly wh...
Prevalence of abortion undermines a mother’s rights
A response to the criticisms against the Genocide Awareness Project By Suzana Kovacic Photos by Alison Roach A few years ago, I received a...
What we need to reassess about rape and online crime
Putting new labels on mislabeled terms By Tara Nykyforiak Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee What do the tragedies of Amanda Todd, Rehtaeh Parson...
COLUMN: Locating the truth among fallacy
Helping you to better handle the truth By Ben Buckley Photos by Ben Buckley Information bombards us every day in the form of news, advertis...
Ask questions, get Moe answers
A rebuttal to last week's opinions piece, straight from the man himself By Moe Kopahi Mr. Joseph Leivdal, thank you for taking your time to express your opinion (“The SFSS needs Moe accountability”, April 2, 2013) in regards to the SFSS, SFU senate and me. I will address your concerns one by one. You stated that, “The cover of a recent issue of The Peak shows newly elected SFSS President Khan revelling in his victory.” I find it hard to unde...
Front-door-only boarding is the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard
By David Proctor Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee In a strange way, this is a difficult subject to tackle: how do you argue a p...
Voting isn’t the democratic act it’s cracked up to be
With most people choosing their least hated option, why does voting still matter? By Joseph Leivdal Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee As the pr...
We all need traditional marriage
Before questions of morality, we should consider the family unit By Juan Tolentino Reading Mohamed Sheriffdeen’s article “Moral arguments against same sex marriage don’t have legs to stand on”, I cannot help but wonder if the whole controversy over same-sex marriage is too caught up in what are essentially problems of legalism. After all, marriages of various forms have been present in human society long before the state deigned to grant them legal recognition, so if we...
GAP protesters belittle students’ intelligence
Shock tactics are not effective ways of conveying points By Gloria Mellesmoen Word on campus is that we are due for another visit from the GAP (Genocide Awareness Project) on Burnaby Mountain. If you are unaware of what this is, I would say that you are lucky. The GAP is a pro-life organization that has put together a series of grotesque images juxtaposing abortion to horrific events in world history, such as genocides and the holocaust. I do not intend to bel...