Back to school edition.

Horoscopes for the week of September 16-22.

Open with caution.

Back to school! Bees.... and Jason Statham.

Travelling has a way of unraveling us.

Inside Out 2 gave audiences every beat of a classic Pixar film- perhaps its biggest praise comes from its genuine and ground-breaking portrayal of anxiety in a children’s film. As with any piece of popular culture, the question prevails as to whether this ground-breaking representation is truly the first of its kind to be represented, or if it’s just exactly what its cultural category denotes it as: popular.

Harshita Srivastava is a fourth year undergraduate student joint-majoring in Communication and English. With her extensive involvement in university clubs and dedication to advocating for social causes, Harshita shares the value of embracing opportunities and taking risks to discover one’s true potential.

Talha Butt is a fifth-year student majoring in Communication. With a passion for community involvement and a commitment to supporting students’ educational experiences, Talha shares his journey in the Gift and Estate Planning sector of SFU Advancement and Alumni Engagement.

Seleena Thandi is a SFU alumni of Spring 2024 with a major in Communication. With her co-op experiences that allowed her to explore different aspects of the communication field, she shares  the value of stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing opportunities for both professional and personal growth.

Kyanna Sarmiento is a SFU alumni of Spring 2024 with a minor in Print & Digital Publishing. With her co-op experience that led to her passion in the healthcare sector and her current position as a Social Media and Content Coordinator, she shares the value of exploring diverse opportunities and acquiring new skills.

Kick’s roofied mediatized cocktail of entertainment, hate speech, and radicalization demonstrates the path unregulated entertainment has ahead as technologies continue to get more accessible, and entertainment becomes even more entrenched into every sphere of life. The harmful spectacle that is more alluring, more enticing to consume. This is the process of Addictainment, the societal outlet for a violent entertainment.

Eden Chipperfield is a fifth year honours Communication student. With her two co-op experience, various on-campus involvements and her dedication to personal growth, Eden shares her journey of navigating the professional world, recognizing the importance of proactive engagement and continuous learning.

It is truly fantastic that no matter where you are, there’s a good chance you’ll be recorded or photographed. You have no control, no say over this at all. The man, six stories up on the wrong side of the balcony, looks down to see a sea of phones. Suicide becomes a vaudeville act.

Uncut Gems is The Wolf of Wall Street for gamblers. Kofi reviews an incredibly inspirational movie.

“It's the best time to make mistakes while you’re still a student. Take as many risks and opportunities as possible – one right decision is all you need.” Joaquin Suarez is a SFU alumni who graduated in Fall 2023 with an honours degree in Communication. With co-op experience, extracurricular involvement and a collection of memorable learning experiences, Joaquin shares his journey from graduation to landing a position as a Communications Coordinator at Fraser Health Authority.

All life becomes mediatized, experience now consumable via multistimuli form. An experience is not lived through in these conditions, instead you live a life of a perma-voyeur. Simultaneously hyperstimulated and unsatisfied, two magnetized points through which you cycle through.

More than 10 quotes from McLuhan’s Understanding Media, Extensions of Man.

Appearances from Baudrillard, Benet-Weiser, Fisher, and more.

Empaths only

“Marketing is more than just social media & raising sales” - Ashley Chia is a fourth year Communication student pursuing a minor in Print & Digital Publishing. With her recent co-op experience at SFU VentureLabs, she shares the value of co-op experience as a Marketing Associate.

Appearances from Wittel, Fuchs, Mosco, Schiller, and more.

We’ve witnessed a rapid resurgence of analog technology, with vinyl records and film cameras sparking revitalized interest among younger audiences. This phenomenon is a testament to our generation's collective fascination with the past, our attempt to find a semblance of authenticity or a connection to the tangible, in a vastly digitized world.