Photo campaign honours substance-use disorder victims

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Established by the International Network of People Who Use Drugs, International Drug Users Remembrance Day is held annually on...

Art is a path towards healing

By: Marie Jen Galilo, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of suicide.  Art is more than aesthetics, talent, and skill — it’s a pathway towards peace and...

Restoring, not changemaking: highlights from Indigenous Changemakers

By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Indigenous Changemakers was a Zoom webinar hosted by the West Vancouver Memorial Library on July 8. This event brought into...

Video game soundtracks that capture the soul of a game

By: Nejdana Houshyar, Peak Associate Soundtracks can completely shape the experience of playing a video game. Whether that be an intense, drum-heavy score during a...

A taste of Tuareg desert blues

By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Amidst the downtown chaos of the World Cup, the annual Vancouver International Jazz Festival took place from June 19 to...

Rhonda Webster’s reflections on growing up with a bipolar parent

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer A new melancholic book written by University of Victoria student Rhonda Webster describes the realities of bipolar disorder. Please...

Art in service of queer empowerment and resistance

By: Nejdana Houshyar, Peak Associate The Health Initiative for Men is a not-for-profit grassroots health organization, whose primary mandate is to “strengthen the health and...

Reclaiming fractured identities in Wildhood

By: Marie Jen Galilo, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of domestic abuse.  Where can you seek refuge when you are running from yourself? This is the...

Digital photovoice and healthy masculinity

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Due to toxic masculinity, a taboo still exists around conversations about men’s mental health struggles or their ability to...

Nutritious Nibbles: Chana chaat

By: Rehma Adnan, SFU Student Looking for the perfect meal-prep salad? Here’s my family recipe of a fresh and flavourful fibre-loaded Pakistani salad called chana...