Features

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The resilience of Rohingya women

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Tanjila Afrin is currently pursuing a master of arts in international studies at SFU. Before enrolling in the program, Afrin worked as a humanitarian aid worker. With a background in environmental science, she was deployed to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to support safe water hygiene and sanitation services in Rohingya refugee camps. Now at SFU, Afrin’s master’s research project spotlights the structural challenges confronted by Rohingya…

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Incorporating the lessons of Bandi Chhor Divas in today’s world

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Mason Narinder Singh Mattu, Section Editor Bandi Chhor Divas is a celebration born from the events that took place after Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, the sixth guru of Sikhi (anglicized as Sikhism), was released from wrongful imprisonment by the…

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The Peak’s 60th anniversary: Notable articles from 1965–1995

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Ella Pendlington, SFU Student and Petra Chase, Features Editor Since 1965, The Peak has brought issues that matter to students to the forefront, investigating concerns, engaging students in university and local politics, and allowing a space to build community. …

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A collage of four photos: Maria Marraza’s professional headshot, a cut-out photo of Barazza in her grad uniform holding flowers after graduating SFU, a photo of Barraza holding her degree in front of the university of Salamanca, and a photo of author Gabriel García Márquez
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SFYou: Dr. María Ignacia Barraza

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer María Ignacia Barraza is an assistant professor in the department of world languages and literatures in the faculty of arts and social sciences at SFU. This semester, she’s teaching “Modern World Literatures 104W” and “World…

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A small figure looks despairing at a yellow giant figure with a crown. The figure is a metaphor for the unachievable standard the figure projects onto himself.
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A letter of challenge from a recovering perfectionist

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Are you a perfectionist? Start with this short checklist: Do you set big goals for yourself, yet feel no sense of accomplishment if you reach them?  Are you highly critical of yourself and/or others? Do…

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SFYou: Sarah Law

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer A recent SFU graduate with a master’s of arts in sociology, Sarah Law currently works as the director of community engagement of the feminist science and technology lab Doing STS. She is also an organizing…

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A dude carrying a tote bag, holding an iced matcha latte and the bell jar book in another hand. He is wearing basic jeans and a Tshirt that says "Clairo #1 Fan," and a sache hanging around his neck says "Vancouver's most performative man."
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Performative Man Contest brings more than just irony to Vancouver

Peak Web November 10, 2025

By: Jonah Lazar, SFU Student The night of September 4 saw dozens of Gen Zers adorned with tote bags, carrying vinyls and books, wired earphones, Labubu keychains, and menstrual products, gathered at Fortune Sound Club in Chinatown. Hosted by IN-D-DANCE…

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Remembering Kulbir Kaila

Peak Web November 10, 2025

Interview and translations by: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer Written by: Petra Chase, Features Editor Kulbir Kaila worked at SFU for 17 years. On July 28, she died at the age of 61 while working a cleaning shift on the Burnaby…

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A laptop on a wooden bench in front of sun-lit greenery. The screen is open to the Ecosia search landing page and the search input “How to de-Google your life?”
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Documenting my transition away from Google’s search engine

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Discussing all the reasons to boycott Google would take an entire article, but the tech giant’s involvement in violent state surveillance projects is reason enough. Project Nimbus is their artificial intelligence project that provides the…

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Course Review: The wonders of classical mythology

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Julia Nijjar, SFU Student It’s often difficult to decide which classes to take for an upcoming semester. I constantly find myself lost in an entanglement of thoughts as I weigh the pros and cons of each potential schedule outcome.…

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