What grads do: The fascinating culture and economy of sneakers

By: Youeal Abera Michelle La, a master’s student studying anthropology at SFU with a focus on economic anthropology, is one of the most intriguing academics...

My study spot

By: Michelle Chiang, Michelle Gomez, Jennifer Low, Natasha Tar, Nathaniel Tok   My favourite study spot is a quaint café and bakery called The Coffee Bun....

Adulting 101: Fall produce and how to eat it

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor  The fall solstice was officially September 21, but the season’s coming doesn’t really feel real until Thanksgiving, Halloween, and midterms...

Adulthood 101: Voting in the 2018 Burnaby municipal election

By: Michelle Gomez, Staff writer  The Burnaby election campaigns have been underway for a few weeks now, and this weekend, we’ll be voting for one...

The bigger picture part three: art abounds at SFU

Written and photographed by: Natasha Tar Welcome to yet another SFU art walk! After reading the other two that The Peak wrote up, I’m...

How mentors are building a sense of community in SFU’s largest faculty

By: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer  SFU is notorious for being a commuter campus where sad students come to school, attend their lectures, and leave with...

Hamish and Jo’s Adventures in France: Welcome to Menton

By: Hamish Clinton and Jozsef Varga Imagine heavily armed French border patrol officers chasing you off a train, demanding that you show them your papers ....

Justin Traviss is taking political science from the classroom to city hall

By: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor  Name: Justin Traviss Pronouns: He/him/his Hometown: Port Coquitlam, B.C. Major: Political science Fun fact: He loves Dungeons and Dragons   Port Coquitlam is one of those...

Best selfie spots at SFU Burnaby and SFU Surrey

By: Jennifer Low, Peak Associate  Despite a reputation of being a prison fortress, SFU is undeniably beautiful. With lush courtyards, stunning works of public art,...

Bringing dad jokes to the board: an SFYou with Samer Rihani

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor  Fast Facts Name: Samer Rihani Pronouns: He/Him/His Department Affiliation: Health Sciences (Populative and quantitative stream; fourth year) Hometown: Surrey, B.C. Hobbies: Self-described...