SFU Pipe Band’s Tori Killoran is here to change your perspective on the bagpipes

By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate Fast Facts Name: Tori Killoran Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department Affiliation: Criminology (fifth-year student) Hometown: Pitt Meadows, B.C. Hobbies: Playing the bagpipes, highland dancing, and going...

The Americans of SFU want political engagement to surpass geography

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor  3 to 6 million American citizens are living outside of the United States, for a variety of reasons. And as...

Seven-Minute Majors: Find out what SFU students like about their majors (part one)

By: Tessa Earnshaw, Michelle Gomez (Staff Writer), Amneet Mann (News Editor), Gabrielle McLaren (Features Editor) and Nathaniel Tok Engineering This major is going to help you...

So how does the SFSS work anyways?

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features editor When you open the SFSS’s website, their “about” page seems pretty straightforward: “The Simon Fraser Student Society is a student-led...

Homesickness? We’ve all been there.

By: Tessa Earnshaw, Michelle Gomez, Gabrielle McLaren, and Winona Young When my parents helped me move into residence, I didn’t want them to leave. I...

Resource roundup: Everything you might need at SFU

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features editor  Orientation, welcome packs, campus tours, the wealth of knowledge that is the Internet, and long, confused, meandering walks across Burnaby...

SFU Graffiti Scavenger Hunt

Found and submitted by Kitty Cheung, SFU Student  The three SFU campuses are held together by one common denominator: vandalism. The graffiti at SFU ranges...

Join the Club: SFU Shockwave

Written and photographed by Jennifer Low, Peak Associate  If you happen to be walking along False Creek near Science World at the right time, you...

The SFU student’s guide to scholarships

By: Jennifer Low, SFU Student Editor’s Note: Make sure to check the scholarships’ official websites for their exact wording, eligibility, and conditions! Good luck getting...

Meme History 101

By: Victoria Lopatka  *Editor’s Note: These memes were taken from the SFU Dank Memes Gang Facebook Group. The Peak does not own these memes, or...