The crisis in education isn’t AI — it’s meaning

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer In the age of AI, effort has become optional. As students, we no longer need to flip through textbooks...

When the state kills, who is the enemy?

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of war, violence, and death. We are often told war can be justified. Our history textbooks glorify...

A box of halwa and generational love

By: Rusham Verma, SFU Student It’s summer vacation. I’m only 12 years old and my maternal grandmother’s house is infused with the nostalgic smell of...

Friends of Simon: building community through education

By: Phone Min Thant, Arts & Culture Editor The author of this article is a Friends of Simon tutor. Following The Peak’s conflict of interest...

Breaking free from the screen

By: Zainab Salam, Staff Writer In this digital age, screens are central to nearly every aspect of our lives: work, education, entertainment, and socialization. While...

An alternative perspective on small businesses

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Small businesses contribute to local economies by offering unique products, innovations, and creating job opportunities. In Canada, they employ over...

Can news platforms build trust in a fractured world?

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer We find ourselves in a world where news media thrives on crises. Headlines are designed to scare, intimidate, divide,...

Incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our education

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer The incorporation of Indigenous knowledge has been widely disregarded in western sciences. Due to racism and colonialism, Indigenous knowledge is...

Non-violent and non-physical forms of protests

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Gwangju, Tiananmen, Sidi Bouzid, Yangon, Bangkok, and Kyiv — these are just some places that have exemplified the efforts...

Myanmar, four years into the military dictatorship

By: George Shwe Zin, Peak Associate Content warning: Mentions of murder, massacres, conflict, and brief mention of mutilation. It was the last day of January, coup...