The Daily Grind

The basics A cup of Joe; rocket fuel; an early morning pick-me-up. Whatever you call it, chances are you drink coffee pretty regularly — in...

The Cloaked Crusader

Women who wear a hijab or a burka often have to deal with harsh criticisms. Being a feminist, I have never had a problem...

East Side Story

For many, it’s ironic to think of the Downtown Eastside — Vancouver’s poorest neighbourhood — as the city’s last hope. Just the thought of...

Up In Smoke

Enough and more hands had been wrung over the question of marijuana legalization and its place in our society before Justin Trudeau waded into...

Game Over

The record-breaking release of Grand Theft Auto V has sent ripples of controversy through the media. Its explicit content has shocked and appalled many,...

Sorority Story

“I think it was a fluke,” laughs Maeghan Hermansson, as she explains how she became president of Kappa Beta Gamma, one of the few...

Found Objects

Introduction Over the past few years, there have been some incredible and noteworthy art discoveries made by art conservators and happenstance archaeologists alike. Whether they’ve...

Watching the Watchmen

There was once a time when the use of photography and video recording was exclusive to media outlets. This day has come and gone....

Hot Off the Presses

"The Peak: a university newspaper with a hard-hitting mix of inflammatory editorials, hastily thrown-together comics and reviews, and a news section run the only way...

Close to the Edge: Part Two

Beyond Worlds The year was 1980. Fred Brathwaite, an art student at New York’s Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, had just returned to the borough...