Club Profile: The Association of Latin American Students

SFU’s Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) has represented students from the region since the early 2000s. On October 1, they hosted the Latin...

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

Since 1965, The Peak has brought issues that matter to students to the forefront, investigating concerns, engaging students in university and local politics, and...

Why local newspapers still matter

I picked up my first copy of The Georgia Straight on a crisp fall afternoon, wandering through the East Vancouver neighbourhood I had just...

Grieving the Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy

Lapu-Lapu Day — a day to celebrate resistance — traces its roots to when Datu Lapu-Lapu defeated Spanish colonial rule during the 1521 Battle...

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

In the age of AI, effort has become optional. As students, we no longer need to flip through textbooks or reread chapters. As one...

When the state kills, who is the enemy?

Content warning: Mentions of war, violence, and death. We are often told war can be justified. Our history textbooks glorify national victories. Our films wrap...

Can news platforms build trust in a fractured world?

We find ourselves in a world where news media thrives on crises. Headlines are designed to scare, intimidate, divide, and most of all, keep...

Non-violent and non-physical forms of protests

Gwangju, Tiananmen, Sidi Bouzid, Yangon, Bangkok, and Kyiv — these are just some places that have exemplified the efforts of ordinary people in their...

Who’s running and what’s on the ballot?

Editor’s note: As an independent student society, The Peak Publications Society would financially benefit from the General Fee Motion and staff members have been...

Stayin’ Alive: The radical origins and legacy of disco

Not many people know about the politically-charged history of disco. More than just a soundtrack for glittering dance floors and late-night hedonism, disco was...