Music festival tips and tricks

DO keep hydrated: Make sure to bring a refillable water bottle with you. It has to be empty upon arrival, but there are watering...

Transit horror stories

By: Jessica Pickering, Grace Rose, Rebecca Zorg, Dan Hoy, Rebecca Chen, and Micaela Evans Grace and The Old Lady Who Touched Her Hair For some context, my...

University: draining us financially since 1965 – Part Two

If you read The Peak’s article yesterday, you know that with bills stacking up, it can be hard to afford the necessities, let alone...

University: draining us financially since 1965 part one

What would you do with $27,000? I would probably travel, and put some of it away in a long-term savings account to help me with...

The summer student’s survival guide

By: Jessica Pickering, Courtney Miller, Alex Bloom, Matthew Fong, Cecile Favron, and Nathan Ross Let’s face it: nobody wants to be in class during a beautiful...

The End of an Era

Students were shocked to learn that the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) had decided to end their food and beverage services (FBS) forever on...

Gender disparities in engineering and computing science at SFU and its effects on female students

The contrast in male and female representation in some SFU programs is starker than many students might have thought. For Melissa Mah, a fifth-year...

The Canada 150 and colonial legacies: views from the university

As Canada prepares to celebrate its sesquicentennial year, it seems that the fervor of national pride has also reached the university. Simon Fraser University...

Discriminatory bans turn American dream into nightmare

Any good newspaper is invested in the people behind the events they report on. The Peak is currently looking for sources who have been...

Down and out during Study Abroad

Not all students going on exchange are prepared for the road ahead. After stumbling into SFU’s Study Abroad program, it wasn't long until I knew...