Tuition Breakdown: Summer 2021

by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer In November 2020, students received an email from vice president, academic and provost pro tem Jonathan Driver and vice president,...

The recent rise of anti-Asian hate crimes and their long history

By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Content warning: graphic descriptions of violence, sexual assault, racism Soon Chung Park. Hyun Jung Grant. Sun Cha Kim. Yong Ae Yue....

BC NDP’s misleading policy regarding the protection of old-growth forests

Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor One of the most significant ecological challenges in BC has been the conservation of old-growth forests — BC’s ancient...

Vancouver’s overdose crisis amidst COVID-19

Written by: Nancy La, SFU Student As vaccinations become available for Vancouver, the grim battle against COVID-19 begins to look more hopeful. The days of...

What about Blackness?

Written by: Linda Kanyamuna, SFU Student What about Black Students?  “What about Blackness? What about Blackness? What about Blackness?” repeats Bilan Arte, a Black-Muslim feminist and...

How SFU’s mishandling of sexual assault excaberated my trauma

Written by: Sarah Russo Content Warning: heavy discussion of sexual assault, mentions of suicide Three days into my time at SFU, I was sexually assaulted. I've...

UBC allegedly erases Dr. Amie Wolf’s reports of behaviour among teacher candidates reinforcing white supremacy

Written by: Vincent Grewal Dr. Amie Wolf is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) teaching two sections of a required course...

How TikTok helped me come to terms with my sexuality

By Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer Growing up, sexuality was not a popular topic of discussion — I was rarely exposed to queer history, events, or...

SFU alumni reduce electric vehicle battery waste and provide renewable energy to remote Canadian communities

By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate & Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor Over the past several years, the popularity of electric vehicles has steadily increased. This is...

The exploitation of Research Assistants (RAs) by SFU

By Serena Bains, Staff Writer Research is one of SFU’s three pillars in its strategic vision, resulting in $161 million in income. Research assistants (RAs),...