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...

SFU Chairs highlights Burnaby campus’ worst seats

Anyone who has been on SFU’s Burnaby campus for more than a semester has seen them. Beat up, out of place, left out in...

Tanks farms, pipelines, and the safety of the SFU community

Hidden in plain sight Upon starting your post-secondary studies at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus, you might not notice at first that it is located...

The need for a comprehensive sexual assault policy at SFU

SFU’s sexual violence policy consultation After failing three survivors of sexual assault in the past year alone, it’s fair to say SFU has a lot...

The secret life of a sessional instructor

Sessional instructors, also known as adjunct faculty, are every university’s secret. We know they exist, but we don’t know too much about them, what...

The drug problem Vancouver isn’t dealing with

The growing problem When you think of frequent drug users, you don't think of students, friends, family — but the reality is, assumptions about drug...

Student society blues: corruption in student governments is too rampant to ignore

The Connected slate thought they were in for summer lovin’ when they took over the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) office space this past...

Promises and performance: How the Trudeau government stacks up

It has been a full year since seven million Canadians, charged to action by bright-eyed optimism, voted for real change, social progress, and a...