World News Beat

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   Last male northern white rhino dies Sudan, the last male of his subspecies, has died at age 45 in Kenya. He was euthanized...

SFU researchers examine the effects of nuclear accident and heart medication

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate    No harmful effects on BC’s coast remain from Fukushima accident A study led by SFU associate professor Krzysztof Starosta has found no negative...

West Coast LEAF brings consent and sexual assault workshop to SFU

On Wednesday, March 14, Simon Fraser University welcomed Alana Prochuk, the manager of public legal education at West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund...

Out on Campus reopens its doors and welcomes new coordinator

Earlier this semester, Simon Fraser Student Society’s Out on Campus (OOC) — a centre that provides support services and learning space for LGBTQ+ individuals...

Generation Screwed SFU hosts audit on SFSS spending

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor   On Thursday, March 15, the SFU chapter of Generation Screwed hosted an audit examining SFSS spending, titled “The Sad State...

SFSS reaches agreement with SFU to secure more seating space for students at Surrey campus

After nearly four years of advocacy for more study spots and after-hours space options at the Surrey campus, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)...

SFPIRG launches petition for campus space

In the face of its impending displacement from campus, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has launched a petition asking SFU and...

World News Beats

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate    Stephen Hawking dies at age 76 Stephen Hawking, world famous physicist, died peacefully at 76 years of age in the city of Cambridge...

Jas Randhawa is the next SFSS president

This morning, The Peak received the results for the 2018–19 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors elections from the Independent Electoral Commission...

Is universal basic income an effective social policy?

This year’s “Brave New Work” summit, run by SFU’s Public Square, examined the role that “work” will play in the future. In the talk...