Student-led event raises awareness around diverse experiences

Have you ever experienced discrimination because of your race or ethnicity? If so, you are not alone, as was made clear at an event...

TSSU confronts SFU admin over international health plan

Concerned members of the SFU Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) presented their petition against the international student health and dental plan, Guard.me, to the...

University Briefs

Snowballs fight midterm blues at U of T Two University of Toronto students initiated a snowball fight event to help lighten the spirits of their...

Local sock startup gives back

SFU alumna Julia Kreutz and her two business partners have reached the semifinals of the Start Something with Alesse competition with their non-profit startup,...

Derrival to play at Spring Jam

In anticipation of the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) upcoming Spring Jam concert on Friday, March 20, The Peak sat down with two members...

Lake tsunamis: the threat is real

Lake tsunamis are a real and dangerous threat that an SFU professor believes British Columbians need to be more aware of. According to John Clague,...

Louis Riel residents form working group to protest potential closure

Concerned residents of the Louis Riel residence at SFU Burnaby have formed a working group to advocate against the building’s potential closure. Formed on Friday,...

Partial skull uncovers clues of human origins

A recent scientific paper published in Nature focusing on the analysis of a partial human skull provides substantial evidence for the “Out of Africa”...

University Briefs

Students wielding hunting knives stir controversy Students at the University of the Fraser Valley have voiced their discomfort with fellow students carrying knives around campus. Mike...

Satellite Signals

Harbour Centre On Thursday February 19, the SFU Vancouver Speakers Series, in partnership with SFU Public Square, hosted a lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and...