Cultural land trust in the works by City Council

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, News Editor On July 15, COPE city councillor Sean Orr passed a motion at a City Finance and Services meeting, entitled Keep...

Keffiyeh Wednesdays at SFU beginning this fall

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, News Editor Starting on September 9, SFU’s Faculty for Palestine (F4P-SFU) invites SFU community members to wear keffiyehs every Wednesday to show...

SFU Kendo Club gears up for national championships in August

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer Editor’s note: The Peak’s Arts & Culture editor Phone Min Thant is a member of the SFU Kendo Club, but...

SFU to retain contract worker model for cleaning, despite calls for in-house employment

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mention of death.  For the last 15 years, SFU has outsourced its janitorial services through BEST Service Pros, meaning...

2SLGBTQIA+ campus groups celebrate $50,000 coverage for gender-affirming healthcare

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On July 16, the Graduate Student Society (GSS), in a joint Instagram post with the SFU Queer Collective, announced that...

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visit to Vancouver sparks local outrage

By: Tomos Land, Staff Writer From July 1 to 4, Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Vancouver to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney to...

Wildfires burn across BC

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor BC summers bring an elevated risk of wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, and this summer is no exception. As of...

New immunotherapy treatment provides hope for aggressive cancer

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy are often recognized as the three most common forms of cancer treatment. Sometimes, the latter...

Vancouver Public Library offers employment resources for persons with disabilities

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer In The Compass, a man named Ernest shared his story. He grew up in foster care, and at age six...

SFU’s medical school prepares to open

By: Marie Jen Galilo, Staff Writer On June 5, SFU’s medical school was renamed the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine to thank the Stephens...