SFU student verbally harassed on campus by group of teenagers

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Content warning: details of harassment, and racist and sexist language.  The safety of SFU students is being questioned after an incident...

SFU Faculty for Palestine responds to senior administrators meeting with Israeli ambassador

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer In September 2024, a group of SFU senior administrators met with Israel’s ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed. This information was...

2024 News Rewind

By: Mason Mattu and Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writers Editor’s note: The ranking of these stories is roughly based on the number of articles written on...

SFU sets Global Institute for Agritech in motion

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer In early November, SFU established its latest research institute, the Global Institute for Agritech (GIA), to “seek innovative solutions” for...

SFU increases car allowance perk for executives amid summer layoffs

By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor In July, The Peak received word from the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) that SFU decided to increase the vehicle allowance...

Out on Campus holds Transgender Day of Remembrance event

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of violence, transphobia, and suicide.  November 20 marked Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). This year, Out On Campus...

Vancouver Art Gallery demonstration marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide.  November 2 marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Protestors gathered at...

Discovery of four-gene signature helps predict neonatal sepsis

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of fatal infection. Neonatal sepsis (NS) is a deadly condition for newborn babies within the first 28 days...

Federal government announces ban on open net-pen salmon farms

By: Mason Mattu, Peak Associate On June 19, the federal government announced a ban on “open net-pen salmon aquaculture in BC coastal waters by June...

Council Chats: SFSS debriefs this year’s Fall Kickoff

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On November 13, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The discussion involved...