United Way BC fights menstrual inequality

By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer In an effort to combat period poverty across BC, United Way BC has launched its 2024 Period Promise campaign, which...

BC health advocates demand return of mandatory masks in healthcare

By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer In response to April’s removal of mandatory mask mandates in healthcare settings, BC’s health advocacy group DoNoHarm BC, joined by...

SFU study highlights need for Long COVID awareness

By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer A report published in April by SFU’s newly-founded Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) emphasizes the need for...

2024 provincial university budget not cutting it, says CUFA BC

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer The Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia (CUFA BC) released a statement regarding the 2024/25 provincial budget and...

BC teachers lobby to teach Nakba in BC schools

By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer In March, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) voted in support of a motion to lobby the provincial government to...

SFU community demands reinstatement of over 23 cleaning workers

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On April 10, Contract Worker Justice (CWJ) @SFU hosted a rally at Convocation Mall to demand the restoration of cleaning...

Palestinian Liberation referendum passes

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Editor’s note: Chloë Arneson, a former news writer, was interviewed for this article. The Peak acknowledges this and has taken...

Independent Jewish Voices Canada condemns Selina Robinson’s comments on Palestine

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, Zionism, and antisemitism.  Selina Robinson, the BC minister of post-secondary education, resigned from the...

SFU faculty members express support for Palestine

By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer Content Warning: mentions of antisemitism and genocide.  From education to history, 140 members of SFU’s faculty have signed a “basis...

Council Chats: SFSS president fined for violation of Council policy

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On March 13, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting consisted...