Council Chats: Budget presentation outlines SFSS funding for 2023/24

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting on September 27. The meeting consisted of an...

Dr. Lyne Filiatrault discusses masks in healthcare

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On September 27, BC provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, and health minister, Adrian Dix, announced mandatory masking would be...

“Whites-only moms and tots” ad causes outrage across Metro Vancouver

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of racism and white supremacy. On September 23,  partially removed signs advertising a “whites-only” playgroup for “proud parents...

Ethọ́s Lab and CDM work toward inclusivity in XR

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer In October 2022, a partnership was struck between the Centre for Digital Media (CDM) and Ethọ́s Lab. The goal of...

Chornobyl and Kakhovka: a discussion of nuclear terror

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of war. Dr. Svitlana Matviyenko is an assistant professor of critical media analysis at SFU’s School of...

TSSU initiates full work stoppage

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On September 28, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) engaged in a full work stoppage and began demonstrating in picket...

Angela Sterritt discusses systemic violence against Indigenous women

By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor Editor’s Note: This article was updated on October 13, to correct the title of the Haíłzaqv (Heiltsuk) Washing Ceremony....

Diaspora Citizenship: Palestinian Journeys

By: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of displacement.  Saeed Teebi is a Canadian writer who was a finalist for the Atwood Gibson Prize...

Global climate strike gains thousands of supporters across Vancouver

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Content warning: mentions of forced assimilation  On Friday, September 15, thousands marched across Vancouver as part of a global initiative, Global...

New SFU policies further reconciliation with Səlilwətaɬ

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On September 6, Səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) and SFU agreed on terms, policies, and protocols to uphold tenets of reconciliation. The...