SFU alum named Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25

By: Nathaniel Tok, SFU Student Mireta Strandberg-Salmon, a recent graduate of SFU’s resource and environmental management and dialogue program was recently awarded as a Top...

Organizers call on Canadian post-secondaries to support women in Afghanistan

By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Women in Afghanistan have faced many challenges, including the inability to pursue higher education. Since the Taliban had its...

Building Black community in Vancouver on social media

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer On February 15, the Vancouver Public Library hosted an event called “Building Black British Columbia with Social Media.” Moderating...

The Central Asian Student Association organizes fundraiser drive for the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer & Karissa Ketter, News Editor The Central Asian Student Association (CASA) of SFU organized a fundraiser and donation drive for...

SFU students organize Vancouver’s first annual International Women’s Day March

By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Editor’s note: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. Karissa Ketter, a...

SFSS Council is launching their own breakfast program for SFU students

By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer  On February 8, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the...

The effects of COVID-19 on sex workers

By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Ahmed Al-Rawi, an SFU Communication professor, recently published a study outlining the effects of COVID-19 on sex workers, including...

Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi speaks on COVID-19, public health, and preventive care

By: Michelle Young, Editor-in-Chief “Scientifically and objectively, we’re really still in the midst of this pandemic,” said Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi in conversation with Protect...

VANDU criticizes Vancouver’s new drug policy, says it is not enough

By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer The BC government was granted an exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act by Health Canada, to decriminalize the...

The SFU Alumni Association votes to merge with SFU

By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer SFU’s Alumni Association held a vote on February 15 to determine the future of their organization. SFU was proposing to...