University Briefs

Snowballs fight midterm blues at U of T Two University of Toronto students initiated a snowball fight event to help lighten the spirits of their...

Local sock startup gives back

SFU alumna Julia Kreutz and her two business partners have reached the semifinals of the Start Something with Alesse competition with their non-profit startup,...

Derrival to play at Spring Jam

In anticipation of the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) upcoming Spring Jam concert on Friday, March 20, The Peak sat down with two members...

Lake tsunamis: the threat is real

Lake tsunamis are a real and dangerous threat that an SFU professor believes British Columbians need to be more aware of. According to John Clague,...

Louis Riel residents form working group to protest potential closure

Concerned residents of the Louis Riel residence at SFU Burnaby have formed a working group to advocate against the building’s potential closure. Formed on Friday,...

Partial skull uncovers clues of human origins

A recent scientific paper published in Nature focusing on the analysis of a partial human skull provides substantial evidence for the “Out of Africa”...

University Briefs

Students wielding hunting knives stir controversy Students at the University of the Fraser Valley have voiced their discomfort with fellow students carrying knives around campus. Mike...

Satellite Signals

Harbour Centre On Thursday February 19, the SFU Vancouver Speakers Series, in partnership with SFU Public Square, hosted a lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and...

SFU student designs power-generating shoe

Imagine a pair of insoles that took the kinetic energy of your steps and converted it into usable electricity. SFU student Taylor Ward's newest design,...

“Shit-in” advocates for gender-inclusive washrooms

SFU community members of all genders mobilized inside a Burnaby campus men’s washroom last Wednesday to advocate for gender-neutral washrooms on campus. The event, humorously...