VPD executes arrest and search warrant on drug testing operation

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On November 1, the director and founder of Get Your Drugs Tested, Dana Larsen, was arrested after a search warrant...

Belongings Matter report discusses property rights for unhoused individuals

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer The Government of Canada’s publications regarding property rights state, “Everyone has the right to the use of enjoyment of property...

Council Chats: SFSS rejects TEDxSFU grant request

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) meeting on November 8. Matters discussed include expelling councillors due to...

Indigenous leader discusses UN reconciliation policies in action

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Khelsilem is an Indigenous political leader, Chairperson of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), former SFU lecturer, and a leading voice...

SFU paleoecologist discusses the past, present and future of Earth’s climate

By: Olivia Sherman Dr. Rolf Mathewes is a professor of paleoecology, the study of ancient ecosystems, and is SFU’s longest serving faculty member in the...

SFU350 calls on SFU to divest from RBC

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer A coalition between SFU350, Climate Justice UBC Vancouver, and independent UBC Okanagan students has rallied to cease RBC’s presence on...

Undergraduate solidarity society demands tuition refund

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Before the Undergraduate Solidarity Society (USS) was founded in June at the beginning of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)...

Independent Jewish Voices group calls on minister of energy to support ceasefire in Gaza

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of war, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.  The Israeli army and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), have instigated a...

Exploring the shift from whale oil to palm oil and its impacts on orangutans

By: Andreea Barbu, SFU Student On October 23, Akamine Jun, a professor at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, presented...

Discussing BC’s new drug decriminalization bill

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of substance-use and related deaths.   In January of this year, Health Canada announced an exemption to the Controlled...