Board Shorts — October 2, 2020

Written by Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Board discusses support of The First Nations Student Association (FNSA) after exclusion from Orange Shirt Day A ceremony for...

Adobe Creative Cloud removes remote access for post-secondary students

Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Adobe Creative Cloud Suite programs can no longer be downloaded for free as of September 29 due to an...

Renaissance Coffee reopens at SFU Burnaby

Written by: Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer Local vendor and coffee chain Renaissance Coffee reopened on September 28 after closure due to COVID-19. The Peak spoke...

NDP pledges SFU will get BC’s second medical school program

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The BC NDP announced that upon re-election, they will begin the conversation with SFU to put British Columbia’s second...

The Living Lab program is researching solutions for more sustainable practices on campus

Editor's note: This article previously stated that the application deadline for the program was October 30. It has now been extended to November 13...

Virtual reality training to launch for health care workers in BC

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU professor at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) Dr. Steve DiPaola is leading an international team...

Digital Democracies Institute receives grant to combat fake news

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Led by SFU Communication professor Dr. Wendy Chun, the Digital Democracy Institute received the Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant...

W.A.C. Bennett Library and Lorne Davies Complex expand in-person services

Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer SFU Burnaby has expanded select services to open under certain protocols and restrictions for the rest of the Fall...

An overview of BC’s 42nd provincial election

Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor On September 21, Premier John Horgan called a provincial election for October 24. While BC had an election date...

SFU’s humanities and hellenic studies departments merge

Written by: Sara Wong, Peak Associate There’s a new home for the hellenic studies (HS) department at SFU, and it’s within the department of humanities...