Student organizers lead demand for changing SFU’s sports team name

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer SFU Athletics expressed their support for a name change of the athletics team name, the Simon Fraser Clan, last...

Board Briefs: June 25, 2020

Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Plans for Fall 2020 term  Vice-President, Academic, and Provost pro tem Jonathan Driver gave updates on the Fall 2020 semester....

Board Shorts: June 26, 2020

Editors note: This article initially stated that the Emergency Response and Student Engagement Group (ERSE) was created by the University's administration. This was a...

Club Ilia owner hopes to reopen in Spring 2021 semester

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Club Ilia has closed its doors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, not offering takeout or delivery. Despite rumours spreading on...

First Peoples’ Gathering House to be built on Burnaby campus by 2023

Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer On June 19, SFU announced the building of a First Peoples’ Gathering House, meant to provide Indigenous students with...

Research Roundup: SFU researchers develop AI tool to better diagnose COVID-19 cases

Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU Researchers and Providence Health Care (PHC) are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to better understand how to detect COVID-19...

Grad students grapple with lack of U-Pass as labs reopen

Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor With labs reopening and the suspension of the U-Pass program, many grad students are facing additional costs on account...

Multiple student groups victim to break-ins on campus in the past few months

Written by: Paige Riding, Staff Writer Embark, Out On Campus (OOC), and The Peak’s offices have all been subject to break-ins and petty theft over...

SFU faces renewed backlash for “Clan” athletics team name

Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer This is a developing story that The Peak will continue to cover in future articles.  SFU’s athletics teams, known as...

Senate Report: June 8, 2020

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Petter elaborates on his anti-racism statement and SFU’s equity initiatives  During Monday’s Senate meeting, SFU President and Senate Chair Andrew...