Jas Randhawa is the next SFSS president

This morning, The Peak received the results for the 2018–19 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors elections from the Independent Electoral Commission...

Is universal basic income an effective social policy?

This year’s “Brave New Work” summit, run by SFU’s Public Square, examined the role that “work” will play in the future. In the talk...

Upwards trends concern SFU researchers

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate    Renter anxiety increasing in Metro Vancouver, say SFU researchers In a step away from the numbers and towards the people involved, SFU researchers...

SFU unveils new high-tech robotic chemical biology research lab

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   SFU has recently opened the new Centre for High Throughput Chemical Biology (cHTCB) facility. Bristling with high-tech automated equipment, the lab...

Board Shorts

Written by Zach Siddiqui, Opinions Editor Truc Trat and Muhammad Abid appointed at-large members of the Surrey Campus Committee   Funding approved for two Food Days at...

The SFSS 2018 election debates: a debrief

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) hosted two debates in the week prior to the 2018 election voting period: one at SFU Surrey on...

Online petition tries to save David the mailroom man’s job

A student from Simon Fraser University has started a petition on Change.org for David Kor, the mailroom man from Shell House who is currently...

World News Beats

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate    Canada and 10 Pacific Rim countries sign trade pact Trade ministers from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore,...

SFU researchers look to improve specialized healthcare

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   SFU researcher looks at ways to improve hospital funding Can changing the way hospitals are funded lead to better care? How can it...

Holi bash brings an Indian tradition to SFU Burnaby

On Saturday, March 3, SFU’s Convocation Mall was lit up with coloured powder, music, and dancing in celebration of the Holi Festival, an ancient...