Council Chats: SFSS discusses their lack of response to TSSU strike

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On October 11, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The agenda included a discussion...

Council Chats: Budget presentation outlines SFSS funding for 2023/24

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting on September 27. The meeting consisted of an...

Dr. Lyne Filiatrault discusses masks in healthcare

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On September 27, BC provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, and health minister, Adrian Dix, announced mandatory masking would be...

Ethọ́s Lab and CDM work toward inclusivity in XR

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer In October 2022, a partnership was struck between the Centre for Digital Media (CDM) and Ethọ́s Lab. The goal of...

Chornobyl and Kakhovka: a discussion of nuclear terror

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of war. Dr. Svitlana Matviyenko is an assistant professor of critical media analysis at SFU’s School of...

TSSU initiates full work stoppage

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On September 28, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) engaged in a full work stoppage and began demonstrating in picket...

Angela Sterritt discusses systemic violence against Indigenous women

By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor Editor’s Note: This article was updated on October 13, to correct the title of the Haíłzaqv (Heiltsuk) Washing Ceremony....

Global climate strike gains thousands of supporters across Vancouver

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Content warning: mentions of forced assimilation  On Friday, September 15, thousands marched across Vancouver as part of a global initiative, Global...

New SFU policies further reconciliation with Səlilwətaɬ

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On September 6, Səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) and SFU agreed on terms, policies, and protocols to uphold tenets of reconciliation. The...

Indigenous gathering event discusses working steps towards reconciliation

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer September 30 will mark the third year of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Canadian government established Bill C-5,...