Dining workers speak to poor working conditions

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On October 7, a Reddit user posted to r/simonfraser concerning the possibility of a dining worker strike across SFU’s Burnaby...

UBC tenants group demands protections for housing on campus

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On October 9, the Vancouver Tenants Union’s UBC chapter (UBC-VTU) issued ten demands for the UBC Housing authority. The proposals...

SFU considers leaving the NCAA

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Today, SFU stands as the only non-American institution in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), while most Canadian schools compete...

Writing stories since 1965 — The Peak turns 60!

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The year 1965 saw the development of the modern Canadian flag, the first spacewalk, Malcolm X’s assassination, and other notable...

Senate Spotlight: SFU’s new academic plan passed and School of Medicine opens for applications

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On October 6, the SFU Senate reviewed the final version of the 2025–30 academic plan and discussed the new School...

Non-profit proposes wildlife feeding bylaw for the City of Burnaby

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer A new proposal has emerged calling on the City of Burnaby to pass a bylaw deterring the public from feeding...

Stanley Park conservationists raise questions over the chopping of old-growth tree

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer In early September, a 400-year-old Douglas fir tree was found cut down in Stanley Park. The tree, measuring 38 meters...

SFU cleaning worker dies during shift, amplifying long-standing calls to improve working conditions

By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor (writer and interviewer), and Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer (interviewer and translator) Since 2020, Contract Worker Justice (CWJ) @SFU has been...

Activists discuss the intersection between Palestinian liberation and disability justice

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, forced sterilization, and embodied and psychological trauma.  On September 12 at the Harbour Centre, the Disability...

Historic floods devastate communities in Punjab

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of suicides. The Indian state of Punjab has been facing severe flooding, the worst since 1988, due to...