SOCA, SFPIRG, and CPSHR screen Black August

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of police brutality and homicides. On February 24, SFU Students of African and Caribbean Ancestry (SOCA), Simon Fraser...

SFU Ukrainian Student Society reflects on three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide.  On February 26, the SFU Ukrainian Student Society (USS) held an event in Burnaby’s Student Union...

Student protests gaining traction in Serbia after 15 killed in train station collapse

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Content warning: mentions of violence against protestors. Editor’s note: The quotes taken from the interview conducted for this piece were translated...

Kwiakah Nation to convert salmon farm into research facility

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer With 19 members, Kwiakah First Nation makes up “the West Coast’s smallest First Nation.” With territory spanning across the Wənałdəmsa...

SFU to close community engagement offices

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer On January 23, SFU announced plans to close their Vancity Office of Community Engagement (VOCE), and Surrey’s Office of Community...

What the SFSS presidential candidates are fighting for this election

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer, and Hannah Fraser, News Editor Every year, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elects student representatives to its executive...

The intersections of colonialism and the climate crisis in Western Sahara

By: Kiana Montakhab, SFU Student On January 17, Embark Sustainability, the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, and Spheres of Influence e-zine hosted a presentation titled...

Long-time Vancouver tenant fights bad-faith eviction

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer For one long-time Vancouver tenant, the future is uncertain. Abby Leung has lived in Kensington-Cedar Cottage for over 17 years....

SOCA kicks off Black History Month with ceremony

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Editor’s Note: C Icart, humour editor at The Peak, was a panelist at this event. He was not involved in...

SFU students to vote on fee increases

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Editor’s note: As an independent student society, The Peak Publications Society would financially benefit from the Vote for Student Life...