Out on Campus holds Transgender Day of Remembrance event

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of violence, transphobia, and suicide.  November 20 marked Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). This year, Out On Campus...

Council Chats: SFSS debriefs this year’s Fall Kickoff

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On November 13, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The discussion involved...

Faculty for Palestine sends letter to SFU on May referendum breach

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On October 16, SFU’s Faculty for Palestine (F4P) sent a letter to SFU president Joy Johnson asking for transparency around...

Sudanese women subject to sexual violence amid the country’s civil war

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, sexual slavery, carcasses, and suicide. Since April 2023, the most recent Sudanese civil war...

Student advocacy coordinator discusses AI and academic integrity at SFU

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Peak recently spoke with Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) student advocacy coordinator Trish Everett on how SFU has approached...

Independent Jewish Voices Canada to form chapter at SFU

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. Recently, students started a chapter of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Canada at SFU. IJV is a...

CRAB Park tent city forced to close

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On October 23, the residents of CRAB Park’s tent city woke up to an eviction notice from the Vancouver Board...

Two SFU staff receive Accomplished Black Canadian Women awards

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer and Tam Nguyen, Interviewer On September 28, two SFU staff were honoured as recipients of the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian...

SFU Safe app launched to strengthen campus security

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer This October, SFU’s department of safety and risk services (SRS) released an official university safety app called SFU Safe. The...

Advocates call on Canadian government to impose sanctions on Israeli settler organizations

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On October 16, Just Peace Advocates (JPA) and Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) held an online press conference to discuss...