Having a bigger say in our learning would be sweet

“Pick a candy from the box,” said my teaching assistant (TA), as I walked into the first tutorial of a new semester. Puzzled, I reached...

Fining hate speech on social media is a slippery slope to censorship

Germany approved a new law this past week in which social media companies will be fined up to $53 million if they don’t remove...

TSSU motion is discriminatory and a threat to academic freedom

By: Rachel Altman, SFU Professor During the week of May 15–19, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) will vote on whether to amend their bylaws...

The food and beverage closures show why you need to watch what you’re funding

Before I started writing for The Peak, I admittedly paid very little attention to student politics. When I voted for my preferred Simon Fraser...

We need safer homeless shelters, not just more of them

Right now, there are cities springing up within cities. The walls in these spaces are made of nylon and canvas rather than anything like...

The VPD should not be barred from Pride this year

In February, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Vancouver chapter petitioned to have the police removed from the Vancouver Pride Parade. Their rationale is that...

Suicide prevention means more than a net under a bridge

There’s a big gap between the amount of time/money/effort we wish organizations poured into mental health resources and initiatives, and the amount they actually...

Don’t use age as an excuse to dismiss me

Last week, I was sitting in a French class outside of school. I was by far the youngest in the seven-person group: I stood...

Dog meat: a matter of cultural dissonance, not cruelty

Dog videos make their way around Facebook faster than you can say ‘inspiration porn.’ One more serious story I’ve seen recently is the tale...

SFU Confessions brings us together in anonymity

“Here’s a confession for you: I definitely follow the SFU Confessions page more closely than I follow the UBC one. Ours is kinda lame.” These...