Political Corner: Romina Ashrafi’s murder in Iran could have been prevented

By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate In late May of this year, Romina Ashrafi, age 14, ran away from her home in Iran to be with her...

What Grinds Our Gears: No one should be shocked by recent coronavirus surges

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor During the June 15 COVID-19 briefing, Dr. Bonnie Henry announced that an outbreak of the novel coronavirus had been discovered in...

There’s nothing wrong with taking your time with your degree

By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate Often the world pressures us into living quickly and moving ahead in life “on schedule.” But is that always wise? There...

There is no good reason not to change the name of our sports teams

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor The recent Black Lives Matter protests around the world have turned a new page in the chapter of global anti-racist conversations....

Abolition, not reform, is the answer to the problem of police brutality

By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor The recent prominence gained by the push to “abolish/defund the police” has mainstream politicians like Trudeau scrambling to turn...

Just because we can’t see our professors, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t hear from them

By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer If you’re currently taking courses, chances are that you’ve experienced some of the newfound struggles that accompany remote learning. In particular,...

The virtual convocation was a disappointing end to four years of hard work

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor For the past four years, convocation time has been an absolute nightmare as a student still slogging through classes. For reasons...

Students don’t have time for extra assigned readings

By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer While weekly readings are a valuable resource that provide context, perspectives, and research material to students, they are also very time-consuming....

More students should challenge themselves in academic writing

By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate Writing papers is either the bane of an undergraduate student’s existence or, for the few like me, it’s an experience that...

Students shouldn’t have to sacrifice security for credits

Update (15/06/2020): This article has been updated to clarify Zoom's encryption and law enforcement cooperation policies. By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Ever since classes scrambled to put...