Reflecting on photography

I’ve spent the last five years at SFU photographing people. Hundreds of faces have looked into my camera: students, student-athletes, student-politicians, professors, board members....

Harper: the new leader of the free world

Since the dawn of the Cold War, the President of the United States has been colloquially referred to as the “Leader of the Free...

Erotica, eh?

Last month, the Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued several warnings to Toronto-based adult television channels AOV Adult Movie Channel, XXX Action Clips,...

Take it easy on introverts

As a predominantly social species, we humans have gradually constructed our society into one which values those who are outgoing and social, more so...

Smiling vs. telling me to smile

Woohoo: smiling Who is going to argue that smiling isn’t flippin’ great? Someone who has a serious misconception about how to live life, that’s who. I...

Pooping towards a more sustainable environment

Hyundai is reportedly soon to give a whole new meaning to the term “gas tank.” It’s only a matter of weeks before the company...

Vaccinate your kids, period

One of the most popular articles The Peak has ever published is a witty Opinions piece colourfully titled “I hate Jenny McCarthy.” The article,...

The Peak starts aNUW

As of a vote by our board of directors last week, The Peak has decided to leave the Canadian University Press (CUP) opting, instead,...

Woohoo, boohoo

Woohoo: writing As I come closer to completing my degree in English and become more interested in writing in general, writing is becoming the practice....

No UNSC nation should have veto power

Recently, members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously in favour of adopting a proposal to condemn the Crimean referendum as illegal,...