We cannot risk becoming complacent with the presence of COVID-19 in our lives

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor In a July 6 open letter to both the federal and provincial governments, several current and former health experts pleaded for...

Romanticizing bad habits only makes them worse

By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Ah yes, the stereotypical university student: eating ramen from the bag, macaroni and cheese from the box, pulling all-nighters every night,...

We need to prepare for the psychological fallout of COVID-19 before it hits

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor A global pandemic is not a good time for anyone. Even those of us of the introvert persuasion are now...

It took far too long for complaints about SFU Athletics’ team name to be heard

By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer It’s no secret to the SFU community that our athletics teams are represented by an embarrassing and dangerously misleading name: “The...

What Grinds Our Gears: I need more respect from my intrusive family

By: Alex Masse, SFU Student I have a very specific study ritual, one that works with my painfully neurodivergent brain: I move all my distractions, set...

International students needed more financial support in the past, and they need support now

By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Although another remote semester in the fall is a bummer for everyone, it's especially difficult for the international students who are...

SFU should bring back the food science and nutrition program

By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate You know what is the most important thing to students? No, I’m not thinking of grades, or even how full the...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: There are other solutions to policing problems other than abolishing the police

Dear Editor-in-Chief, Recently, The Peak published an editorial covering the debate surrounding policing in Canada, and whether the institution needs to be abolished or reformed....

Post-COVID-19 SFU will be a truly alien world

Update (5/6/2020): A previous version of this story included rumours of Club Ilia's permanent closure that have since been confirmed as false. By: Nicole Magas,...

Anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare should have been addressed years ago

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor There are a lot of conversations going on right now about the issue of over-policing and ongoing police brutality in Canada...