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Stop littering campus spaces
March 20, 2025By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff writer Look, we can all joke about the fact that the SFU campus may literally be one of the most damaged and maintenance-prone places, with boarded doors and safety tape galore. But, to some degree, the responsibility of keeping our community clean falls into our hands. When I came to university, I thought people would be more attentive to keeping spaces tidy as we developed more…
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The Fall Kickoff wasn’t much to rave about
March 20, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Michelle Young, Copy Editor Before the beginning of the 2024 fall semester, I saw a lot of promotion for an event called “Fall Kickoff.” The promotional material seemed to be advertising the fact that…
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Canada’s 2025 Express Entry system updates stall the government from solving its own problems
March 18, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer The government of Canada is no stranger to using immigration to exploit foreign labour and distract from the source of the country’s domestic woes. They have done it again with the new year’s changes…
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We must improve our media literacy skills
March 10, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Sofia Chassomeris, Opinions Editor Media literacy is a person’s ability to critically analyze the media they consume. Media is a form of communication, and what constitutes media varies; books, films, music, and especially the…
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The rise of economic nationalism sidelines reconciliation
March 3, 2025By: Zainab Salam, SFU Student On the windy afternoon of January 19, I drove down to Bellingham to go shopping. I wanted some fridge necessities from renowned American grocer Trader Joe’s. The next day, Donald Trump was inaugurated, and since…
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Trump’s anti-DEI military initiative blatantly attempts to erase Black American contributions
February 25, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s personal vendettas, obsessions, and destructive thinking lies the sputtering corpse of one of his longest-standing victims: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) policy. Every aspect of DEI…
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Why we should vote “yes” on the Health and Dental Plan fee increase
February 23, 2025By: Emmanuel Adegboyega, SFU Student Editor’s note: This was written by the Simon Fraser Student Society president endorsing a referendum he has worked on. The Peak will not be financially compensating Adegboyega as per our conflict of interest policy, which…
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The Green party is missing in action
February 18, 2025By: Mason Mattu, News Writer In 2019, I watched Green Party leader Elizabeth May stand her ground in the Federal Leaders Debate and thought to myself, “Wow, she is on fire.” This feeling has since dissipated. It’s clear the current…
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Sex work has never been for women
February 11, 2025By: AC, SFU Student Content warning: brief mention of child exploitation and descriptions of sex work. As society becomes more accepting of sex-positive narratives, it simultaneously created a new landscape of sex work for young girls. Platforms like OnlyFans have…
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VPL bans free expression
February 11, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer In a meeting last July, former CEO and chief librarian of the Vancouver Public Library Christina de Castell prohibited the library’s staff from wearing watermelon pins representing solidarity with Palestine. The decision came after…
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