SFU can support trans* rights by not conflating free speech and hate speech

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief I’m so sorry to all my trans*, genderqueer, nonbinary, and queer peers. You shouldn’t have to deal with noted transphobes speaking on...

Month of Welcome is about more than just free stuff

By: Mishaa Khan, Peak Associate Month of Welcome is an exciting time for students. With an abundance of resources, freebies, and activities being thrown their way,...

What Grinds Our Gears: Stop making us pay for access codes and broken web content

By: Ahmed Ali, SFU Student As students, we already have a lot of expenses at SFU. Between just tuition and textbooks, we’re dropping over $2,000 per...

It’s not worth complaining about not getting to use the new SUB

By: Gene Cole, Peak Associate The new Student Union Building (SUB) has been in construction for the entire time I’ve been a student at SFU,...

What Grinds Our Gears: Dorm showers are part science lab, part horror show

By: Paige Riding, News Writer The Pauline Jewett Tower is where I get to call home this school year. I knew, in theory, that the...

Four things that clubs can do to make joining easier

By: Feven Ephraim, SFU Student For many who attend SFU, student life on campus seems nearly nonexistent. One often repeated reason for this is that...

Research assistants aren’t represented as university employees — here’s why they should be

By: Alison Wick, Peak Associate In 2016 SFU created its 2020 Strategic Research Plan, outlining why, where, and how the university intends to grow as...

What Grinds Our Gears: Respect thy neighbour, noisy dorm residents

By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Dear rude neighbour: of course we all love our music, buddy. But while we’re at it, can we show our neighbours...

More affordable food options need to be provided to students

By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor The student life isn’t an easy one. Many of us have been in the situation at one time or another where...

SFU’s negligence at the Transportation Centre is putting commuting students at risk

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Last spring, I found myself commuting home late on a Friday night, which isn’t unusual for me. The Peak’s publication days are...