Political Corner: The recent peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban could be putting Afghanistan at serious risk

Written by: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The war in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom. Ironically, the operation did not bring...

Opinions of the Hour

Written by: Winona Young, Arts Editor “What White, Western Audiences Don’t Understand About Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’” — Margaret Dilloway, Huffington Post Dilloway’s article is a...

Celebrities set a good example when they voice their politics

Written by: Sho Yamamoto, SFU Student As a child growing up in a new country, I was faced with learning new customs of life. I...

Canada can and should better support Venezuelans

Written by: Tatum Miller, Peak Associate The worst humanitarian and economic crisis in the history of Latin America is currently unfolding in Venezuela. Much of...

Two-Minute Turnoffs

Written by: Gene Cole, Gabrielle McLaren, Winona Young People who wanna bring out the big kinks on the first date Don’t get me wrong, kinks can...

Game devs and publishers need to just make us gay in open-world games

Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Ubisoft’s recent open-world game, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, recently got nominated for a GLAAD media award for Outstanding Video Game...

Queer culture should be more than just parties

Written by: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Vancouver’s LGBTQ21A+ community has been fighting for its unified presence for a long time, and now it is considered...

What grinds our gears: Escalator etiquette-breakers

Written by: Trevor Roberts, Peak Associate Escalators. They’re loud, they’re expensive, and if they’re in a SkyTrain station they break down all the time. But they’re not that hard...

Commercializing hip-hop risks the loss of its afrocentric roots

Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer I’ll never forget being six years old and seeing Jay-Z on television for the first time. It was July 2001, and my cousins...

What if . . . all lectures were recorded and uploaded online

Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Imagine a lecture with less than 10 students inside. Students still sit in the back rows, forcing the lecturer to unnecessarily raise their...