#ShoutYourAbortion is a tragedy

On October 5, an article written in The Peak regarding the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion taught me two things. The first is that the author possess...

Seven core reasons to vote out Harper

October 19 is Canada’s upcoming federal election. If you are a Canadian citizen, I implore you to make sure you have registered to vote...

Why I will never be a card-carrier

When I returned home for a couple weeks at the end of summer, I distinctly remember a conversation my parents and I shared over...

Anti-choicers, leave our hashtags alone

Isn’t it annoying when people stick their noses in your business? How about a nose in your uterus? Anti-choicers (‘pro-lifers’) have decidedly come to the...

Ethnic clubs still discourage SFU’s sense of unity

Back in 2008, when I was Peak Opinions Editor, I wrote a popular article entitled “Enough with the ethnic clubs.” It denounced the still-common...

PowerPoint-based lectures are creating a generation of uncritical thinkers

Andrew Smith recently published an editorial in The Guardian accusing PowerPoint of killing critical thought and engagement in classrooms. While I always advocated for...

S-Turing up social media controversy

If you haven’t heard of “America’s most hated man” by now, his name is Martin Shkreli and he is the chief executive of Turing...

The benefits to having fewer opinions

Hi, Peak reader. As one of the Ghosts of Opinions Section Past (my tenure was from February–April 2005; I replaced a guy who got...

At 50, The Peak is as immature and ambitious as ever

Birthdays have always seemed a little strange to me. There’s very little you have to do other than a) survive and b) show up...

Is Chitter the new SFU Confessions?

As a busy student, one must explore various avenues that can aid in taking the edge off of university life. If all else fails,...