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i dream in decay

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A woman’s body melting into the earth with patches of grass and flowers crowning her features.
ILLUSTRATION: Sonya Janeshewski / The Peak

By: Sofia Chassomeris, Opinions Editor

this body aches for death, 
a cure? 
a resolution,
like it longs to rest in the muddy embrace of a grave
so that the earth may hold me as gently as my tender flesh allows.

she will unbind my muscles from the bone,
curl her fingers in my sinew
and draw me open,
feed me to her soil,
quench the thirst of her children with plasmas and cradle them in my ribs
in the dip of my pelvis
or at the joints of my limbs.

it hurts, it hurts, it hurts,
waiting for sun to pour in past her fingertips,
kiss my sternum,
and bury me,

but it will come
and so will rains,
just as they’ve come, always,
and though i dream in decay,
the seeds forged and sown in my grey matter i wish would grow
may finally,
finally,
be able to do so

Men, don’t let the manosphere ruin sex for you

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a man laying in bed trying to sleep. word bubbles/clouds everywhere keeping him awake, saying things like "beta male", "high quality man", "sexual peak" etc
ILLUSTRATION: Winnie Shen / The Peak

By: John Easton, SFU Student

If there’s one thing the red-pilled manosphere has managed to do with stunning efficiency, it’s strip sex of its joy, intimacy, and social complexity. According to the worldview, sex is nothing more than a transactional function of evolutionary biology, the linchpin of a so-called “sexual marketplace” where men and women exist in rigid, pseudo-economic roles. Women, they argue, seek out “Alpha men” for genetic superiority while cruelly exploiting “Beta men” for financial security. As an international network of online communities, the manosphere has had a global negative influence on our generation’s men and the way we approach sex. It’s a bleak, joyless vision of human relationships — one that not only distorts reality, but also deceives men into actively sabotaging their sexual experiences or stops them from happening at all.

The quote from The Matrix pretty much sums up the basis of red-pilled perspectives: “You take the blue pill — the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill — you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” In the manosphere, “harsh reality” refers to the belief that feminism is actually thinly-veiled female supremacy. At the core of the red-pilled ideology is the notion that attraction and relationships are dictated by an economy of sexual value, and since women have the choice to deny your advances, they have “full control.” In this twisted view, straight women are seen as hypergamous gold-diggers seeking the best possible deal, while men are victims at the whim of their affections — this is where the modern sentiment of “nice guys finish last” comes from. The truth is that most of these men aren’t nice.

“The problem is not women — it’s the rigid ideology that keeps these men trapped in resentment believing they are owed something which they have to earn.”

Within the manosphere, gender is understood to be performative in a social and cultural context specifically to attract a mate. Except, these “Alpha men” don’t perform masculinity for women. The hyper-masculine personas that they outwardly display are inherently to impress and receive validation from other men. What can I say? I’m not impressed. I’ve been asked how I “got” a girlfriend many times, and they never believe when I say that treating women like people is the absolute bare minimum. Anything remotely having to do with feelings is an invalid answer. Rather than listen to women or “Beta men,” they are essentially groomed by influencers who convince them that women are objects to compete for. The insistence on seeing it as a power struggle does nothing but drain sex of its organic spontaneity and mutual enjoyment. As one writer put it, “More than lust or hatred, the boys of The Red Pill hunger for clarity. They desire escape from confusion. They desire a system with which to comprehend desire itself.” But, in attempting to impose a rigid system, they end up losing the very thing they seek: understanding.

The Alpha/Beta dichotomy is both pseudo-scientific and self-defeating. Based on a complete misapplication of evolutionary psychology, the idea that women seek out dominant “Alpha” men ignores the massive diversity in what people find attractive and endorses harmful misogynistic behaviour. The problem is not women — it’s the rigid ideology that keeps these men trapped in resentment believing they are owed something which they have to earn. Nonetheless, this perspective dehumanizes men and women, alienating them from each other further and promoting isolation even in established relationships (if it even gets that far).

The red-pilled approach to sex doesn’t just misrepresent the dynamics between men and women, it actively poisons any chance at experiencing sex as something rich, fulfilling, and deeply human. If you want to have better relationships, better sex, and a better understanding of attraction, the manosphere is the perfect place to let those aspirations die.

Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame

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A woman is carried by a bunch of women basketball players in SFU uniforms. Draped over her is the netting from a basketball hoop.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Wilson Wong / SFU Athletics

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer

On February 21, 2025, Canada Basketball announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which includes former SFU and team Canada women’s basketball head coach Allison McNeill. McNeill became head coach for SFU’s women’s team in 1988 and helped lead the team to 11 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship tournament appearances. 

“It feels quite huge, actually, something that you don’t set out for when you start coaching,” McNeill told The Peak. “You do it because you’re passionate about it. But with that said, when they recognize your work, you feel pretty good about it.”

From 1990–2000, the team won their conference championships (with the exception of 1995–96), reaching the NAIA Elite Eight five times, the Final Four three times, and the NAIA Championship Finals in 1999 and 2000. 

“The first time we qualified for NAIA Nationals, we were the first [SFU] basketball team, men or women, to qualify for the national tournament,” McNeill recounted, also noting how the team had been greeted by a sold-out crowd. “And that night we qualified for the first time. And I just remember the players lifting me up on their shoulders and running me around the gym. And I thought, ‘Oh, it can’t get any better than this.’” She added, “I’m very proud of that because at that time, it wasn’t ‘everyone watches women’s sports.’ It wasn’t that. There wasn’t the marketing and the notoriety.”

McNeill worked on the recognition of women’s basketball in Canada not only from her time coaching at SFU, but also from her decade-long tenure as the coach of Canada’s women’s national team. She led the team to four bronze medals at International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s AmeriCup competitions, along with reaching the quarterfinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics after the Canadian team had not reached the Olympic Games since 2000. 

Named NAIA Coach of the Year for the 1991–92 season, when SFU went 16–0 in conference competition and 31–2 overall, McNeill held a 0.825 win percentage during her 13 seasons on Burnaby Mountain. 

“I’m proud that we went through some time where women’s athletics was not really valued. I don’t think as much as certainly it is now — could probably be more — but it is now. And so I really had to fight for some things.

“And that night we qualified for the first time. And I just remember the players lifting me up on their shoulders and running me around the gym. And I thought, ‘Oh, it can’t get any better than this.’”

“One time, we contacted a shoe company, and they came back and said, ‘Well, we’ll sponsor the men.’ At that time, we actually had a better record, better graduating record, better wins-losses. And not that I was comparing, but it’s frustrating,” McNeill recounted a time during her coaching tenure at SFU trying to secure a gear sponsorship for the women’s basketball team, “They’ll sponsor the men fully and we’ll get the two-for-one while I was like, I’m not having it. No, I won’t take it.” 

McNeill created a proposal and brought it to a Coquitlam Nike store, securing a sponsorship deal not only for shoes, but also bags and practice gear. “At that time, we were the only women’s team sponsored in Canada by Nike. I think it was a really pivotal moment for our team because it really helped a lot of [the players] out.” Nike has been a sponsor of SFU varsity basketball since. 

McNeill has been a trailblazer for women’s basketball in Canada, which is now getting a professional team in the WNBA’s expansion side the Toronto Tempo, which begins play in 2026. “It’s like the Raptors. I mean, they’re our team, they’re Canada’s team,” she said. “I think the Tempo will be the same. They’ll be our team, the whole country’s team. I’m excited for that to happen.

“It’s been fun to be part of women’s sport for my entire life,” McNeill mentioned. “To see it go like this, I think we’re riding a wave, and it’s been well-earned.”

McNeill commented that what she was most proud of from her time at SFU was the athletes she coached. “We had just great people, and they’ve gone on to do great things.” As for advice for the current and future women’s Red Leafs, McNeill reminds these players to live in the moment.

“Be where your feet are. You don’t need to be thinking too far ahead or looking back,” she emphasized. “I think if you work hard and you’re passionate about something, opportunities can come your way, you could do something with them.”

A guide to thriving as a regular guy

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Illustration of Justin Trudeau in a kindergarten classroom surrounded by crying children and bills. Jagmeet Singh and Pierre Poilievre are behind him laughing.
ILLUSTRATION: Yan Ting Leung / The Peak

By: Mason Mattu, Minister of Sarcastic Affairs

Dear Justin, 

It’s the end of an era, buddy old pal. In your nine years in office, you put the “Justin” in every viral social media post shared by boomers who had major crushes on you. #Justinflation, #JustinPoverty, #JustinBuildingPipelinesThatWillDestroyOurPlanet. Some say you weren’t progressive enough. Others said you weren’t conservative enough . . . I say you were JustinOugh, but not good enough. You were just simply mid. I know. It’s a hard pill to swallow. But let’s focus on the positives! 

Let’s recap some of your most significant achievements in office: 

  • You legalized weed (in order to make people feel baked enough to vote for you two more times) 
  • You encouraged Canadians to “drink box water bottles” instead of using a plastic straw (that advice has really saved me some time; thanks, Justin!) 
  • You spent $230,000 on a vacation to Jamaica (that’s OK — we all need a little $230,000 TLC sometimes)
  • You gave us free insulin. (As a type I diabetic, I thank you, but what about guaranteed free unicorns? Or what about a promise of a lifetime’s worth of bottomless fries at WhiteSpot? We need those things before anything else, jeez.) 
  • Note to editor: insert more here. I couldn’t think of anything more to say to this guy. I hope you delete this message, by the way. I wouldn’t want Trudeau to see this. 

Now, Justin, or as they say on Radio Canada: Joostchen. I know you’re probably confused with your life, lost, not knowing what to do. It’s OK to take a few weeks to recover from the realization that you have given away your power (we know you love power). You take as long as you need. Wallow in self pity, like Lorelai Gilmore after she’s broken up with her 10,000th boyfriend, go ahead. Let it all out. 

OK, so what can you do now that you’re just a regular guy? I saw that you recently went on a completely normal shopping trip to Canadian Tire to build your bunker for the American-Canadian War. #DIY goals, but still very elitist. Let’s find something else for ‘ya! What about a music career? Your son literally just became a SoundCloud artist. I’m sure you can make music too. You could form a pop duet with him and be called Trudeau & Trudeau or T&T. Maybe we’ll see you at the Juno Awards next year!! Or become a teacher. That’s enough torture for your lifetime. Maybe a kindergarten teacher. Good luck with that. 

You were a very controversial guy, just like your father — Fidel Castro. But unlike him, you won’t be a dictator till your luscious hair turns entirely silver. Sorry, buddy. Although I do find it funny how you and Biden were forced out of office in the exact same way — someone ought to investigate this!!! Maybe you were coerced or scammed into giving your power up. Revenue Canada will not come after you, Justin; it was a Malaysian area code!!! It’s OK, you can come back. Come back for us. We need you.

Sike. You actually thought, LOL. 

If you need any advice on adjusting to peasant life, feel free to send a message to our Dear Peakie advice column. I think you’ll find its budget tips soothing.

With best of luck for the future, 

M-Dog

Hidden Gems: Budget-friendly bites

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A restaurant with a large window and outdoor seating area. The red storefront sign says “Taqueria Playa Tropical Mexican and Restaurant” printed in yellow.
PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor

photo of front entrance of Frying Pan at 1101 Denman St., Vancouver
PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak

Frying Pan 
1101 Denman St., Vancouver 
Open Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. 

With a physical restaurant on Denman St. and a food truck on Burrard St. or at various markets, Frying Pan is known for their moist chicken coated with a deliciously crispy batter. Their cuisine can be best described as Korean-fusion, with tacos, rice bowls, and more appearing on their menu. Every day from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., as part of their happy hour deal, their hot crunch chicken sandwich is $8.99. Even without happy hour, you can still grab one of their juicy chicken sandwiches for under $15.

Photo of House of Dosas location at 1391 Kingsway, Vancouver
PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak

House of Dosas

1391 Kingsway, Vancouver
Open 24/7 

1724 152 St., Surrey 
Open Tuesday–Friday 5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. and Saturday–Monday 12:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

1188 Davie St., Vancouver 
Open 24/7 

With arguably the most budget-friendly meal on this list, as well as the most widespread presence throughout the Lower Mainland, House of Dosas can be found in both Vancouver and Surrey. They have specials almost every weekday at their locations on Kingsway and 152 St., with their best being their Monday dosa deal. For $5.99, you’ll get a delicious dosa accompanied with tasty sambar, coconut, and tomato chutneys. Coming on a different weekday? No worries! House of Dosas’ specials from Tuesday to Friday are still under $15. 

Photo of The kitchen dada sushi bar & grill at 2535 Alma St., Vancouver
PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak

the kitchen dada sushi bar & grill 
2535 Alma St., Vancouver 
Open Wednesday–Monday 11:00 a.m.–9:30 p.m. 

You’ll have to pay a bit of attention to get this meal deal, as the kitchen dada has a $10 take-out special that changes daily. These $10 meals can vary from grilled chicken teriyaki donburis accompanied by gyozas and miso soup to deep-fried sous-vide chicken and deep-fried prawn burritos. Keep an eye on their Instagram (@thekitchendada) for their daily meal deals! 

A restaurant with a large window and outdoor seating area. The red storefront sign says “Taqueria Playa Tropical Mexican and Restaurant” printed in yellow.
PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak

Taqueria Playa Tropical 
334 6th St., New Westminster  
Open 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. every day

A 13-year-old establishment serving up delicious Mexican food and daily deals, Taqueria Playa Tropical is a must-try for those who find themselves in the New Westminster area. Every weekday has a lunch special to offer — $12 tostadas on Mondays, $11 quesadillas on Wednesdays, $10 tortes on Thursdays . . . the choice is yours! Even if you happen to come on a day without a deal, you can easily fill up on their $3 tacos. 

Trudeau’s ingenuine approach to being deemed progressive

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This is a photo of former prime minister Justin Trudeau standing before a Canadian flag.
PHOTO: Courtesy of @justinpjtrudeau / Instagram

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer

In a recent speech, ex-prime minister Justin Trudeau firmly declared he is a Zionist. There was no hesitation, just offensive, misinformed statements spewing from his mouth. He began his atrocious speech with a completely botched definition of Zionism — he said it is the belief that enables Jewish people to “determine their own future, like all people.” He followed this with the claim, “No one in Canada should ever be afraid to call themselves a Zionist.” There is a haunting irony in the leader of a settler-colonial state like Canada, which claims to be reconciling with Indigenous Peoples, supporting another state doing the exact thing they condemn.

Contrary to Trudeau’s definition, Zionism is the belief of creating a Jewish nationalist state specifically through the occupation of Palestine. It is an ideology rooted in settler colonialism, dating back to 1897. Theodor Herzl, the man often championed as the founder of Zionism, had plans to colonize Palestine in 1895 as he theorized a Jewish state was the only way to fully get rid of anti-semitism. It’s important to note, however, that many Orthodox Jews oppose Zionism, viewing it in its earliest form as an opposition to “God’s will.” Many Jews believe God was to unite Jewish people in a promised land, but this cannot be accomplished through a forced establishment of a Jewish state where Palestinians reside. A passage from Herzl’s diary explicitly states the intent to displace Palestinians by securing employment for them “in the transit countries,” and “denying [them] employment in our own country.” This process was to be carried out in a “discreet” manner. 

Palestinian historian Rashid Khalidi outlines in his book The Hundred Years War on Palestine that Herzl’s approach to Zionism parallels colonial talking points of using settler colonialism to increase a country’s economic value. The specific terminology of “discreetly” transporting the poor population across the border is described by Khalidi as grasping the need for the Palestinian population to disappear “in order for Zionism to succeed.” Similar tactics have been used in Canada’s settler-colonial project leading to the overwhelming number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and the continued violence against them — erasure of history is a crucial narrative device of colonialism. From its conception, Zionism has been about the displacement of Palestinians to establish Israeli superiority, clearly differing from Trudeau’s deliberately uneducated definition. 

From its conception Zionism has been about the displacement of Palestinians to establish Israeli superiority, clearly differing from Trudeau’s deliberately uneducated statement.

Trudeau continued the speech by implying that anti-semitism is on the rise due to anti-Zionist sentiment. While he does not clearly state it, he immediately follows his endorsement of Zionism with the importance of combatting anti-semitism. Being anti-Zionist and anti-semitic are two different things. Anti-semitism is a set of prejudiced beliefs towards Jewish people as a religious or ethnic group which aim to persecute and scapegoat them. This definition notably differs from critique of Israel and its political-military actions. 

Since October 7, the Israeli Offensive Forces have killed 46,000 Palestinians and displaced millions. Trudeau issued a half-hearted statement about a ceasefire in Gaza (which Israel has since violated), barely mustering up two sentences about the situation. He has failed to recognize the decades of suffering Palestinians have faced or condemn Israel for its war crimes. Trudeau recently celebrated recognizing the Haida Aboriginal Title agreement, which allows the Haida Nation in BC to have ownership over their land. He claimed this “marks a move away from an era of denial,” making his hypocrisy crystal clear as he continues to ignore the rights of another Indigenous community.

In his book, Khalidi goes on to illustrate the fact Israel is not only founded on the settler-colonialist belief of Zionism, but the ideology has played a crucial part in reinforcing the need for ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. For a prime minister who has previously established a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation to acknowledge the dispossession of Indigenous lands by Canada, to say he is a Zionist with such assurance feels not only hypocritical, but like a blatant disregard for those facing the harsh realities of colonialism.

Williams Lake First Nation to restore former residential school area on its own terms

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This is a photo of Chief Willie Sellars looking off to the right with a smile on his face. He is wearing a black button-up shirt and there are trees in the background.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Williams Lake First Nation / Facebook

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer

Content warning: brief descriptions of residential school violence and cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples, mentions of burial sites. 

“I grieve for all who never made it — the children who never made it home and for survivors and their families who could not keep carrying the pain.”

These words come from Phyllis Webstad, member of the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation (St-wet-lem hight-lem), founder of Orange Shirt Society, and survivor of the St. Joseph’s Mission Indian Residential School. Orange Shirt Society started Orange Shirt Day as a holiday “designed to commemorate the residential school experience, to witness and honour the healing journey of the survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation.”

In 2021, the Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN), or the T’exelcemc (teh-huwl), began investigating the St. Joseph’s Mission site for “deaths and disappearances.” Less than 300 kilometres away, at what was the Kamloops Indian Residential School, around 200 possible burial sites were discovered the same year. “For decades, the Elders in our community had whispered about the dark secrets of life at St. Joseph’s Mission. There were stories of neglect, sexual assault, disappearance, and deaths of children,” wrote WLFN Chief Willie Sellars (pictured) in a press release.

In 1981, St. Joseph’s Mission shut its doors. For nearly 100 years before that, it was part of the broader Canadian residential school system. Across the country, First Nations youth were forcibly removed from their homes and made to attend these schools and assimilate into Christian, Euro-settler culture. For the WLFN, cultural genocide was carried out “just kilometres” from T’exelc, the centre of WLFN territory (St. Joseph’s Mission).

WLFN is located in the interior of BC, north of Vancouver in the Cariboo Regional District. It is one of 17 bands that make up the Secwépemc (or Shuswap) Nation, which share a common Secwepemctsín language containing four dialects, three of which remain. Traditionally, each band has existed “as a self governing Nation.” Currently, WLFN is in the process of BC Treaty negotiations, designed to “recognize and reconcile pre-existing Indigenous sovereignty.”

“How can people heal if they can’t safely gather at the place where their family members suffered for generations?” — Willie Sellars, Williams Lake First Nation Chief

This year, “WLFN has completed survivor interviews, archival research, community engagement, and the geophysical investigation of more than 470 acres of property surrounding the site of the former residential school,” announced a WLFN Facebook post. The post explained that “ground penetrating radar has revealed 159 reflections that show characteristics indicative of human burials.”

Amid this investigation, WLFN purchased the St. Joseph’s Mission site in 2023. Now, the William Lake First Nation is seeking help from the federal government to restore the land. St. Joseph’s Mission “needs to be a place of closure, of gathering in a good way, of honouring our ancestors and survivors,” Chief Sellars told CBC. While WLFN sought funding from the federal government in December, it has yet to receive a response. “People want to go to the site [ . . . ] but right now, it’s a crime scene. We can’t gather here,” Sellars continued. “How can people heal if they can’t safely gather at the place where their family members suffered for generations?”

Ultimately, the First Nation’s “vision is to transform this site into a place where people can gather, honour those who attended this facility, and learn more about the legacy of Canada’s residential schools,” shared Whitney Spearing, lead investigator for the St. Joseph’s Mission project, via the press release.

While the country has funded WLFN under its Residential Schools Missing Children Community Support Fund, the Nation said “there has been no support offered by the government of Canada toward either the acquisition of the St. Joseph Mission’s property or the commemoration of the site.” Sellars noted, “It is profoundly disturbing to me that we are not receiving any support from the government of Canada toward any property-related initiative.”

Next steps may be uncertain, but the process of finding these potential burial sites and uncovering their stories has “forced Canadians to acknowledge the reality of residential schools,” Sellars said. “There can be no reconciliation before there is truth.”

The documentary Sugarcane chronicles a deeper look into abuse at St. Joseph’s Mission.

How the Red Leafs fared to start 2025

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The SFU swim team stands in front of an indoor pool. On the back wall are the words “swimming and diving.”
PHOTO: Courtesy of @sfu_athletics / Instagram

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer

Women’s basketball

Despite having an 8–3 record ahead of the new year, the Red Leafs women’s basketball team did not carry the same success into 2025. Once the calendar switched, the team had a record of 6–10, ending the season with a 7–11 Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) record and a 14–13 record overall. The team missed the GNAC Championship tournament for the first time since the 2011–12 season. They will also lose their highest scorer, senior Sophia Wisotzki, who not only led the conference in scoring this season with 666 points, but is also 17th overall in all-time GNAC scoring. 

Men’s basketball

With a GNAC record of 5–13 and an overall record of 9–19, the Red Leafs men’s basketball team did better than their recent seasons, but still did not qualify for the conference championships. The team was ninth out of the 10 GNAC teams, though the team was sixth in offense and seventh in defensive statistics.

Men’s swimming

After a season that saw the men’s swim team hold an 8–5 record, the team went on to place third at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) championships in Colorado. They later went to the NCAA Division II Championships in Indianapolis, where they placed 22nd. Their highest result at the national level came from junior Marcus Mak, who placed third in the 400 yard individual medley event.

“At the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, SFU placed third in the women’s division and fifth in the men’s, with first place finishes from star senior Marie-Éloïse Leclair in the women’s 200m, the women’s 4x400m relay, and the women’s distance medley relay.”

Women’s swimming

The 2024–25 season saw the women’s swim team have a 7–8 record, though the team reached new heights once in championship competition. The team placed second at the RMAC championships, where captain and senior Tori Meklensek set a pool and RMAC record in the women’s 200 yard freestyle. Meklensek later won both the 500 yard and 1650 yard freestyle at the NCAA Division II Championships, where SFU placed seventh out of 38 point-scoring schools.

Indoor track and field

At the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, SFU placed third in the women’s division and fifth in the men’s, with first place finishes from star senior Marie-Éloïse Leclair in the women’s 200m, the women’s 4x400m relay, and the women’s distance medley relay. At the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Red Leafs placed eighth out of 73 teams in the women’s division.

Men’s wrestling

The Red Leafs men’s wrestling team had a passable result in the 2024–25 season overall, but only managed one win to six losses against RMAC competitors. The team went on to the NCAA Division II Super Regional, though did not advance to the national championship. Their highest result at the regional competition came from senior Magnus McCrackin, who placed fifth in the 157 lbs category. 

Women’s wrestling

After a 2024–25 season that saw them accumulate only one loss, the Red Leafs women’s wrestling team went on to place second in the RMAC Women’s Wrestling Championships. The team placed third at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship (NCWWC) Region VIII Tournament, where redshirt juniors Paige Maher and Julia Richey scored first place in the 180 lbs and 207 lbs categories respectively. At the NCWWC National Championships, SFU placed 15th out of 49 schools in total match points earned.

Horoscopes March 24–30

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ILLUSTRATION: Marissa Ouyang / The Peak

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer

Aries
March 21–April 19 

Feeling guilty about only going to two out of 11 weeks of classes? It’s alright; there are just a few more classes to miss — you’re nearly getting there. Good job, babes! You even escaped having to deal with people coughing and sneezing in lecture halls, so yay for you!! Reward yourself by going to the library to study (rant about your life to your friends) and to a café to write your essays (buy an overpriced cup of coffee). Also, happy birthday y’all. We are publishing this horoscope during your sign. Send an email to [email protected] for a free palm reading session.

Taurus
April 20–May 20

Can’t decide between studying for mid-mid-terms (quarter terms(?); semi-terms(?)) and going to the gym? Well, there’s a way you can do both — go to the SFU gym! Sorry, I didn’t mean to find solutions to your excuses. I’ll make you go back to your little dilemmatic bubble while your lecturer dumps important information about your final essay in less than three minutes.

Gemini
May 21–June 21

Hold your Rate My Professors ratings — your professor might still have a surprise pizza party at the end of the semester before giving you the most gut-wrenching, tear-shredding 20-page final exam. But all hope is not lost; Gemini is represented by twins, and that contains the word “win.” That probably counts for something, right? Right???  

Cancer
June 22–July 22

I see you booking tickets for your summer beach trip in the lecture hall. Please, please, please focus on your lecture before you have to divert your vacation funds to retaking the course. Oh, is that your Canvas notification for your last quiz? Umm, Cancún? More like Can’tcún. 

Leo 
July 23–August 22

You can’t wait to get out of that one political science class with tutorial-mates who keep arguing that making Canada the “51st state” is inevitable, much to the disdain of your professor, TA, ears, eyes, and sanity. I know they aren’t even from the political science department, but hang on! Just three more weeks of class . . . and four more years of Trump (unless he finds some way to stay in power), my friend. 

Virgo
August 23–September 22

As some of her most adoring fans, you are wondering what happened to Onijah Robinson. You can’t eat, sleep, or function well unless you know that wonderful diplomat is safe and sound. Never mind the exams, you can’t even write your assignments!! Psst . . . last I heard, she got hired by Trump — don’t tell anyone else, OK? 

Libra
September 23–October 22

Finals are coming. You have plans to study late into the night. Scented candle, check; energy drinks, check; midnight snacks, check; barbershop ASMR Tikoks, check. Wait, barbershop ASMR TikToks? Don’t they make you fall aslee . . .

Scorpio
October 23–November 21

You have plans to overload your academic career by taking a minor, another major, and another minor — all to please the gods of Canadian employment. If you succeed in all your course work, you can pull off a joint honours degree and get an internship at Deloitte. Enough LinkedIn scrolling for today, Scorpio. It’s time to go back to studying for BUS 202 finals. Also, no matter how much you want a summer job, please don’t follow up on the strange, spontaneous job ad from your lecture. 9 out of 10 chances, it’s a pyramid scheme.

Sagittarius 
November 22–December 21

You versus MyExperience, who would win? Who cares about finals when you have a mountain of cover letters to write and interviews to practice? During the summer, you will be working for some capitalist machine while your friends study their brains off, right? Right? To my ambitious Sagittarius, what would you choose between a research paper and a chance to win thousands of dollars and get connections and experience making money? Wait, I’m confused. Am I talking about a co-op or a casino? Oh well, they both involve gambling. 

Capricorn 
December 22–January 19

You forgot to enroll, thinking no one will take courses in the summer. Cue the main theme from Super Smash Bros: Brawl. There’s no mercy in the enrollment arena, my innocent Capricorn buddy. As you struggle to enroll, you find yourself in the 23rd position on the waitlist. So long, required course, until next summer when you are offered again. Hopefully, SFU won’t lay off the entirety of your department during the year!!

Aquarius 
January 20–February 18

Being an Aquarius, you always long for water, which leads you to question once again whether you will graduate before SFU finishes renovating their swimming pool. The short answer, no. Now failing that one course to extend your graduation doesn’t seem like a bad idea, does it? Ask your academic advisor for a graduation application refund in the hopes that SFU will finish its renovations by the next term, or the next, or the next.

Pisces
February 19–March 20

Editor’s note: The writer of this piece is a Pisces.

You are going to get the summer co-op job you’ve always wanted. Your supervisors will be kind-hearted people and the pay will be good. You deserve all the best. You will do well in all your finals and assignments — straight A’s only! Also the thesis you are writing will be completed on time. Keep refreshing your Outlook emails, and LinkedIn chats — you never know when you will be granted a surprise internship just because you Pisces deserve it.

Need to Know, Need to Go: End of semester events

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By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor

Blue Jay Sessions at Medina Café 
780 Richards St., Vancouver 
March 27, 6:00 p.m.–10:15 p.m. 
Tickets: $15 for one session, $23 for full session on showpass.com 

The Blue Jay Sessions, a Calgary-based pop-up show featuring a host of local musical talent, are bringing their event to downtown Vancouver’s Medina Café on March 27. Expected performers include neo-soul artist Zenon, Antonio Larosa and his country rock twang, and electric rapper Tea Fannie. While Medina Café is typically known for its weekend brunch specials, as part of this event, they’ll be serving up a “special menu” featuring snacks like “chicken drumsticks with za’atar and aleppo pepper aioli, grilled tiger prawns, and more.” 

A History of Motown with Krystle Dos Santos 
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E Cordova St., Vancouver 
April 2–13, times vary 
Tickets: $30 for students and seniors, $32 lowest regular price 

Vancouver-based singer Krystle Dos Santos will be lending her talents to the Firehall Arts Centre’s stage in an 11-day long homage to the soulful, Black-created excellence of Motown Records. Dos Santos, who specializes in “sultry, syncopated funky rhythms” and “classic soul and R&B infused instant classics,” will headline the performances. Accompanying her on drums will be Jon Holisko, Cole Tinney on the piano, Gavin Youngash on the guitar, Phil Bell on bass, and Dominic Conway on the saxophone. 

The Fates: Spring Poetry Tour 
The Reliance Theatre, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 520 E 1st St., Vancouver 
April 10, 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. 
Tickets: free, but registration is recommended 

Two inspiring poets will be taking part in The Fates: Spring Poetry Tour, occurring all across Canada this spring. jaye simpson, who is an Oji-Cree Saulteaux Indigiqueer writer from the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, will be sharing parts of their most recent work, a body more tolerable. This poetry collection mixes “Indigenous grief, trans identity, and frustrated desires” combined with mythology to tell stories of “self-surgery.” Reading alongside simpson will be Amber Dawn, who will tell tales from her latest poetry book, Buzzkill Clamshell. Her work, a vivid depiction of becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable, can be described as “trauma-informed eroticism.” To top it off, Jillian Christmas, author of the familial and romantic relationship-central poem collection The Gospel of Breaking, will join.

Drag Bingo at the Cidery
22128 16 Ave., Langley Twp
April 10 and 24, 7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $16.24 via eventbrite.com 

What do you get when you mix cider, bingo, and the fabulous Carlotta Gurl reading out numbers? Drag Bingo at the Cidery, that’s what! Located at the Fraser Valley Cider Company deep in the fields of Langley, drag bingo nights are your place to go for when you want some extra giggles with your potential winnings. 

Sakura Days Japan Fair 
VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver 
April 12, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., and April 13, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 
Tickets: $19 for seniors and youth ($14 for garden members), $24 if not ($16 for garden members) — via vcbf.ca 

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival runs from March 26 to April 28 this year, and with it comes a variety of activities to partake in. On April 12 and 13, VanDusen Botanical Garden will host Sakura Days Japan Fair, an all-day event allowing attendees to indulge in various forms of Japanese culture. Food, drinks, local vendors, musicians, and more will be present, so be sure to snag a ticket early. Other events that are part of the festival include the outdoor exhibition Blossoms After Dark, running from March 28 to 30, and the Blossom Block Party on April 5. 

Karaoke at Bevees 
2748 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam 
April 19, 7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. 
Tickets: free

Sing your heart out at Bevees’ karaoke night on April 19. This beverage room, home to non-alcoholic drinks of all kinds, hosts a variety of events running throughout the year. While karaoke night is their next specialty event, be sure to catch the other fun activities they host such as painting parties, mixology classes, and open mic nights. 

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