Alison Wick
The best places to isolate at SFU
January 19, 2021By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate Are you an SFU student without the heart to go long-distance with your partner, the university? Need a place to isolate on campus? True, SFU is quite deserted as of now, but here are some locations to hide in to ensure that your trip to campus remains solo! First floor of the library Did you even know that the SFU Burnaby library has a first floor accessible to the student body? Something about 50-year-old dusty PhD theses from SFU’s earliest days is probably enough to keep anyone away. Sneezes are frightening at the moment, after…
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The radicalization of social sciences and humanities students at SFU
November 21, 2020By Harvin Bhathal, Alison Wick, Madeleine Chan, Emma Jean, Kim Regala Simon Fraser University (SFU) is an environment that fosters radicalization against the current economic, political, and social systems in place. Whether it is from the inactions of the university…
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SFU C19 Coalition is needed to keep the university working for students
June 29, 2020By: Alison Wick, Peak Associate Formed shortly after the university closed its doors when the COVID-19 pandemic hit BC, the SFU C19 Coalition has gained widespread support across the university. From grad students to undergrads to staff members, the Coalition is…
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Life after film school: an interview with SFU alumna Emily Bayrock
October 11, 2019By: Alison Wick, Peak Associate 2019 graduates of the SFU School of Contemporary Arts’ film program showcased their graduating films back in May, which The Peak had the opportunity to attend and cover. Four months later, The Peak caught up…
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Research assistants aren’t represented as university employees — here’s why they should be
September 21, 2019By: Alison Wick, Peak Associate In 2016 SFU created its 2020 Strategic Research Plan, outlining why, where, and how the university intends to grow as a research institution. Part of their plan to achieve these goals is to “strengthen areas…
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Arts festivals and shows for students this August
July 30, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor This is the last summer issue of The Peak, and so we have curated a list of the best (and mostly free) arts festivals and shows happening in the city. Even though you’ve given all…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: July 15-19
July 17, 2019Tess Liem and Guests at Massy Books July 18 Massy Books is a bookstore at East Georgia and Main St. that puts on (and supports) a lot of really unique and interesting literary events, from book launches to poetry readings,…
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Hot dogs and teddy bears: Partyfest 2019 pushes musical boundaries
July 13, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor This Friday, July 19, for the second time ever, Red Gate Arts Society is putting on their Xanadu-themed birthday party turned local music festival — and it’ll be the first time it’s held at their…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: July 8-12
July 8, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor Indian Summer Festival at Woodward’s, July 9 and 10 The Indian Summer Festival, of which SFU is a founding partner, runs annually at the beginning of July and features both local and international South Asian…
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Staff Study Songs: Peak recommended music to zone in and focus
July 5, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Ana Staskevich, and Alison Wick For the start of midterms, some of The Peak staff collaborated on a list of their favourite study music. From all-inclusive genres to specific albums, find their…
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