archives
The Peak’s 60th anniversary: Notable articles from 1965–1995
November 11, 2025By: Ella Pendlington, SFU Student and Petra Chase, Features Editor Since 1965, The Peak has brought issues that matter to students to the forefront, investigating concerns, engaging students in university and local politics, and allowing a space to build community. However, The Peak hasn’t always fulfilled its duty of fair reporting, at times publishing racist or sexist content and undermining oppressed groups. The damage this has done to the very communities who have often been the ones at the forefront of progressive issues is also documented, sometimes with their responses in the paper. The Peak’s strongest storytelling and reporting have…
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New exhibit opens at SFU Burnaby library
February 19, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The SFU Special Collections and Rare Books (SCRB) department within the SFU Library is home to thousands of manuscripts, books, papers, and photographs from throughout history. The newest exhibit in the department, Archival Oddities, features…
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Stephen Crowley opens up about his archeological collection
November 24, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Stephen Crowley is a groundskeeper at SFU. In his free time, he’s been doing archeological research for 30 years. He’s built up a collection so large, he wants to open a museum of natural history…
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Venture into the audio archives: an interview with SpokenWeb
October 13, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Listening to a story read out loud can engage your emotions. SpokenWeb is a podcast program that presents archival recordings of stories and talks listeners through those feelings. It’s is a network composed of multiple…
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Archives for the Future
June 7, 2015Located in the basement of the Maggie Benston Centre, down a long, seemingly neverending hallway, SFU’s Archives and Records Management office is an area that most SFU students never take the time to visit. Despite containing some of our school’s…
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