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All social gatherings and indoor group activities banned in BC
November 7, 2020Written by: Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief In response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new restrictions for the next two weeks. The orders will be put into effect starting Saturday, November 7 at 10 p.m. and are as follows: Ban on gatherings with anyone other than immediate household, regardless of size or physical distancing Ban on incoming or outgoing travel for sport Ban on indoor group activities such as yoga, spin classes, and group fitness classes (individual fitness activities remain unchanged) Ban on funerals or weddings with those outside of your household The…
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World News Beats
October 26, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Ethiopian cabinet sees equal representation in sexes Women now hold 10 of Ethiopia’s 20 ministerial posts, making it the second African country after Rwanda to have a gender-balanced cabinet. In a Parliamentary speech…
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Discriminatory bans turn American dream into nightmare
February 10, 2017Any good newspaper is invested in the people behind the events they report on. The Peak is currently looking for sources who have been affected or know people who have been affected by the US travel ban. Please contact us…
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Student-faculty romance. Sorry, where’s the problem?
May 9, 2016[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eave it to the UBC administration to consider a means for sexual assault control that’s so shortsighted it’ll leave you questioning the professional competency of the institution. The Globe is currently frolicking in a sticky story that involves potentially ‘legislating…
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Why many educators ban laptops from class
October 26, 2015Over the past couple of years, a number of articles have been published in The Peak discussing the pros and cons of students using laptops in classes, including one earlier this fall titled “Don’t ban my laptop from class.” As…
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Don’t ban my laptop from class!
September 14, 2015[dropcap]“[/dropcap][dropcap]I[/dropcap]banned laptops in the classroom after it became common practice to carry them to school,” writes a computer science professor for The New Yorker last June. I find this sentence, much less the rest of the article, perfectly encapsulates a…
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KPU senate should not ban recording of public meetings
July 23, 2012By The Runner Editorial Staff At Kwantlen’s June 25 senate meeting, President John McKendry ordered Runner editor Matt DiMera to delete his audio recordings of the meeting and not to publish anything that was said in his reporting. The senate…
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