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Investigation underway after deadly police incident on Burnaby mountain

EIC July 13, 2017

The province's police watchdog is investigating following a sudden death yesterday near Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus. The incident occurred in the mid-afternoon and police cordoned off a large area of the sidewalk along Gaglardi Way for investigation. Coquitlam RCMP received a report in the early morning hours that “a man had left his residence and intended to harm himself,” according to Burnaby RCMP. That afternoon at around 2:30 p.m., officers located a man they believed to be that individual. “Police engaged the man verbally, at which point the man shot himself,” said the Burnaby RCMP in a statement. The…

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SFU students host massive India versus Pakistan cricket tournament screening

Peak Web June 6, 2017

By: Pranaya Chakraborty The Indian Student Federation and the Pakistan Student Association collaboratively hosted a screening of the ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament between rival cricketing nations India and Pakistan in the Images Theatre on Burnaby campus last weekend. The organizers…

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Talk the Talks: Multilingualism at SFU

EIC January 15, 2017

SFU is located in one of the most culturally diverse cities in Canada, a mixing bowl of languages and cultures, a place populated with people from across the globe; yet it is still limited by an English-dominant mentality. Obviously foreign…

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Tanks farms, pipelines, and the safety of the SFU community

EIC November 29, 2016

Hidden in plain sight Upon starting your post-secondary studies at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus, you might not notice at first that it is located above a tank farm. It is tucked away just below the Gaglardi Way and Hastings…

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Holiday guide to Metro Vancouver

EIC November 21, 2016

Enchant Christmas Light Maze and Market Promising to be the world’s largest light maze, with hundreds of thousands of LED lights, illuminated sculptures, and a giant Christmas tree at the centre, Enchant has something for everyone — especially with the…

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SFU then and now

EIC August 1, 2016

SFU’s 50th anniversary has come and gone. We are not a perfect university, but we are a unique one. This photo essay is meant to document SFU’s evolution and pay homage to the so-called ‘instant university,’ which has been in…

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Humans of SFU: Residence edition

EIC June 27, 2016

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ll over the world, and right here at SFU, this Humans-of-Somewhere style of storytelling has appeared, and made big waves in the way we look at people around us. Last week we went around talking to, and photographing, some of…

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Parking at SFU is the fucking worst

EIC June 6, 2016

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] am not the first to say that parking at SFU Burnaby is the fucking worst. Anyone who has driven to campus and tried to find a spot can attest that unless you’re here at 8:30 a.m., or after 5:30…

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The AQ art gallery needs to be relocated

EIC May 24, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he SFU Art Gallery in the Academic Quadrangle only serves a small portion of the population while occupying one of the busiest spots on Burnaby campus. Because of this, those who run the gallery need to either make their exhibits…

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EIC April 3, 2016

Editor's note: The Peak recognizes Burnaby Mountain as unceded Coast Salish territory. However for simplicity we will refer to the land as Burnaby Mountain throughout this article.   On top of Burnaby Mountain, SFU could have been a shining example of…

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