Cassandra Nguyen

An illustration of a person sitting with their hand beneath their chin. They are covered in label stickers. The label stickers have the following written across them: “stigma”, “misrepresentation”, “lack of support”, and “alienation”.
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People with psychosis must be supported

Peak Web August 13, 2025

By: Zahra Khan, SFU Student and Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor Psychosis is a mental health condition that affects a person’s perception of reality. It can occur at any time and is increasingly common. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health estimates that 3% of people will face an episode of psychosis one or more times in their life. Despite this prevalence, psychotic people are pushed to the margins — and remain profoundly unsupported. Those who experience psychosis are sidelined in favour of maintaining the status quo of neurotypical thinking. Psychotic people need support in university settings and outside of them. …

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ILLUSTRATION: a lecture hall, with students using their electronic devices (laptops, and tablets). Some are online shopping, some are one social media websites, and others are messaging their friends. While a professor is lecturing in front of the class.
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Our devices aren’t ruining education, but they’re not helping either

Peak Web July 24, 2025

By: Kiana Montakhab, SFU Student Next time you’re in class, take a moment to look around you. Is anyone actually paying attention? Or are we all half-engaged, aimlessly clicking through tabs on our laptops and scrolling through our phones? Is…

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An illustration of a group of students huddled in a protest outside a university with signs that read: “No More Online Group Projects”
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Group work shouldn’t be mandatory in online courses

Peak Web June 24, 2025

By: Yulissa Huamani, Peak Associate Online courses are a valuable tool for students to relax their schedule and seek flexibility. This is especially true when students want to take a break from traditional in-person classes or reduce their course load…

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