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Club Profile: SFU kendo and iaido Club
February 3, 2025Editor’s note: The writer of this piece is a member of the SFU kendo club. Were you born too late to be a samurai and too early to experience lightsabers? Well, what if I told you there is a way you can imitate a combination of the two? Welcome to the SFU kendo club. I spoke to two fellow members of the club about its activities and prospects for the future. Grab a drink, take a break from your usual routine, and allow us to take you on a journey of self-discovery and community through the martial art of kendo. …
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Let’s Do Breakfast brings free meals to elementary students
February 6, 2023Editor’s Note: The article was updated to reflect there are 70 breakfast programs in Surrey, following an update from Mehra. Originally the article mistakenly noted there were only 27. A group of SFU students started a program with the goal…
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SFU Music for Memory goes Christmas carolling for Alzheimer’s disease
January 10, 2023Music for Memory is an SFU club that raises money and awareness for Alzheimer’s Society of Canada. Over the holidays, Music for Memory hosted a virtual carolling fundraiser where they raised $1,445 for the organization. Club president Evan Wright said…
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All about drama: SFU needs a theatre club
July 12, 2022Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” But for most SFU students, that line can’t literally be the case. Our school is an outlier in the academic community, hosting no all-major,…
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Embrace the Unexpected: Why joining a student organization was the best decision I ever made
May 10, 2022This May, for the first time in two years, Clubs Day is back in person at SFU! From May 17–19, SFU’s diverse set of clubs and student organizations will be on display for potential recruits, from the Bowlers to the…
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There’s no better time than the present to join a student community
February 25, 2022Every university publishes a page for first years on why it’s important for students to join a campus group. These articles suggest clubs, organizations, and other groups provide everything from community to engagement, as well as experience to pad your…
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Citing free speech doesn’t eliminate harm
January 25, 2021The recent attack on the Washington Capitol has sparked several conversations as to where the line should be drawn between hate and free speech. However, this boundary between what constitutes a hate crime and what is considered freedom of expression…
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Four things that clubs can do to make joining easier
September 21, 2019For many who attend SFU, student life on campus seems nearly nonexistent. One often repeated reason for this is that most students commute to campus and therefore don’t really want to stay longer than they need to. Students who want…
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Clubs Day, but shorter: a semi-comprehensive guide on SFU’s student clubs
September 19, 2019Compiled by Winona Young, Features Editor If you didn’t have time to drop by Burnaby campus’ clubs days last week, don’t worry. The Peak has compiled a series of blurbs submitted by various clubs execs (on a first come, first…
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Student groups should always make events accessible for students with physical and cognitive disabilities
March 23, 2019There are people with disabilities and varying needs in every community. Making space that everyone can access equally is showing appreciation and respect for all of those community-members that frequently end up ignored. Too often, accessibility is either entirely brushed…
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