Corbett Gildersleve
WGOG: SFU furniture and my poor back
June 7, 2026By: Corbett Gildersleve, Opinions Editor I’m big, 440 lbs big, and I can’t comfortably sit in/on most SFU classroom chairs and furniture. Even during years where I was in better shape, I still had chronic back pain. Also, I’m old, like old old, as you might have read in my article about my zig-zag life. All of this contributes to my struggle to find a comfortable seat on campus. But SFU’s furniture choices don’t help. In the fall term, due to a forced class swap, I had six hours of back-to-back seminars on Thursdays. Sitting for that long on the…
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Student aid should match cost of living
May 24, 2026By: Corbett Gildersleve, Opinions Editor Many university students get student loans to help pay for their education and living expenses. According to StudentAid BC, monthly living allowance covers shelter, food, local transportation, and miscellaneous expenses. This amount is set by…
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Life and growth are never linear
May 18, 2026By: Corbett Gildersleve, Opinions Editor Who am I? I’m old. I was a mature student when I started my first degree. My journey has taken many turns since starting at SFU in the mid 2000s when I worked as a…
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The SFSS’ proposed financial restriction bylaws are not clear enough
December 18, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, Project Assistant The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held its annual general meeting on October 29, where undergrads discussed and voted on two bylaw proposals put forth by the SFSS. Both proposals passed, including the “Financial Responsibility…
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Brighter Side: The joy of grimdark
August 13, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer The world is not in a good place right now. Between the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the ICE kidnappings in the US, and Canada’s new legislation sidestepping Indigenous rights and environmental protections, it’s hard to…
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Quiz: Who said it? Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, or a DNC insider?
August 13, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor and Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer Congratulations, you’ve survived 13 weeks of classes — pop quiz time! The Peak has gathered only the finest quotes from two well-known individuals and James Carville. You need to figure…
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Student files claim related to 2024 SFSS annual general meeting
August 6, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On May 27, Jim Nosella, a sustainable energy engineering student, filed a claim against the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) with the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) concerning how the SFSS conducted their annual general…
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Five SFSS full-time union staff receive layoff notices
August 6, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer and Hannah Fraser, News Editor The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has initiated staff layoffs, with five out of eight full-time union positions affected as of July 25. All the positions either support student activities…
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TSSU speaks on latest updates to IP policy
July 29, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer As recently reported by The Peak, the Senate reviewed and discussed a new draft version of its intellectual property (IP) policy solely focused on the commercialization of inventions and software. Based on community feedback, they…
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How prepared is SFU for the “Big One?”
July 24, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer The “Big One,” an earthquake “as powerful as magnitude 9.0” on the Richter scale, has been predicted to occur on the Pacific Coast and impact Metro Vancouver in the next 50–100 years. The Peak looked…
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