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The Peak rounds up SFU community’s responses to COVID-19 or Coronavirus
March 13, 2020By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor and Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief, with files from Harvin Bhathal, News Writer With confirmed cases of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in Vancouver, potential outbreaks on campus have been a frequent discussion topic through both official school channels and on social media. The offices of Andrew Petter, SFU President, and Jon Driver, Vice-President Academic and Provost pro tem, sent out multiple emails during the week of March 9–13 addressing concerns about COVID-19 at SFU. This article rounds up these emails, SFU’s institutional response, its student societies’ voices, and the online community’s concerns. SFU responds to Instagram and Facebook…
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Wet’suwet’en Student Walkout draws crowd of around 100 to Convocation Mall
March 9, 2020By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Students gathered in Convocation Mall on the afternoon of March 4 to listen to Indigenous speakers, singers, and drummers during a Student Walkout in support of the Wet’suwet’en nation. As the Walkout’s media advisory described, “The…
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Students block Gaglardi in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
March 9, 2020By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Following a rally in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation at Convocation Mall, a group of Indigenous and settler students marched down Burnaby Mountain to block part of the intersection at Gaglardi Way and University Drive East.…
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Celebrate Christmas, the solstice, and not doing homework anymore
November 28, 2017By: Gabrielle McLaren Although it’s tempting to write that last exam, wrap yourself up in blankets, and go into hibernation until next semester, don’t let the break slip between your fingers. There are plenty of fun, and more importantly free…
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SFU Surrey campus growth outpacing capacity
October 10, 2017By: Cecile Favron and Henry Tran SFU Surrey has been billed the “top priority” for the university as it marks 15 years since it first opened and the swelling number of students, faculty, and programs based at the campus has…
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Best of SFU
August 1, 2017Compiled by Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Natasha Tar For those of you who don’t know, we here at The Peak ran a survey that gave you, the students, a chance to vote on the best things about SFU.…
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Food trucks, glorious food trucks!
July 4, 2017By: Anindita Gupta Summer in Vancouver could be defined as an extended stretch of time with little or no rain. And when it’s sunny, you can’t stay home! You could, but wouldn’t you rather be out, discovering the city you live…
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Looking beyond 150
June 26, 2017Canada has existed long before confederation. While you celebrate the past 150 years, keep in mind all that came before them. Canada’s history is complex, as this compilation of our biggest fuck-ups and greatest victories will show. All events have…
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A matter of a hundred factors
June 19, 2017By: Alexander Kenny There is a preconceived notion that a university student who drops out does so because they are not strong in academic study. Dropping out of university is usually a difficult moment for those who endure the experience. Often,…
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SFU’s legendary wrestling coach Mike Jones retires after four decades
June 5, 2017By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh SFU wrestling team head coach Mike Jones has retired after 41 years of coaching at the university. Since coming to SFU in 1976, he has become a legendary figure in the sport of wrestling. Jones has coached male…
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