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Oh Pep! has their Cake and brings it to Vancouver
October 11, 2016There are a lot of differences between Canada and Australia. The list includes deadliest animals, which side of the road to drive on, and which country had a prime minister completely disappear while having a swim one day. However, if you ask Australian band Oh Pep! what it’s like being back touring in Canada, they don’t see much different. “We’re in the habit of moving around so much, especially coming to North America, it’s weird that it feels like a coming home feeling — it’s very, very familiar,” said Olivia Hally on being back on this side of the Pacific…
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An interview with Zoya Jiwa, the SFU student changing the fabric of our lives
October 3, 2016After being diagnosed with a life-altering illness, few people think about what they’re going to wear. But as Zoya Jiwa points out, illness can have a profound effect on what you can and cannot wear. Jiwa has been living with…
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Hackathon improves cancer patients’ lives
September 26, 2016It was a cloudy Saturday night, and SFU’s Burnaby campus was quiet — except for the 300 students frantically coding as part of the lumohacks 24-hour hackathon. Lumohacks was the first big health hackathon in Canada. For those unfamiliar with…
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University nap rooms are telling of an overburdened student population
September 19, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap] am way too tired to listen to some BS argument for why SFU needs a napping room. With universities looking at safe napping spaces as a real solution for student exhaustion, we’re left asking ourselves why the fuck are…
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Future of Highland Pub uncertain as fall semester begins
September 12, 2016Burgers and brews at the Highland Pub won’t be a thing of the past — at least for the time being. In May, Martin Wyant, CEO of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) spoke to The Peak in the wake…
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The student housing crisis that isn’t going away
September 5, 2016Priced out of options Moving is awful. So is not knowing where you’re going to live for the upcoming semester. Everything about student accommodation in Vancouver nowadays is just terrible. Now, imagine you were being evicted from your affordable housing…
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Student athletes storm SFSS board meeting to protest stadium cancellation
August 26, 2016On Wednesday, executives from the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors told Ryan Yewchin that he “was quite frankly the only student who had expressed any displeasure” with the stadium aspect of Build SFU being cancelled. During Thursday’s…
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SFU archaeology studies 2,000-year-old artefacts found in Comox Valley
August 2, 2016The K’ómoks First Nations got more than they bargained for while holding a barbecue in the Comox Valley last year. A midden containing ancient artefacts was discovered at the site, leading SFU archaeology professor Dr. Robert Muir to oversee a…
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Olympic Watch: SFU student Gabriel Ho-Garcia is Rio-ready
July 24, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU will not be without representation at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. In the opening ceremonies, keep your eyes peeled for student Gabriel Ho-Garcia, playing men’s field hockey for Team Canada . The Peak caught up with Ho-Garcia after…
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Geni-tales: Short stories about bodies, sex, and sexuality
July 18, 2016We all have something to say about our bodies, sex, and sexuality. Sharing stories and details about ourselves can be scary, and at times uncomfortable. But when it comes right down to it, we all need the opportunity to talk…
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