COVID–19
Gabe Liosis declares candidacy for SD42 Board of Education
August 31, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Gabe Liosis, former SFSS president and current student at SFU, will run for trustee in the School District 42 Board of Education in Maple Ridge. The elections will be held on October 15, according to the official Maple Ridge election page. The Peak interviewed Liosis to find out more about his campaign. Being involved in school and community since Grade 9, Liosis said he always worked towards creating change in the community. He worked with senior district staff and the Board of Education in Maple Ridge to engage in advocacy through his high school…
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Four COVID-19 safe events
July 25, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate BC has lifted restrictions on masks, vaccine cards, and reduced quarantine times. The impacts of COVID-19 on the lives of people with disabilities and immuno-compromised conditions have only increased. These communities are largely being left behind…
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Something for everyone: The online learning debate is way more convoluted than it needs to be
June 15, 2022By Meera Eragoda, Features Editor We’ve all got a take on hybrid learning. Too few options for it. Too much to ask of instructors. Not worth what we pay in tuition. We’re also blowing the problem out of proportion. A fully…
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Milk-like: SFU’s explanation for the pandemic-era tuition hike hasn’t aged well
June 8, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Two years ago, SFU announced they’d be increasing tuition by 2% and 4% for domestic and international students, respectively. I felt stung. Apparently, so did others. And others still. At that point, in-person learning had…
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Debating unreality: Listening to “the other side” is overrated if we can’t agree on a shared reality
June 6, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer You’ve heard it before: “Both sides have their issues.” Or even, “Both sides of political discussions deserve to be heard.” Popular media often promotes the value of civility, which mostly involves an empathetic approach towards “the…
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The hybrid learning landscape at SFU
June 6, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer What does the future of post-secondary teaching look like? Hybrid learning has been a hot topic since the transition towards temporary online learning due to COVID-19 and the subsequent return to in-person studies. Some have felt…
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Masking the data: Whether people like it or not, we’re still in a pandemic
May 23, 2022By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer It may seem like we’re far removed from the nationwide lockdown in March 2020, which sequestered people to their homes (minus the occasional run to the store for the bare essentials), but we’re not out…
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SFU brings Ontario mask recycling program to campuses
March 23, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer SFU Facilities introduced a single-use mask recycling program to all three SFU campuses in February. According to SFU News, in an effort to reduce waste from single-use masks, 12 cardboard receptacles are available at all…
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BC Public Health will not keep us safe from COVID-19
March 22, 2022By: Charlie Ruiz, SFU Student After the worst COVID-19 outbreak this province has seen, cases are finally falling. This is the result of months of COVID-19 precautions — yet, we are once again beginning to lift restrictions. Most recently, BC has…
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SFU Public Square presents lecture on the healthcare crisis in India
March 8, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Content warning: contains depictions of violence and abuse. On February 2, Dr. Vaibhav Saria, assistant professor at SFU’s department of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies presented “Care and Crisis in India.” Saria’s lecture focused on…
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