Culture
FNMISA builds space for Indigenous students
July 7, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Room 1440 of the Student Union Building (SUB) is home to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Association (FNMISA), a group that provides a space for Indigenous students to lounge, study, and create community. This wasn’t always the case. Before having this space, FNMISA was one of the original rotunda groups alongside Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG), CJSF 90.1 FM, the Women’s Centre, Out on Campus, and SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry. For multiple years, alongside the rest of the rotunda groups, FNMISA fought for a space in the SUB…
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Italian Day returns to the Drive
June 13, 2025By: Abigail Streifel, Peak Associate On June 8, Italian Day returns to Commercial Drive! The annual festival celebrates the culture and heritage of Italian Canadians with live music, food, and fun activities in Vancouver’s Little Italy. This year marks the…
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i dream in decay
March 27, 2025By: Sofia Chassomeris, Opinions Editor this body aches for death, a cure? a resolution, like it longs to rest in the muddy embrace of a grave so that the earth may hold me as gently as my tender flesh allows.…
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Hidden Gems: Budget-friendly bites
March 27, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor [caption id="attachment_131165" align="alignnone" width="696"] PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak[/caption] Frying Pan 1101 Denman St., Vancouver Open Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. With a physical restaurant on Denman St.…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: End of semester events
March 24, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Blue Jay Sessions at Medina Café 780 Richards St., Vancouver March 27, 6:00 p.m.–10:15 p.m. Tickets: $15 for one session, $23 for full session on showpass.com The Blue Jay Sessions, a Calgary-based pop-up…
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Monday Music: Filipino music of the 2010s
March 24, 2025By: Dani Santos, Peak Associate “Ride Home” by Ben & Ben In Ben & Ben’s 2017 single, the narrator goes on a morning drive to a place that reminds him of an important person in his life. The lyrics,…
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A Taste of Hong Kong is bittersweet
March 20, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor My dad was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. He came to Vancouver in 1974 and has lived here ever since. But, when he boarded the plane to BC, he brought many Hong Kong…
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Personal and communal stories behind Ramadan
March 17, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer The impact of Ramadan beyond the religious practices — Yildiz Subuk Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is the most important time for Muslim communities. It’s a time…
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Film and literature tell the story of The Nickel Boys from different angles
March 12, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: this piece talks in-depth about slavery and racial segregation. Colson Whitehead’s novel The Nickel Boys tells the story of two boys doing time in a reform school. Elwood Curtis, who is falsely accused…
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A map of Indigenous history, scenic surroundings, and unmatched eateries
March 12, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor The Lower Mainland’s nature and cultural scenes are some of the best in the world. Not everyone can take a quick bus and be able to enjoy a yummy dosa while listening to…
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