Dani Carmack
Open community forum discusses SFU’s next president
October 26, 2026On September 29, SFU hosted an open forum for SFU community members to provide feedback in the search for SFU’s next president and vice-chancellor. The forum was a hybrid event, and was hosted in the Diamond Family Auditorium. Whether they attended in-person or over Zoom, members of the greater SFU community — including students, faculty, and staff — were able to share the characteristics and type of background that were important to them for SFU’s next president and vice-chancellor. The event page asked attendees to “carefully review the leadership qualities ahead of time in preparation for a fulsome discussion,” which…
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Around the world in horror movies
October 26, 2026When you think of horror movies, you might think of big blockbusters like The Conjuring and its cinematic universe, The Exorcist, Insidious, and other similar movies. As someone who loves all things creepy, haunted, gothic (a subgenre of horror that…
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BC provincial election called two years early for October 24
October 19, 2026British Columbians will be heading to the polls on October 24, two years early after Premier David Eby called for a snap provincial election. The announcement was made on September 22. If you are a Canadian citizen, at least 18…
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Long Story Short: Latin American resilience
October 4, 2026My mom was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. A city on the Caribbean coast that’s known for its world-famous Carnival and household names like Shakira and Sofía Vergara. My mom graduated high school at 15, which is something I almost mirrored…
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La Familia Latina shows the reality of being Latin American in Canada
October 4, 2026La Familia Latina (The Latin American Family) is a documentary following the lives, stories, and struggles of Latin American immigrants in Québec, released in 1986 and directed by Colombian Canadian filmmaker Germán Gutiérrez. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, many Latin…
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Vancouver foam artist raises money for BC Cancer by walking
September 28, 2026Throughout the month of August, Tarrin McDonough committed to walking one million steps in the name of cancer research, to raise donations for BC Cancer. Tarrin makes up one half of the Styrogirls, a sister duo made up of herself…
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A DNA test alone doesn’t make you Indigenous
September 20, 2026Since 2019, the MIT Technology Review notes that “more than 26 million consumers had added their DNA to four leading commercial ancestry and health databases,” including AncestryDNA and 23andMe. The increased popularity of DNA testing means more people are likely…
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SFU Pipe Band wins world championship in Glasgow
September 13, 2026On August 15, the SFU Pipe Band took home first place at the 2026 World Pipe Band Championships, a competition held annually in Glasgow. The band is now the reigning Grade 1 world champion for the first time since 2009. …
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Meet the masthead: Introducing our team
September 7, 2026Abbey Perley spent two of three years at The Peak as production editor. She’s returned to assistant production editor for her last two semesters before taking on the world with a degree in Interactive Arts and Technology. Asked about how…
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Monday Music: A Throwback to 2000s Pop-punk
September 7, 2026Pop-punk is a subgenre of rock music that combines elements of punk rock and pop, taking the electric energy of punk rock with pop’s hooks and melodies. With big-name artists like Fall Out Boy, Sum 41, My Chemical Romance, Paramore,…
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