David Dyck
Batalia’s ex-boyfriend to stand trial
February 24, 2014In September 2011, Maple Batalia, a second year health sciences student, was shot and killed outside the SFU Surrey campus. Now, almost two and a half years later, the BC Supreme Court has ordered two men to stand trial for her murder. One of the accused is Gurjinder Dhaliwal, Batalia’s ex-boyfriend. He is charged with first degree murder, while the co-accused, Gursimar Bedi, is charged with manslaughter with a firearm and accessory after the fact, Vancouver Desi reported last week. Dhaliwal has been in custody since the two were arrested in Dec. 2012, while Bedi was granted bail in January…
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Interview with Michael Hingston
October 8, 2013We had the pleasure of interviewing former Peak editor Michael Hingston, who is currently on tour promoting his debut novel, "The Dilettantes." A book columnist at The Edmonton Journal, Hingston gives us a bit of back story behind his book,…
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Collective Agreement negotiations continue
May 27, 2013Unrest within SFU’s unions not over yet By David Dyck Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee CUPE 3338 met with the university to continue bargaining for a new collective agreement several weeks ago, but according to the union, no tangible progress was…
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Letter to the Editor – May 20, 2013
May 22, 2013By Dave Dyck Dear editor, Re: “Forum a better choice for SFU politics” Last week, former SFSS board member Kyle Acierno wrote a piece entitled “Forum a better choice for SFU politics.” In the article he bemoaned the current state…
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Speech for sale
March 24, 2013Cheap isn't good enough, speech has to be free By David Dyck Photos by Mark Burnham Last week’s issue of The Peak featured “Hate Talk: How much freedom of speech do we deserve?” The article warned that too much freedom…
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Peakcast #7
March 19, 2013This week, editors David Dyck, Alison Roach, Will Ross, and Bryan Scott discuss the SFSS election results and SPORTS! With special guests Clay J. Gray and Adam Ovenell-Carter.
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Observatory project moves forward
March 10, 2013By David Dyck Image courtesy of PAMR Instead of going by the DAC, the building will now be put in a much more high profile location In 2010, the university unveiled plans to build an observatory on the Burnaby campus.…
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If wishes were horses, beggars would ride to McGill
March 5, 2013Students in Quebec have no one to blame for program cuts but themselves By David Dyck Be careful what you wish for. Last year, Quebec students wished long and hard for the ongoing tuition freeze in the province to remain…
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POINT: Chicken Wings Suck
February 17, 2013Wings aren’t the only things that come in hot, steaming piles By David “Eat Alberta Grassfed Beef” Dyck Photos by Ljudmila Petrovic To see Counter-Point, click here! Chicken wings. They’re everywhere. If they were a currency, it would be inflated…
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Peakcast #2
February 1, 2013Editors David Dyck, Will Ross, and Daryn Wright discuss the end of the Waldorf and chit chat about Tiki bars, Game Boys, and possible podcast subjects.
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