While I’m not a vegetarian nor a vegan, I try to incorporate plant-based meals into my diet. Eating plant-based food comes with many benefits, decreased greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss are some of them, according to Science Direct. This flavourful, coconut-lime tofu is a great comfort meal. For anyone who doesn’t like tofu, I promise you just haven’t found a good recipe! Tofu is high in amino acids and protein, vitamins, and minerals, which helps reduce cholesterol. It is affordable — a block is typically under $5 — and incredibly versatile. Inspired by a recipe from an Instagram cooking…
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On September 16, SFU News announced that the Indigenous Host Nations whose lands SFU Burnaby resides on — the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) — bestowed SFU Burnaby with Indigenous place names for five locations. The…
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IndigiNews is an online, independent, “Indigenous-run newsroom” that focuses on Indigenous communities “in the Okanagan Valley, Vancouver Island, and the surrounding areas.” The outlet shares on their website that they are “committed to decolonizing journalism and strengthening Indigenous media ecosystems.” …
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Content warning: mention of residential schools, the Indian Act, and domestic abuse. Dr. Lillian Eva Quan Dyck is a neuroscientist, a Cree woman and member of the George Gordon First Nation, and a Chinese Canadian. Throughout her career she made…
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The SFU Brazilian Student Association (BRASA) was established at the beginning of 2025 as a local chapter of the global BRASA network that connects Brazilian university students around the world with academic resources and support. BRASA executives have worked hard…
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Content warning: mentions of institutionalized racism (residential schools and racially segregated schools), eugenics, the Holocaust, and forced sterilization. As little kids, the world often appears full of possibilities, but as we get older, we can begin to lose our “childlike…
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Abbey 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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In June 2021, the Student Press Freedom Act was created by student journalists Spencer Izen and Jessica Kim, then editor-in-chief and managing editor of The Griffins’ Nest, a high school student newspaper. In response to their work investigating the Vancouver…
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The phrase “Beautiful British Columbia,” the slogan stamped on all BC license plates, is often used to describe BC. From the Pacific Coast to the Rocky Mountains, the landscapes here are no doubt stunning. What is now known as BC…
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Content warning: brief mention of slavery. I knew beginning university would be a big change. Now that I’ve finished my first semester, I wouldn’t say it’s the content that’s been the biggest challenge, but the pressure that has suddenly been…
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