By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On October 23, chants echoed across convocation mall as SFU community members gathered for a campus strike in solidarity with Palestine. Organized by the climate justice organization SFU350 and the anti-Zionist group Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) SFU, the event featured several speakers and was inspired by similar protests at Belgian universities. The Peak attended the strike for more information. “You may be wondering how a group dedicated to the climate is co-hosting this protest,” said an SFU350 member addressing the crowd. “Well, that is because climate justice is Palestinian liberation.” In May, The Guardian reported…
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By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer The first winter of the pandemic, I was in Shanghai visiting my family when the first news reports began circulating — something about a new pneumonia, a city in lockdown. Within days, my family and…
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By: Gurnoor Jhajj, SFU Student and Mason Mattu, Humour Editor It all went down before a history midterm, on the sixth floor of the library. I was going over my notes, double-fisting two coffees and an energy drink, when I…
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By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer First, the 24/7 UpMeals SmartVending machine at West Mall Centre disappeared without a warning. Then, the Subway at Mackenzie Cafe was quietly torn down. Jugo Juice was next on the chopping board, having been boarded…
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