Fall
Council Chats: motion for SFSS petition for fall reading break passes
March 12, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On February 29, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting consisted of topics including a motion proposing a petition to support the fall reading break and funding for the Software Systems Student Society’s (SSSS) System Hacks Hackathon event. Fall Reading Break Motion Passes Vice-president of equity and sustainability Priyanka Kaur Dhesa submitted a motion to start a petition calling for a fall reading break in the school calendar year. The motion read, “Mental health and well-being is a prominent concern among post-secondary students; whereas reading break…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Stepping on leaves that don’t crunch
November 7, 2023By: Sam Wong, SFU Student It’s fall: the season of dying leaves and see-saw temperatures. I’m already running late to my class before I see a leaf, brown and all curled up. The perfect leaf. I expect it to be…
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Autumnal films and series
November 2, 2023By: Kiara Co, SFU Student The chilly, warm-toned season calls for watching something chilling in the comfort of your own home, with a hot drink and thick blanket on your couch. Here are some films and a mini series that…
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Creative Corner: Five economic ways to spice up your home this fall
September 28, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer I’ve spent the last few weeks upping my home decorating game. There’s something about cute and colourful organizers in my workspace and a string of fairy lights over my bed that makes a home feel…
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The Bright-er Side: Romanticizing autumn
September 21, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer It’s that time of year when we’re bidding farewell to summer. The rain has slowly started to come back, leaves are turning dazzling colours of red and orange, and slowly but surely, we’re beginning to…
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Escape into the woods of Minnekhada Park
January 21, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer I’ve never hiked and living in BC makes this feel like a waste. I always admired Instagram photos from afar, but was too scared to give it a shot. I worried about all sorts of…
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SFU’s Fall return should be accessible to all students
March 7, 2021by Emma Jean, Staff Writer On February 22, each student enrolled at SFU received an email that seemed incredibly premature given current circumstances. It was about the status of Fall 2021’s course delivery. After months of gossip and speculation, every…
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Student recipe box: It’s soup season, my dudes
October 7, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief A fun fact about me is that I have a Pinboard called “SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP.” I am not ashamed. In fact, now that sweater weather has rolled in, I am thriving. Here’s why soup is…
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Students demand that “SFU Freeze Tuition Now!” as the university plans fee hikes
November 5, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor SFU is proposing an increase in tuition fees, but students are not happy. On October 23, SFU administration emailed students to invite them to a consultation session on their proposed tuition hikes,…
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Adulting 101: Fall produce and how to eat it
October 17, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor The fall solstice was officially September 21, but the season’s coming doesn’t really feel real until Thanksgiving, Halloween, and midterms start to loom on the horizon. Luckily, you can turn autumn into your best food…
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