Features

A photo collage of older The Peak issues
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Celebrating the journalists who got their start at The Peak

Peak Web July 26, 2026

By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Since 1965, when The Peak first started rolling out weekly issues for the good people on the mountain of Lhukw’lhukw’áyten and beyond, many incredible students have worked for this little publication. Through the valuable learning experience of working for a university newspaper, many of The Peak’s former writers, editors, and contributors have made a name for themselves in the field. From novels, hiking guides, war reporting, and hockey podcasts, these writers have found success down various paths. Yet, their first tastes of the writing and reporting world started here at The Peak, where they put…

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A brown wooden welcome signage on a fence, green plants in the back.
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Local gardens for local harvest

Peak Web July 29, 2025

By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor Walking around Metro Vancouver, it’s likely you’ve found community gardens full of vegetables and plants. These spaces aren’t just pretty; they are a great way for people to strengthen their relationship with the land…

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job seeker with laptop sitting at a desk with AI reaper behind him
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AI has changed the job market and its rules

Peak Web July 15, 2025

By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor I recently graduated from a master’s program at SFU. I’ve been casually swiping through positions on LinkedIn for a while now, not really looking for a serious commitment. This wasn’t my first time entering…

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Illustration of a park filled with young adults engaged in various activities. A stone amphitheater, an exercise area, and a rock wall can be seen in the background.
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Designing parks for social connection

Peak Web July 7, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer One brutal awakening many young adults go through is the realization that leisure time is not a guaranteed part of the adult schedule. To me, it seems we are all busy with work, school, planning…

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A group reviewing assignments saying short things like ""hello, ChatGPT!"" or similar sentiments. They are only interested in getting their degrees. They look rushed, disheveled.
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The crisis in education isn’t AI — it’s meaning

Peak Web June 15, 2025

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer In the age of AI, effort has become optional. As students, we no longer need to flip through textbooks or reread chapters. As one homework app asks, “Why scroll through 100 pages when AI can…

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A person holding a sign that reads stop war, peace now
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When the state kills, who is the enemy?

Peak Web June 10, 2025

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of war, violence, and death. We are often told war can be justified. Our history textbooks glorify national victories. Our films wrap bloodshed in orchestral scores. Our news headlines echo political speeches…

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ILLUSTRATION: Four generations of women preparing candy. The piece is about a tradition of passing down a family candy recipe, so maybe like a cute and warm tone? The candy being made is Besan ki Barfi
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A box of halwa and generational love

Peak Web June 4, 2025

By: Rusham Verma, SFU Student It’s summer vacation. I’m only 12 years old and my maternal grandmother’s house is infused with the nostalgic smell of halwa made with atta — halwa is a smooth and velvety dessert, similar in consistency…

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ILLUSTRATION: A university student with a bunch of papers trying to study, but with a laptop open, an ipad playing Modern Family or some other comfort show, and the student looking at their phone rather than the papers
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Breaking free from the screen

Peak Web May 19, 2025

By: Zainab Salam, Staff Writer In this digital age, screens are central to nearly every aspect of our lives: work, education, entertainment, and socialization. While technology offers unprecedented convenience and connectivity, it also brings the risk of screen addiction. While…

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A person standing on a sidewalk at night, facing a storefront with multiple TV screens displaying a mixture of news outlets.
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Can news platforms build trust in a fractured world?

Peak Web May 12, 2025

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer We find ourselves in a world where news media thrives on crises. Headlines are designed to scare, intimidate, divide, and most of all, keep us clicking. Across the world and he political spectrum, people are…

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Entrance of the Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at SFU
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Incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our education

Peak Web March 24, 2025

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer The incorporation of Indigenous knowledge has been widely disregarded in western sciences. Due to racism and colonialism, Indigenous knowledge is often reduced to something that cannot fit within the frameworks of western pedagogy. Eurocentric education,…

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