Features
SFU Pipe Band’s Tori Killoran is here to change your perspective on the bagpipes
September 18, 2018By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate Fast Facts Name: Tori Killoran Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department Affiliation: Criminology (fifth-year student) Hometown: Pitt Meadows, B.C. Hobbies: Playing the bagpipes, highland dancing, and going for bike rides Fun Fact: She started dancing when she was two years old, so she’s been dancing for almost 20 years of her life. This August, the SFU Pipe Band joined 8,000 other pipers and drummers in Glasgow, Scotland to perform at the World Pipe Band Championships. The band has now triumphed as world champions seven times since their official conception in 1981, finishing fifth this year and thereby maintaining…
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The Americans of SFU want political engagement to surpass geography
September 17, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor 3 to 6 million American citizens are living outside of the United States, for a variety of reasons. And as it turns out, Metro Vancouver appears to be a hotspot for American expats living in…
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Seven-Minute Majors: Find out what SFU students like about their majors (part one)
September 17, 2018By: Tessa Earnshaw, Michelle Gomez (Staff Writer), Amneet Mann (News Editor), Gabrielle McLaren (Features Editor) and Nathaniel Tok Engineering This major is going to help you become the nerd you always knew you could be. If you’re anything like me, you…
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So how does the SFSS work anyways?
September 10, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features editor When you open the SFSS’s website, their “about” page seems pretty straightforward: “The Simon Fraser Student Society is a student-led organization that represents and advocates for the interests of the 25,000+ undergraduate students at SFU.…
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Homesickness? We’ve all been there.
September 9, 2018By: Tessa Earnshaw, Michelle Gomez, Gabrielle McLaren, and Winona Young When my parents helped me move into residence, I didn’t want them to leave. I talked to them every day, but that only made me miss them more. Going home…
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Resource roundup: Everything you might need at SFU
September 7, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features editor Orientation, welcome packs, campus tours, the wealth of knowledge that is the Internet, and long, confused, meandering walks across Burnaby Mountain are all good starting places to get to know campus. I know that’s basically…
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SFU Graffiti Scavenger Hunt
September 3, 2018Found and submitted by Kitty Cheung, SFU Student The three SFU campuses are held together by one common denominator: vandalism. The graffiti at SFU ranges from deep or adorable to disturbing and inappropriate, but still very much staring down at…
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Join the Club: SFU Shockwave
September 3, 2018Written and photographed by Jennifer Low, Peak Associate If you happen to be walking along False Creek near Science World at the right time, you might just catch a glimpse of SFU’s Dragon Boat team, SFU Shockwave, out on the…
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The SFU student’s guide to scholarships
August 11, 2018By: Jennifer Low, SFU Student Editor’s Note: Make sure to check the scholarships’ official websites for their exact wording, eligibility, and conditions! Good luck getting rich. A Place for Mom Value: $1,000 Description: This annual scholarship is granted to…
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Meme History 101
August 1, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka *Editor’s Note: These memes were taken from the SFU Dank Memes Gang Facebook Group. The Peak does not own these memes, or assert their origins and original creators. “I Don’t Like to Feel Good” Skeletor Meme…
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