Grace Rose
Dear SFU students, you’re gonna be okay
June 12, 2018By: Grace Rose, Peak Associate When I started university back in 2013, attending class outside of my living room after being homeschooled for 10 years was a little daunting. Yet I learned a lot from my 4.5 years here at SFU — most of which was learned outside the classroom, often through trial and error, making mistakes, and sending a bajillion emails. However, there are some things that I wish I had known during university, and I thought I’d share them with you. You may find some of this advice helpful, or you may not, but like any good millennial…
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Stuff we like and don’t like
March 27, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, and Grace Rose Stuff We Like: Stories of nuanced marginalized peoples If these last few weeks have taught us anything, it’s that stories featuring all different kinds of people are not only needed, but greatly desired by…
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Long story short: My natural hair is a character of her own
February 28, 2018By: Grace Rose My hair changes about every 4–6 months. Sometimes it will be straight, sometimes in braids or twists, and other times hidden underneath a hat or a headwrap. She is a character of her own accord. Yet it…
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Black Panther has built up our expectations, but it doesn’t disappoint
February 26, 2018By: Grace Rose Marvel’s Black Panther is easily one of the most anticipated films of 2018. Beginning with the cast announcement at San Diego Comic Con back in 2016, the film features a stellar cast led by a young visionary…
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A Southside reunion: Coming face to face with one of my queens
February 19, 2018Michelle Obama. Former first lady of the United States. A vision of Black excellence. Beginning as a lawyer and eventually working at the University of Chicago for many years, Mrs. Obama has remained focused on supporting the voices of marginalized…
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New Music Friday
January 5, 2018By: Edna Batengas, Leila Bonner, Louise Ho, Remy Brayshaw, and Grace Rose [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6Hb3LBT75eUXVlq79sD0II[/embed] “Mi Gente” – J Balvin, Willy William, Beyoncé Edna Batengas: I wouldn’t care if the Beatles and Michael Jackson were on this track. I found this song…
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New Music Friday
November 24, 2017By: Edna Batengas,Jenna Beetstra, Grace Rose, Ana Maria Mejia Morales, Neil MacAlister [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1y3ZOYVRf7CiTidwXiL5uy[/embed] “Lost In My boots” – KWAYE Edna Batengas: I like this one. It’s so calm and smooth, totally digging it. Ana Maria Mejia Morales: Smooth. Yes. Nice…
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Album Reviews
November 23, 2017By: Alex Bloom, Grace Rose, and Eva Zhu Uncommon Ground by Busty and the Bass This Montréal-based band released their debut LP on September 8, and there’s not a single member of the nine-piece band that doesn’t shine on it. For…
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Book of the Week: You Can’t Touch My Hair is a funny and compelling read
September 21, 2017By: Grace Rose At its heart, You Can’t Touch My Hair (fully titled You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have To Explain) is a collection of personal essays and reflections that tells the story of a…
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Everything, Everything — aesthetically pleasing, but predictable
May 30, 2017By: Grace Rose Amandla Stenberg stars in a new romance film that weaves a tale of young love in the midst of unfair illness. The film utilizes a typical love story trope in which the girl falls in love with…
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