Gudrun Wai-Gunnarsson
Army of Lovers celebrates the histories of local lesbian feminists
July 26, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Army of Lovers: Lesbian, Bisexual, Two Spirit, and Queer Women, 1970s and 80s is an oral and visual archival exhibit taking place at SFU’s Harbour Center campus. Running from July 14–August 21, the exhibit focuses on interviews conducted by students in professor El Chenier’s oral history class. Chenier explained those who participated in the feminist and lesbian communities in the '70s and '80s “have a lot of hard-earned wisdom to share,” and created this project as a two-way conversation between young and old generations. The archive itself is a trans-inclusive representation of the narratives that…
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In conversation with Neha Sekhon on life cycle of a wildflower
July 19, 2022By: Max Lorette, Peak Associate SFU student and poet Neha Sekhon pours her heart and soul out in her self-published poetry book, life cycle of a wildflower. This book explores Sekhon’s coming of age story in an easily digestible way,…
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Exploring Canada’s racist history of drug prohibition
July 15, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Content warning: anti-Asian racism, anti-Indigeneity, white supremacy, xenophobia, drugs, and drug-related death This month, BC set out to be Canada’s first province to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs starting January 2023. The…
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Dear Peakie: She’s got style, she’s got Glee, she has no grace
June 22, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor and Peakie-of-the-Century Dear Peakie, I want to have a cool new aesthetic but I don’t know where to start! I’ve been scrolling through colour palettes, Pinterest boards, and everything you can think of to find my…
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First Experiences: Batik
June 6, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor As a part of explorASIAN 2022’s programming, The Batik Library hosted introductory batik workshops at the Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) in Vancouver. When I attended the opening session on the morning of…
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Gabe Liosis and Corbett Gildersleve reflect on their year as SFSS president
May 27, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer The SFSS has elected their new executive board, revealing the new SFSS president, Helen Sofia Pahou. The Peak conducted an interview with former SFSS president Gabe Liosis and former acting president and vice-president internal &…
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The intimacy of The Living Room at Centre A
March 22, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer When the art world so often feels unapproachable, Henry Heng Lu and Hau Yu Wong envisioned an exhibit where visitors can feel like they’re at home. By making the space more intimate, Lu and Wong hope…
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Top Ten SFU Student Phrases
March 16, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate 1. “Do you think it’ll bite me if I pet it?” Going to school on a mountain means there’s a lot of wildlife around, and perhaps the most iconic animal that roams the halls of SFU…
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Vancouver Black Library aims to foster connections that have been historically lost
February 28, 2022By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate Maya Preshyon is at the forefront of an exciting and much-needed initiative to create the Vancouver Black Library (VBL). “I wanted for a long time to make a space that can fulfill community advocacy needs,”…
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Eternity Martis is SFU’s 2022 Non-Fiction Writer in Residence
February 23, 2022By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate On January 20, 2022, the SFU Library and SFU Public Square hosted a virtual reading and Q&A event with award-winning authors and journalists, Eternity Martis and Kamal Al-Solaylee, to launch the non-fiction Writer-In-Residence program. The program…
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