Hailey Miller
SFYou: Ashley Jones’ art signifies connection and understanding
July 10, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Ashley Jones is an Indigenous artist whose body organ paintings are an ode to her love for science, and her Haida and Cree Métis roots. The Peak interviewed Jones to know more about her artistic journey, the meaning behind her art, and perspectives to the future. Jones is predominantly a self-taught artist, aside from learning to make dreamcatchers from her aunt. She said she had no guidance on how to draw, and rather, “just picked it up one day.” Her family was a source of support and inspiration to begin her artistic endeavours. “I started…
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SFU will build an $80 million upgraded supercomputing facility
July 10, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer On June 3, SFU announced an $80 million supercomputer upgrade that will improve efficiency, data storage, and performance from its existing supercomputer, Cedar. The current supercomputing facility is one of the top 100 in the…
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When you can’t graduate on time because that one last course you need isn’t offered
July 9, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Nothing’s more exhilarating than knowing you’re one course away from graduation. Just one more semester, and you’ll finally have grown from a little caterpillar studying in a field most people haven’t heard of to a…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Packing for a local getaway
July 8, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer I love a nice, local stay-cation. There’s nothing better than being a tourist in your own town. What really gets me, though, is that no matter where I go I still have to pack. Who…
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Indigenous voices must be prioritized when fighting climate change
June 28, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer The effects of climate change disproportionately harm Indigenous communities, yet their voices are often overlooked. Many Indigenous communities, especially those outside large cities, rely on natural resources for livelihood and sustenance, and are at a…
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Minimum wage worker doing the job of three people is excited for 65 cent wage increase
June 26, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer and C Icart, Humour Editor News anchor: Alexa, play “7 rings” because the minimum wage is increasing to a whopping $17.40 in BC. I sat down to interview an excited Minimum Wage Worker (MWW) about…
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la lune rocks on with songs of disparity
June 26, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Disparity is defined as “a noticeable and usually significant difference or similarity.” However, in the case of Vancouver indie-rock and shoegaze band la lune, disparity also refers to the hard-hitting soft beats of their most…
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Grade School’s alt-rock brings coming-of-age movies to life
June 19, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Known around Vancouver as the Peach Pit twin of the alternative-rock scene, Grade School creates their own sound while still appreciating the bands they’re influenced by. Their latest EP, Be Cool, Grade School!, was released…
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AI is harmful for musicians
June 12, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Computer generation was first used in music composition by Alan Turing in 1951. Known for his work with World War II enigma code-breaking machines, Turing once predicted computers would “learn from experience.” His ideas and…
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A guide to cannabis use
June 10, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of nausea, blood, vomiting, and psychosis. Since cannabis became legalized in Canada in 2018, access to it has been easier and safer for a variety of purposes. Being able to easily…
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