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This Place is a tender exploration of “home”
July 10, 2023By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor This Place (2022), directed by v.t. nayani and written by women of colour, weaves together the stories of two women as they find themselves and one another. We are first introduced to Kawenniióhstha (Devery Jacobs), who is of Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) and Iranian descent, and on a journey to connect with her father. Then, we meet Malai (Priya Guns), who is Tamil, and struggling to come to terms with her father’s declining health. The protagonists are fully fleshed-out individuals who want to ground and find themselves. They hold a beautiful romantic tension, while simultaneously portraying a…
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Opinions in Dialogue: The intricacies of immigration
June 29, 2023By: Vanessa Martínez, SFU Student and Jessica Lo, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of death and child neglect. Editor’s note: The authors in this piece both use a pseudonym to protect the privacy of their families. Immigrants and refugees are…
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Canadian housing crisis discussed by SFU professor
March 28, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer The Peak attended the recent event, “Understanding Housing Inequality in Canada,” presented by the faculty of sociology and anthropology. The lecture was run by Dr. Yushu Zhu, an assistant professor of urban studies and public…
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Young adults who still live at home aren’t mooching
July 25, 2016[dropcap]F[/dropcap]orty-two percent of adults aged 20–29 live with their parents, according to Statistics Canada. Of those, Statistics Canada found that 90 percent don’t contribute to household expenses. Now, everyone’s situation is different, but I do believe that adults in their…
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