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Point / Counterpoint: The Ghomeshi Verdict
April 4, 2016OPPOSE IT: The verdict proves rape culture is still alive and well By Laura Scheck [dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to Statistics Canada’s crime victimization survey from 2004, approximately 460,000 Canadian women were sexually assaulted in 2004. Out of all of those incidences, only about 3.3 percent were reported to the police and only 0.3 percent led to a conviction. With a stat like this in mind, it’s not surprising that Jian Ghomeshi was acquitted on Thursday of all counts of sexual assault. Since 2014, many people have been anxiously awaiting the results of Ghomeshi’s trial, with the hope that finally, a public demonstration…
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An interview with SFU’s coolest feminist radio-host, Kitty Cooke
April 4, 2016Twenty-two year old Kitty Cooke is a communication and archaeology student, DIY enthusiast, and the co-host of CJSF’s feminist radio show, IntraVenus. Sassy and smart, Kitty sees her communication and archaeology education as her pathway to educating others on culture…
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Jesus takes the wheel in upcoming Fast and Furious flick
April 4, 2016After the conclusion of Furious 7, it would have been safe to assume that the Fast and the Furious franchise had driven itself from our lives for good. Alas, living in a world bereft of imagination and innovation in the…
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12 lessons this semester has (almost literally) shoved down my throat
April 3, 20161) Don’t google your symptoms. Ever. Or watch House. And for the love of God, do not do both simultaneously unless you want to end up in the ER at three a.m. with some erroneous phantom disease. 2) If someone hurts your…
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turmOIL
April 3, 2016Editor's note: The Peak recognizes Burnaby Mountain as unceded Coast Salish territory. However for simplicity we will refer to the land as Burnaby Mountain throughout this article. On top of Burnaby Mountain, SFU could have been a shining example of…
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SFU 100 encourages students to fight for fossil fuel divestment
April 1, 2016In the AQ hallway, SFU 350 and Embark’s Divest SFU campaign invited students to help their university decide where to keep its money. The campaign, which calls for SFU to divest within five years from fossil fuel companies, is part…
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SFSS to host Music Showcase Extravaganza
March 29, 2016To those in the know, it is no secret that outgoing Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) President Enoch Weng has a passion for music. His past involvement with different music clubs campus gave him a unique perspective on the relationship…
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From the Mind of Sam Gorick
March 29, 2016“Sometimes I like to play with a Yo-Yo so I can know what it's like to have someone come back to me.” “You know how Netflix always recommends a show to watch every time you finish watching a program? The…
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Greg Lunde leads the charge for the Clan
March 29, 2016“I think we’ve just got to bare down and execute, it’ll just come down to the intangible things like loose ball, hard work, communication throughout our team,” says sophomore Greg Lunde. He’s talking about what the team has to do…
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Western travellers, beware!
March 29, 2016[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen news headlines around the world broke out that Otto Warmbier, 21-year-old American student from Ohio, was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour in North Korea because of “crimes against the state,” I could not feel sorry for him…
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