Jonah Lazar
Soccer is the game of life: Carling Jackson’s “Uprooted to Unstoppable”
June 29, 2026In light of the first days of the 2026 FIFA World Cup getting underway, and to celebrate World Football (Soccer) Day, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), unveiled a mural celebrating soccer players who came from backgrounds of displacement caused by conflicts and disasters around the world. The mural “Uprooted to Unstoppable,” was painted by Canadian artist and former soccer player Carling Jackson. The Peak spoke with Jackson to learn more about this mural, and the impacts of soccer around the world for diverse communities. This interview has been edited for clarity and concision. Please…
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A shared self in Simorgh: a self-portrait
June 29, 2026The art exhibit Simorgh: a self-portrait is currently on display at the Audain Gallery at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts. This exhibit is a collaborative work done by SFU graduate students Wyldie Bracewell, Alex Calcagno, Carlo Marchet, Chris Outten,…
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Book Nook: Independent West Africa: tradition, modernization, and identity in a post-colonial Africa
June 7, 2026In West Africa in the 1960s, the literary scene in the newly independent nations stretching from Senegal to Nigeria was booming. Writers such as Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and Léopold Sédar Senghor defined not just the literary landscape of the…
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Nico-meets-stereolab: a review of MEMORIALS’ All Clouds Bring Not Rain
May 18, 2026Formed by Verity Susman and Matthew Simms, MEMORIALS is an art-pop duo out of Canterbury, England. Their debut record, Memorial Waterslides, won the group a modest following, and from this success they have been on a tour across Europe and…
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Angst and the avant-garde: A review of Tanya Tagaq’s Saputjiji
May 10, 2026Content warning: description of residential schools. Tanya Tagaq, one of the most critically acclaimed Inuit artists, released her eighth studio album on March 6. Tagaq is known for her highly political music, which often explores colonialism and the residential school…
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Robot bust-up in west mall
March 31, 2026People passing through the west mall complex were left stunned as two robots began trading blows, wreaking havoc, and endangering bystanders in a dispute over a charging port. Witnesses report that this brief altercation resulted with one robot swiftly imposing…
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SFU set to open its renovated swimming pool by fall 2077
March 30, 2026After 53 long years since SFU began renovations on the pool facilities on Burnaby campus, the university has finally announced that they are just six to eight months from completing them. These renovations, which are set to be completed by…
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Mayorship is a responsibility
March 23, 2026Following the public outcry over the lack of transparency in the budget reshuffling — that will see about 400 Vancouverites lose their jobs in favour of lowering property taxes for the wealthy — mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim is once…
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VIMFF: Extreme Ascents focuses in on perils of Everest
March 23, 2026Content warning: mentions of death. The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, or the VIMFF, has returned to the city for their spring festivities prior to taking the celebration on the road across Canada and the US. The festival spanned two…
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SFSS bars recording at Council meetings, deterring student reporting
March 20, 2026Written by Petra Chase, Features Editor with contributions from Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Editor’s note: The features editor and a staff writer spoke to the news team to learn more about this ongoing situation. Beyond being interviewed and forwarding us…
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