Marie Jen Galilo
Learning about Lewy body dementia
October 19, 2026October is Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month, but what is Lewy body dementia? According to the National Institute of Health, “Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities.” Other types of dementia include Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, young-onset dementia, and mixed dementia. According to the Alzheimer Society, approximately “one million people in Canada will be living with dementia” by 2030. Lewy body dementia is a neurodegenerative disease associated with the abnormal accumulation of misfolded alpha-synuclein proteins (Lewy bodies) in neurons. Lewy…
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Two-minute drill: Lyla McKay
October 11, 2026Lyla McKay is a Cree and Blackfoot middle volleyball player on the SFU Women’s Volleyball team. Before locking in on volleyball, McKay was also in basketball and cheerleading. Prior to joining SFU, she played for the Walnut Grove Gators and…
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Meet the masthead: Introducing our team
September 7, 2026Abbey Perley spent two of three years at The Peak as production editor. She’s returned to assistant production editor for her last two semesters before taking on the world with a degree in Interactive Arts and Technology. Asked about how…
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What is the seasonal flu?
September 6, 2026The spread of the flu starts subtle at first, but it doesn’t take long before you’re followed by an inescapable, haunting chorus of coughs throughout the entire campus. The fall semester is the busiest semester at SFU. Students returning to…
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Two-minute drill: Macyn Unger
September 6, 2026Macyn Unger is a fifth-year criminology major and senior libero on the SFU Women’s Volleyball team. At the age of seven, she started playing volleyball and had extensive volleyball experience before SFU. She played volleyball for Duchess Park Secondary and…
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How art supports healthy aging
August 3, 2026Many people are afraid of growing old because they fear its features, including changes in physical appearance and cognitive abilities as well as social isolation. Art can help us reframe our perspective on aging and learn to view it as…
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Immersive art as a call to action in Interglacial
August 3, 2026Glaciers are not only rivers of ice, but also ancient, geological reflections of time. We are currently living through interglacial — the stage of the ice age characterized by warmer temperatures. Through her exhibition Interglacial, environmental artist Desirée Patterson explores…
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Art is a path towards healing
July 19, 2026Content warning: mention of suicide. Art is more than aesthetics, talent, and skill — it’s a pathway towards peace and healing. The Artistic Accountant directed by Dom Fegan is a short documentary featuring accountant and sacred geometry artist, Bert J.…
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SFU’s medical school prepares to open
July 13, 2026On June 5, SFU’s medical school was renamed the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine to thank the Stephens family for their $40 million donation to the institution. According to SFU, Ratana and Arran Stephens are the co-founders of the…
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Reclaiming fractured identities in Wildhood
July 13, 2026Content warning: mention of domestic abuse. Where can you seek refuge when you are running from yourself? This is the question asked by Wildhood, directed by Two-Spirit and Mi’kmaw screenwriter and director, Bretten Hannam. Filmed on traditional and ancestral Mi’kma’ki…
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