Maya Barillas Mohan
Between suffering and saviourship
June 22, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of domestic abuse. If the 104-minute movie The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open feels like a lifetime, it could be because it offers a completely undiluted clip of one. The movie could also feel that way because it breathes at the same rate reality does: at red lights, you idle, and during awkward conversations, you stall while you find the words. The film is based on a real encounter director Elle-Máijá Apiniskim Tailfeathers had. While fictitious in its specifics, The Body Remembers handles issues facing Indigenous women throughout the…
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New Artopia lodge Cosmo creatively repurposes industrial space for artistic use
June 15, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Notoriously expensive with an undeniable creative pulse, Vancouver is still able to create affordable working spaces for full-time artists, thanks to David Duprey. In an interview with Duprey, the founder of artist-forward Narrow Group,…
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SFU’s ecofeminist exhibition: Earth Love: Intended Chiefly for Young Persons
June 7, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer On May 28, a curated tour and a literary exhibition opened up on the third floor of WAC Bennett Library. The Peak reached out to those responsible for a collaborative interview over email with…
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Dear Peakie: Making peace with new roommates among other unwelcome connections
June 7, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Peakie-in-Residence and Mason Mattu, Humour Editor Dear Peakie, Yesterday, while taking a bike ride next to Stanley Park, I ran into my mom. We aren’t on speaking terms after she tried to rent out my room…
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SFU’s Geography Student Union hosts RANGE 2026 conference
May 31, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer and Noeka Nimmervoll, News Editor Flush with undergraduates, graduate students, and a sprinkling of high school students, the SUB Ballroom was bustling on Saturday morning, May 9. Everyone had congregated for the RANGE 2026…
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Future Geographies shifts the despair of climate change into artistic inspiration
May 31, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer The words “climate change” often inspire a sweeping flood of anxiety, but the new Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition, Future Geographies, uses these words for education, contemplation, and hope. Spanning multiple floors, the gallery displays…
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How monuments shape public spaces
May 24, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer SFU’s Harbour Centre campus is not unlike an art gallery; it’s a silent, cool, and dimly lit retreat from the frenzy of West Hastings. It was at Harbour Centre that I attended a free…
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Brighter Side: Making the most of your last summer class
May 10, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Spring semester always feels like a struggle for the finish line with the summer semester lurking around the corner. Possibly the best-lit semester of the school calendar, actually. I’m from the prairies, so the…
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Health policy expert Dr. Leah Shipton explains duplicative health-care
May 10, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Canada’s health-care system desperately needs healing, but we can’t take it to the doctor. In an interview with health policy expert and term assistant professor at SFU School of Public Policy Dr. Leah Shipton,…
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A teaser of Waterfront’s best kept summer secret
May 10, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer A well-hidden gem, Junction Market rests atop Waterfront Station in Granville Square. Initially, The Peak’s correspondent yours truly got lost en route. It did not occur to me to climb a small flight of…
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