Noeka Nimmervoll
SFYou: Dr. María Ignacia Barraza
November 11, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer María Ignacia Barraza is an assistant professor in the department of world languages and literatures in the faculty of arts and social sciences at SFU. This semester, she’s teaching “Modern World Literatures 104W” and “World Literature 410,” with the special topic of Latin American Literature. Her research involves “the Spanish literary generations of 1898 and 1927, 19th and 20th century Latin American poetry and prose, as well as film and the visual arts.” In an interview with The Peak, she tells us where it all began. Born and raised in Argentina, Barraza always held close…
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Two songs that played as a soundtrack to my embarrassing life
November 11, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Diva Dear Diary, I can’t lie, life has been wild recently. I don’t know what’s going on with the universe — I think Mercury is definitely in retrograde. Either that, or the universe has developed a…
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A letter of challenge from a recovering perfectionist
November 11, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Are you a perfectionist? Start with this short checklist: Do you set big goals for yourself, yet feel no sense of accomplishment if you reach them? Are you highly critical of yourself and/or others? Do…
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Inmate blames prison time on éclair shortage
November 10, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer My university life was garbage. Except for that time of the day when I’d find myself in front of my favourite place, Café Pour Moi — where heaven meets my mouth, where I’d get my…
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A first look at the Gibson Art Museum at SFU
November 10, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer On September 20, 2025, the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum opened its doors to the SFU community and the broader public. Pleasantly, admission to the Gibson is always free, and its operating hours are…
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The Peak’s fall fashion choices
November 9, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Hey divas. It’s Noeka, your favourite fashion girlie at The Peak. I’m here to make sure that you make the most out of the fall, fashion-wise. The rain, the gloom, the other things, they make…
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Remote learning shouldn’t have been temporary
November 8, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Who remembers the early stages of the lockdown? Specifically, the second wave? I certainly don’t like to think about the isolation much, but some systemic changes that occurred could help us even beyond the direct…
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Wildfire smoke may increase in toxicity as it travels
November 8, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer For BC residents, the end of this summer brings the highest risk of fires of the entire wildfire season, and the health effects of its smoke are becoming clearer. On September 3, Vancouver hosted the…
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SFU Canvas moving to cloud-based platform by January 2026
November 8, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer SFU Canvas, the school’s learning management system, is set to fully transition from the locally hosted system to a new cloud-based version in Spring 2026. In recent years, many Canadian universities and colleges have adopted…
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The queer agenda is solidarity
November 8, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer and Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor Like many other communities, the queer community experiences marginalization that intersects with various social issues. Some of those issues are related to mental health, poverty, race, and physical ability. Because…
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