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SFSS passes Palestinian Issues Policy
May 30, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer On April 20, 2022, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) council passed a Palestinain Issues Policy with a unanimous vote. The Palestinian Issues Policy was suggested by the SFSS Free Palestine Working Group in response to the SFSS statement on the Israeli Colonization of Palestine. The policy establishes systemic advocacy for Palestinians by denouncing the war crimes carried out against Palestine by the state of Israel. It also allows for the consolidation of SFSS resources to lobby the Canadian government for further action. In an interview with The Peak, student organizer and Free Palestine Working…
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Political Corner: Lower the voting age already!
May 30, 2022By Olivia Visser, Staff Writer What gives someone the right to vote? Or, what gives us the right to deny others the privilege? The case for restricting the voting age to 18 and up lies in the belief that adolescents…
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Tymofiy Mylovanov discusses the war in Ukraine
May 28, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer On May 10, the SFU Economics Research Seminar series hosted Tymofiy Mylovanov for the seminar titled, Military and Economic Aspects of the War in Ukraine. Mylovanov is president of the Kyiv School of Economics, associate…
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SFU presents new mental health companion: the puppy microwave
May 27, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Dear SFU students, You know what time of year it is. Your two weeks of freedom after the Spring semester have somehow trickled away. Piles of reading and homework seem to have unfortunately made their…
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Imperfect fits for students who would rather be anywhere but class
May 16, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Summer has arrived, and so has the semester! Isn’t that just lovely? I, too, enjoy spending my summer sitting on the leather seats of the 145 in shorts (and peeling my thighs off my seat when…
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Political Corner: The best strategy for fighting climate misinformation is pointing to the world around you
May 10, 2022By Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Climate change is real, imminent, and one of the biggest disasters facing humanity. More than sixty years of scientific research has led to the conclusion that humans must act quickly to prevent a global ecological…
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Consuming in good conscience: The next generation will be ashamed of our record on animal rights
May 10, 2022By Olivia Visser, Staff Writer It’s 2022 and we’re still failing to treat our animals with dignity. Despite significant strides made on progressive causes, we’re still not thinking clearly about the scale of corporate animal abuse. Instead, the profit motive…
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I feel as invisible as my disability
March 18, 2022by Olivia Visser, SFU Student If someone asks me how I am, I tell them I’m fine. I am not fine. My neck can hardly hold the weight of my head most days. My stomach hurts every time I eat.…
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