Political
Threads: From the Refugee Crisis: Kate Evans discusses her latest graphic novel
October 3, 2017The Peak sat down with UK-based graphic novelist, Kate Evans to discuss the inspiration behind her new book Threads: From the Refugee Crisis. It is a graphic novel about the stories of the many people who have been forced to seek refuge in Europe and elsewhere due to events such as the ongoing situation in Syria. Kate doesn’t fully consider herself a journalist, although she has worked on what has been called graphic reportage. As she explains it, it walks a line between simple reporting and art that is suggestive or brings to light a specific message. …
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For me, studying political science is personal
May 24, 2016[dropcap]H[/dropcap]i, my name is Tamara and I’m a fourth-year political science student. I have taken a lot of different courses here at SFU, but I started as a political science major, and I will graduate as one — one day.…
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Board Gags
June 29, 2015The SFSS fails to schedule their board meeting for the second week in a row.
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SFSS election heating up as incumbent candidate locks hopeful newcomer in boiler room
March 16, 2015With election season underway for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), things are heating up as promising newcomer Shaylene Pratt has already hit her first political roadblock: being locked in the boiler room of the Maggie Benston Building by current…
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Petter’s “neutrality” means disengagement
March 1, 2015[caption id="attachment_795" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption] Academia is political. So is industry. But despite his focus on public-private partnerships, SFU President Andrew Petter strives to avoid acknowledging his — and SFU’s — place in Canada’s political landscape. Petter’s…
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Why we need to talk about income inequality
November 24, 2014I like to think that all SFU students have at least one thing in common — that we all wish to build a life for ourselves that is better, if not equal to, the life our parents built for us.…
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Dying for it
November 17, 2014To be honest, I probably think about death too much. My continuously growing list of unreasonable fears — including sharks, sink holes, stray bullets, black holes, and death by accidentally tripping and hitting the pavement with my teeth in a way…
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