Prerita Garg

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What Grinds Our Gears: multi-factor authentication

Peak Web March 10, 2026

By: Nejdana Houshyar, SFU Student I can’t be the only one who despises multi-factor authentication (MFA). If you are a student at SFU, you have likely experienced the frustrating process of trying to log in to Canvas or goSFU only for MFA to stop you. This is when the annoying process ensues. You pull out your phone, put in the code before the timer runs out, and wait to be logged in. Sometimes, it’s hard to even find the motivation to open these sites at all. Adding another hurdle to accessing Canvas isn’t necessary.  Another gripe I have is with…

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Students express frustration over Canvas outage during finals season

Peak Web January 5, 2026

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer From 11:00 p.m. on December 14 to 4:00 a.m. on December 15, 2025, SFU Canvas experienced a service outage that left students unable to upload assignments or access course materials. Students took to the r/simonfraser…

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Investing in mail service is a nation-sustaining project

Peak Web December 18, 2025

By: Sofia Chassomeris, Peak Associate Like many of us recently, Canada Post has a money problem: they don’t have enough. On September 25, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ (CUPW) strike resumed in response to a statement by the minister…

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The University Act is being misused to conceal the responsibilities of academic institutions

Peak Web June 15, 2025

By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On September 9, 2024, president Joy Johnson released a statement explaining why SFU abstains from commenting on “partisan political matters and current events.” This statement came after sustained pressure from students and faculty for SFU…

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#NotClueless: I, like, totally attended the Met Gala

Peak Web May 29, 2025

By: Zainab Salam, Influencer of Influencers Today, I have to start with a confession; I was totally buggin’. Because, like, can you even imagine being personally invited to the Met Gala? Well, I could. Not to brag, but your girl…

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SFSS holds 2024 annual general meeting

Peak Web November 21, 2024

By: Lexey Burns, SFU Student On October 30, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held their annual general meeting (AGM). During the meeting, executives went over the 2023–24 financial report, passed amendments to bylaws, went over committee highlights, and had…

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Need to Know, Need to Go: SFU’s free fall activities

Peak Web November 15, 2024

By: Manal Kashif, SFU Student The fall season can feel a bit lonely as the gloomy weather takes over. However, you can rest assured, as SFU Burnaby has several events planned for the upcoming month — grab your friends or…

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Transit to SFU should be improved

Peak Web October 30, 2024

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer This isn’t the first time we’ve written about the unfortunate parking circumstances at the SFU Burnaby campus, and it’s clear that it won’t be the last until some real reform happens. It seems my silly…

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SFU lab makes breakthrough in reversing Parkinson’s disease

Peak Web September 16, 2024

By: Caitlin Kingsmill, News Writer In July, researchers at SFU’s Verheyen Lab and the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas identified a gene that may reverse symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The Verheyen lab was exploring the role of a gene…

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Residential school deniers show us colonialism is still rampant

Peak Web June 17, 2024

By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Content warning: mentions of unmarked graves, genocide, death, and abuse. When more than 200 unmarked graves were discovered at Kamloops Residential School in 2021, a movement to uncover the extent of residential school graves gained…

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