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SFU Burnaby receives Indigenous place names
October 19, 2026On September 16, SFU News announced that the Indigenous Host Nations whose lands SFU Burnaby resides on — the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) — bestowed SFU Burnaby with Indigenous place names for five locations. The locations’ names are in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, respectively. Burnaby Mountain is xʷtatəl̕ləm ʔə ƛ̓ səltaɬ sme:nt / Xwta7ltáw̓txw tl’a Lheḵw’lhúḵw’aytn. Other SFU locations are as follows: the First People’s Gathering House is sƛ̓exənew̓txʷ / Tl’e7enḵáw̓txw, the Indigenous Student Centre is q̓pəθətew̓txʷ / Ḵxwúsemay̓aḵin, the Indigenous Curriculum Resource Centre is xʷəlməxʷaʔɬ tatəl̕ew̓txʷ / Xwtél̓ay, and the Indigenous Garden is spən̓əm /…
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A celebration of Indigenous cultures at SFU Burnaby
June 17, 2025On Tuesday June 17, SFU’s Town and Gown Square will be filled with a bustling Indigenous Market. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the square will be lined with 25 vendors showcasing their Indigenous goods and art. Hosted in the…
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The Bright-er Side: SFU Burnaby in autumn
October 15, 2024While many associate the colder months with seasonal depression, I couldn’t be happier about the dark and gloomy weather. I relish spending days indoors, in the many nooks and crannies of campus, in a knit sweater and warm boots, or…
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Bright-er Side: Navigating the maze of Burnaby Mountain
September 26, 2024My first experience of SFU’s Burnaby campus was struggling to find TASC 9204 for an absurd amount of time. Even with the help of Google Maps, SFU Snap, the campus maps, and strangers (none of whom actually knew where the…
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An SFU background extra tell-all
June 13, 2024SFU students have been observing a strange phenomenon across campuses — more and more common areas filled with students just hanging out. At first, The Peak assumed it was some conspiracy. But the tips have been impossible to ignore —…
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Free resources of SFU
July 25, 2023The university offers many resources, and students self-organize a variety of supports too. This non-exhaustive list highlights lesser-known free* resources available on the SFU Burnaby campus for graduate and undergraduate students, including Fraser International College (FIC) students. SFU Burnaby campus,…
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A FIRE Story About My Day at SFU Burnaby
July 19, 2023Disclaimer: This is a true story. I wish I could say it isn’t. Everyone’s heard about the fire that rocked the world (or just the Burnaby campus) on Wednesday, June 28. You might have been studying in the library when…
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Who’s that building named after? : Burnaby campus edition
October 22, 2019W.A.C. Bennett Library As a place that adheres to different student needs — whether that be as a spot for exam cramming, a trove for the perfect essay sources, or an escape for a solid mid-day nap — the W.A.C.…
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SFU’s master plan: A look ahead to the next 50 years on Burnaby campus
August 7, 2018Over the coming years, SFU Campus Planning and Development, along with planning firm Urban Strategies, will be designing a new vision for Burnaby campus, and they are looking for student input. The plan, titled SFU Burnaby 2065, will…
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Carman McKay on his work, inspirations, and experiences
July 20, 2018Artist Carman McKay has been relief carving an oversized spindle whorl, which is traditionally used for wool spinning, in front of the Indigenous Student Centre (AQ 2002) every Tuesday and Thursday in July. So far, McKay has worked on the…
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