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Keffiyeh Wednesdays at SFU beginning this fall
September 8, 2026By: Noeka Nimmervoll, News Editor Starting on September 9, SFU’s Faculty for Palestine (F4P-SFU) invites SFU community members to wear keffiyehs every Wednesday to show support for Palestine. Organized by members of F4P-SFU in coordination with pro-Palestine students, this campaign aims to symbolically show support for Palestinians around campus. The Peak spoke to Steff Huì Cí Ling, director of access and equity at the Graduate Student Society, and one of the students organizing with F4P-SFU. “Keffiyeh Wednesday is a way to make Palestinian struggle and resistance visible, as well as a means for students, staff, and faculty to connect through…
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How to not be an NPC during your first week on campus
September 6, 2026By: Nejdana Houshyar, Staff Writer Have you ever played a video game and come across background characters who have no real purpose? These characters are called NPCs, or non-playable characters. The citizens in the Grand Theft Auto franchise roam the…
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SFU to retain contract worker model for cleaning, despite calls for in-house employment
August 3, 2026By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mention of death. For the last 15 years, SFU has outsourced its janitorial services through BEST Service Pros, meaning cleaning staff are not directly employed by the university. This decision to outsource labour…
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What Grinds Our Gears: The intersection of Arts and East Campus Road
July 19, 2026By: Sasha Rubick, Fact Checker Imagine, if you will, a perfectly normal intersection at SFU. There are cheerful pedestrians walking to UniverCity, Blusson, or the SFU Exchange. If you want to take the fastest-possible route to UniverCity, you can take…
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Reflections of an arts student at SFU prior to graduating
June 22, 2026By: Tracey Ho, SFU Student While I had always enjoyed arts in high school, being a student at SFU’s School for Contemporary Arts (SCA) for the past five years made me realize just how much more there was to learn…
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SFU’s ecofeminist exhibition: Earth Love: Intended Chiefly for Young Persons
June 7, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer On May 28, a curated tour and a literary exhibition opened up on the third floor of WAC Bennett Library. The Peak reached out to those responsible for a collaborative interview over email with…
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SFYou: Cedric and Savar, creators of Unify Social
May 31, 2026By: Tomos Land, Staff Writer Every year, hundreds of thousands of people move to Canada, but oftentimes getting here is only half the battle. Between meeting immigration requirements, learning a foreign language, and finding bearings in a new city, being…
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SFUnexplained: Disappearing service tickets
February 16, 2026By: Sasha Rubick, SFU Student You can’t throw a rock at SFU without hitting an abandoned facilities services project. We all know that sign, posted in SFU letterhead, adhered with masking tape: “a service ticket has been submitted.” It mocks…
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Reimagining Shakespeare: The campus is but a stage
December 18, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor Jess: a fourth-year student, burdened by ambition and Wi-Fi issues. Advisor: a keeper of bureaucratic riddles, and a destroyer of hopes and dreams. Professor: philosopher, lecturer, and a veteran of many, endless faculty meetings. Barista:…
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SFU employee spills the tea about her embezzlement-obsessed colleague
December 8, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Investigator The following is a satirical and fictional commentary. Oh boy, do we have some juicy tea for you. Have you ever wanted to say, “Fuck the system!” and chug some milk while your boss has…
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