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24 hours in the W.A.C. Bennett Library
October 4, 2026Midterm season is upon us, AKA the season of all-nighters. However, in my quest to have the ultimate study session (yes, I know classes just started, but I’m just built different), I find out that the W.A.C. Bennett Library is NOT open 24 hours???? How else am I supposed to lock in and get my work done? This might be the main reason why I’m going to fail all my midterms. Anyways, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I will be camped out across all those seven floors and show SFU that they do not have the right to take away our rights…
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Keffiyeh Wednesdays at SFU beginning this fall
September 8, 2026Starting 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…
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How to not be an NPC during your first week on campus
September 6, 2026Have 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 streets, drive, and have jobs…
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SFU to retain contract worker model for cleaning, despite calls for in-house employment
August 3, 2026Content 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 has been met with notable…
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What Grinds Our Gears: The intersection of Arts and East Campus Road
July 19, 2026Imagine, 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 one of the crosswalks and…
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Reflections of an arts student at SFU prior to graduating
June 22, 2026While 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 about the art world. My…
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SFU’s ecofeminist exhibition: Earth Love: Intended Chiefly for Young Persons
June 7, 2026On 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 associate professor at the School of…
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SFYou: Cedric and Savar, creators of Unify Social
May 31, 2026Every 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 a newcomer can be overwhelming. …
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SFUnexplained: Disappearing service tickets
February 16, 2026You 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 you as you pass by,…
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Reimagining Shakespeare: The campus is but a stage
December 18, 2025Jess: 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: servant to the gods of…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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