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SFU partners with Canadian Blood Services for 1,000 stem cell swabs campaign
February 28, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer SFU students were invited to an opportunity to change lives on February 8. Canadian Blood Services set up shop in the Student Union Building and outside the Mackenzie Cafe, encouraging individuals to register for stem cell donations. Stem cell transplants aid in blood restoration for those who have undergone chemotherapy treatments due to prolonged illness, including blood disorders, autoimmune diseases, cancer, and over 80 other conditions. A stem cell transplant increases blood cell turnover to help the body create more white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. These cells clot the blood to prevent…
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Annual International Women’s Day march returns
February 26, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Editor’s note: Karissa Ketter, a current editor who worked on the article, is an organizer of this event. The Peak acknowledges this and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from…
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Free Periods Canada fights against period poverty
February 21, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer When Zeba Khan came across an online video detailing the obstacles that people who experience periods have to face, she aimed to provide a solution. The former University of British Columbia student started a club…
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New exhibit opens at SFU Burnaby library
February 19, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The SFU Special Collections and Rare Books (SCRB) department within the SFU Library is home to thousands of manuscripts, books, papers, and photographs from throughout history. The newest exhibit in the department, Archival Oddities, features…
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SFU graduates to engage in new field school on Sts’ailes territory
February 6, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Graduate students from the faculty of environment will have the opportunity to live in the Sts’ailes community for four weeks as part of an upcoming field school experience. During the field school, graduates will have…
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Poetry for Peace is SFU Slam Poetry’s project for Palestine and beyond
January 15, 2024By: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. In response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Palestine, SFU Slam Poetry organized a powerful event titled Poetry for Peace on December 1. The event aimed to provide a platform…
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How SFU presented that tentative agreement
November 15, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Burnaby, BC — to many, this foggy evening at SFU would be a regular night. But to the SFU bargaining team, who told us in secret that SFU actually stood for, “Sufficient, Fair, Understanding,” prior to…
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Top Ten: Things I love about SFU
November 15, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer I don’t know about you, but when I was rejected from UVic, CapU, and the ever-famous UBC, I was ecstatic. I knew that this meant I’d be attending SFU. This prestigious, research-based university prides itself…
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Club Profile: Pursuit of Happiness
October 24, 2023By: Vee Babbar, Peak Associate and Member of SFUPOH Peek-a-boo, SFU! Halloween is just around the corner, so let us bring out our festive flair and make some memories. As everyone knows, midterm season can be full of fear and…
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Blaming TSSU for the strike overlooks SFU’s position of power
October 23, 2023Written by: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor When the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) initiated a full work stoppage and began picketing SFU campuses to demand a fair contract, it lasted nearly a month. Uncertainty loomed for everyone in…
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