Simon Fraser University
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 caffeine and despair. Student 1: group project hero in theory, ghost in practice. Student 2: master of excuses, chronic vanisher when deadlines draw near. Weather: omnipresent, dramatic, and really a main character in its own right. ACT 378 Scene I Fog blankets the concrete halls. Students wander, pale and sleepless. The wind whispers bad omens. Midterms approach. Enter Jess,…
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The Steve Chronigulls
November 11, 2025The Peak recently interviewed Steve C. Gull, a local screenwriter and seagull who lives in the reflecting pond. We decided to check back in with the avian creative and see how he’s been since we last spoke. Last time we…
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The OneBC party is here to stop Comrade Rustad
July 23, 2025The leader of the BC Conservative party, John Rustad, has recently lost the plot. He seems to be suppressing the Conservative party’s freedom of speech by not letting members make mockeries out of the trauma faced by Indigenous communities due…
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Dig, Baby Dig: SFU’s bold economic and educational plan
July 21, 2025Inspired by the rapid passing of BC’s Bill 15: The Infrastructure Projects Act, and the federal Bill C-5: One Canadian Economy Act, SFU has unveiled a new innovative direction for the university titled “Dig, Baby Dig.” This 10-year plan will…
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I’m forever haunted by Harbour Centre Mall
July 7, 2025Look, there’s nothing better than waking up at the crack of dawn to attend a lecture. I don’t expect anything remotely interesting to happen at 8:00 a.m. as I commute and question my life decisions. Plus, I feel rejuvenated after…
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SFU’s artistic history comes to life in A Magical Time
May 22, 2025One step onto SFU’s Burnaby campus, and the word “prison” comes to mind. However, the campus’ grey walls and bleak buildings hold a rich cultural history. A Magical Time: The Early Days of the Arts at Simon Fraser University is…
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SFSS Election 2022: What to know about each open position
January 23, 2022The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elections are here once again. Led by SFU students, the SFSS works to represent and advocate for fellow students. Some of the ways they do this are by managing student spaces, the extended health…
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Your guide to SFU’s financial aid options
December 2, 2021Since millions of scholarship dollars go unclaimed every year, students should take advantage of the financial aid opportunities available. With the Spring 2022 semester tuition deadline approaching on January 21, 2022, now is a great time to get a head…
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A Peak into the past
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Tuition Breakdown: Summer 2021
May 10, 2021In November 2020, students received an email from vice president, academic and provost pro tem Jonathan Driver and vice president, finance and administration Martin Porchuko regarding tuition. In the email, they said SFU’s Board of Governors “approved a 2% increase…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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For promotional inquiries: [email protected]