Sonya Janeshewski
The elbows up cult is ruining cooperation in Parliament
January 5, 2026By: Mason Mattu, Section Editor In a minority government, cooperation with other parties is essential to ensure stability and unnecessary elections. Budget votes are where this cooperation becomes non-negotiable, as they are confidence votes. Which means if a majority of members of Parliament do not agree on the budget, it would lose the confidence of Parliament, thus triggering an early election. Thanks to the affirmative vote from Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and several abstentions from various members of Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government narrowly survived a confidence vote by passing its budget. However the events preceding this vote…
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i dream in decay
March 27, 2025By: Sofia Chassomeris, Opinions Editor this body aches for death, a cure? a resolution, like it longs to rest in the muddy embrace of a grave so that the earth may hold me as gently as my tender flesh allows.…
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Cosmic glamour at The Birdhouse
February 13, 2025By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer It was a cool night in January, my new boots dug into my heels and made it hard to walk straight, but I kept trudging happily on towards my beacon of light; The Birdhouse. Why?…
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Horoscopes: Lunar New Year edition
January 27, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture and Sports Editor Snake 1965 (Us???), 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 Snakes, 2025 is going to be your year. Want to know why? Since this year is the year of the snake, it’s time…
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Professor’s feedback on “responsible investments”
November 27, 2024By: Professor No Nonsense Dear Simon, Thank you for submitting your assignment about your investment approach. In my most recent therapy session, my therapist encouraged me to start practicing radical honesty. So, I’m starting right now. Your submission is bad…
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Memos from my damp, clean laundry
November 19, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer One hour post-wash It’s been a soggy 60 minutes. The Human hasn’t been around to check on us yet, and it’s starting to get a little cramped, but we’re hanging on. This isn’t our first…
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Using public transit is superior
October 9, 2024By: Yagya Parihar, SFU Student Some time back, a friend told me about how “embarrassingly high” her car insurance is. Soon after, I read an opinion piece in The Peak complaining about parking on campus. I thought to myself, “You…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Vancouver’s fall indie lineup
October 2, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer As the leaves fall amid the changing of seasons, a plethora of intimate shows are rolling into town to kick off the autumn 2024 tour season. Many eclectic artists from all across Canada have already…
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Block party brings life into downtown Vancouver
September 26, 2024By: Caitlin Kingsmill, News Writer On Saturday, September 7, Public Disco Society hosted its Downtown Block Party, the final installment of this year’s summer series. The event was held from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Bentall Center’s Dunsmuir…
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Welcome to SFU!
September 11, 2024By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer Congratulations, your nightmarish high school experience ends with you getting into SFU! Let’s be honest, this is the best-case scenario given that UBC doesn’t want you, and you’re not cool enough for Toronto and Montreal.…
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