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Discriminatory bans turn American dream into nightmare
February 10, 2017Any good newspaper is invested in the people behind the events they report on. The Peak is currently looking for sources who have been affected or know people who have been affected by the US travel ban. Please contact us to help us fulfill our responsibility to give SFU students the space to tell their story. This article will be updated as people step forward. Contact [email protected] if you'd like to share your story. The American election last year was an event so unprecedented and unpredictable that it stumped pollsters and the mainstream media across the globe. Donald Trump rose…
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SFU Student Learning Commons: shaping success
October 31, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t first glance, SFU’s libraries might look like any other silent study space. Venture a little further, though, and you will find something truly great: students helping students to achieve academic success. This is the Student Learning Commons (SLC), which…
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As the housing market falls apart, stakeholders build a plan
September 19, 2016By: Maya Schofield Rising housing prices in BC have become the topic of serious discussion across the province. On September 14, A diverse panel of housing operatives in British Columbia came together to discuss the province-wide housing crises at SFU’s…
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University nap rooms are telling of an overburdened student population
September 19, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap] am way too tired to listen to some BS argument for why SFU needs a napping room. With universities looking at safe napping spaces as a real solution for student exhaustion, we’re left asking ourselves why the fuck are…
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The student housing crisis that isn’t going away
September 5, 2016Priced out of options Moving is awful. So is not knowing where you’re going to live for the upcoming semester. Everything about student accommodation in Vancouver nowadays is just terrible. Now, imagine you were being evicted from your affordable housing…
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SFU and ResLife have failed women on campus
June 17, 2016[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rovided you don’t live under a rock, you have most likely heard of the three rape allegations against one male SFU student that have recently come to light. According to news reports, the alleged rapist was permitted to live on…
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SFU choir members perform in local opera
June 6, 2016Alexandre Vasilchenko had a busy schedule last week. The criminology major had his regular classes, studying for exams, and also had two performances of Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. You could say it wasn’t a typical week for an SFU…
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The double life lived by student sex workers
May 24, 2016As Ava* embarks on the first semester of her master’s program, she is relieved that the admissions committee at her graduate school didn’t find out about one of her part-time jobs. The University of Calgary environmental sciences student dabbled in…
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SFU Fashion Week Presents Season 3 Line Up
March 30, 2016For many, fashion is sometimes thought of as expensive, eccentric, or simply not meant for everyday wear. But the people behind SFU Fashion Week hope to revolutionize the way we think about fashion through their 3-day event. Currently in its…
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An interview with two of SFU’s most ambitious entrepreneurs
March 14, 2016“Loyalty initially, royalty infinitely.” These are the words that inspired Joshua Jackai and Buk Nkosi, two SFU students and business partners, to build their brand Frontrvnners Streetwear. At a young age, Jackai would spend hours designing and creating clothing…
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