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Looking back and forward at SFU’s 2018

Peak Web January 8, 2019

Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor As we look back at the huge list of ridiculous things that happened at SFU in 2018, their contexts and future implications are worth keeping in mind. Jas Randhawa is elected . . . and impeached [caption id="attachment_107760" align="alignnone" width="640"] (Photo by Azat Bayandin / Peak Archives)[/caption] The leadership of the SFSS this past semester has been my go-to story to tell friends and family at dinner for weeks. It’s undoubtedly been one of the most eventful and engaging bits of student news this year. Everything, from the leaked audio that first appeared publicly…

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SFU economics professor found dead in Colombia

Peak Web January 4, 2019

By: Michelle Gomez, News Team Member Three weeks after going missing in Colombia, SFU economics professor Ramazan “Ramo” Gencay was found dead.      Gencay travelled to Colombia to attend seminars at the EAFIT university (universidad escuela de administración y…

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The social media trend of blackfishing is disturbing and unquestionably racist

Peak Web November 25, 2018

Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer On November 6, a Twitter user named Wanna created a thread which showcased a number of white women partaking in the racially insensitive phenomenon of blackfishing. The act, named after the term catfishing, is…

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SFU’s poetry club, The Writer’s Art, is calling all writers

Peak Web November 17, 2018

By: Winona Young The art of writing is not lost on SFU student Encina Roh or her fellow club members. Proving that the pen is mightier (and more helpful) than the sword, their SFU club centred around poetry, The Writer’s…

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TEDxSFU: Uncharted elicits inspiration in Vancouver

Peak Web November 12, 2018

By: Youeal Abera   TEDxSFU: Uncharted comprised an eclectic group of speakers, each offering rich insights from a wide array of ideological (and even philosophical) schools of thoughts. Each speaker had 30–45 minutes to present ideas that, in theory, could…

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SFU’s safety and security services: what we can change and what we can’t

Peak Web November 12, 2018

Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Recently, SFU students got an email reminding them of proper procedure in an emergency, providing the phone numbers for security on each campus. This came after two separate safety and security crises on Burnaby…

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Director Joel Edgerton tells all about his process adapting the memoir, Boy Erased, to film and more

Peak Web November 5, 2018

PC: Joel Edgerton stars in Boy Erased as head therapist, Victor Sykes   Until June 6, 2018, gay conversion therapy was still legal in Vancouver. While many may think gay conversion therapy couldn’t possibly still exist, shake their heads at…

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Paranormal Activity : SFU students tell us their real life scary stories

Peak Web October 27, 2018

By: Alex Bloom, Maxwell Gallick, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Zach Siddiqui, Lauren Wallace, and Winona Young It was too cold to play outside, and we weren’t yet addicted to video games, so somehow my best friend and I got the…

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In this week’s SFYou: Giovanni and Travis talk SOCA

Peak Web September 24, 2018

By: Anindita Gupta, Peak Associate  Correction notice: One paragraph was removed due to concerns expressed by an external organization who had previously been mentioned in the piece. The Rotunda has been home to numerous equity groups over the years. SOCA, Students…

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A crash course on renters’ rights for students

Peak Web March 26, 2018

By Winona Young, Peak Associate  If it is your first time renting solo on an apartment, suite, etc., and landlords are going to hope and pray that you are a stumbling and clueless virgin when it comes to your rights…

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