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The crisis in education isn’t AI — it’s meaning
June 15, 2025In the age of AI, effort has become optional. As students, we no longer need to flip through textbooks or reread chapters. As one homework app asks, “Why scroll through 100 pages when AI can summarize the most important things in 10?” Across classrooms and countries, education is being reshaped by the insistent buzz of generative AI models. But AI didn’t just appear in the classroom; it was invited in by institutions eager to modernize, optimize, and compete. For instance, the International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society (IAIED), founded in 1997 and now including members from 40 countries, has long…
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When the state kills, who is the enemy?
June 10, 2025Content warning: Mentions of war, violence, and death. We are often told war can be justified. Our history textbooks glorify national victories. Our films wrap bloodshed in orchestral scores. Our news headlines echo political speeches about defending our honour and…
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“They” is correct, and so is respect
June 3, 2025Content warning: descriptions of misgendering and transphobia. A surge in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate crimes and discrimination in Canada over the past few years is emboldened by the anti-trans agenda pushed by right-wing figures like Pierre Poilievre. Such rhetoric is often thinly…
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Can news platforms build trust in a fractured world?
May 12, 2025We find ourselves in a world where news media thrives on crises. Headlines are designed to scare, intimidate, divide, and most of all, keep us clicking. Across the world and he political spectrum, people are quick to claim “the other…
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Letter from the editor: We’ve rebranded
April 1, 2025Dear SFU community, It’s time to say farewell to The Peak and welcome our board game magazine. The Pawn is now your weekly source for the latest news, trends, and tips in tabletop gaming on our beloved mountain (excluding table…
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Top five WWE moves to destroy ChatGPT
March 10, 2025I may be a News Writer for The Peak — but on the side, I am a professional AI assassin. This week, I called ChatGPT down to my brother’s toy action figure WWE ring and challenged it to a no…
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MAUVEY TO A BAWAH: A name, legacy, and cinematic journey
March 5, 2025On a bone-chillingly cold Friday night, I made my way down to the VIFF Centre to watch the film premiere of MAUVEY TO A BAWAH. It’s directed by Andrew Huculiak and shot by Joseph Schweers. Most importantly, it’s about the…
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Trump appoints Onijah Robinson as USAID administrator
March 3, 2025WASHINGTON, DC — In a hastily-called press conference on March 3, US President Donald Trump announced American philanthropist and viral internet sensation Onijah Robinson as the next United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator. Vice president Elon Musk had…
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CONFESSIONALS: I work out from home so no one can see me fall
February 26, 2025Health and fitness trends come and go. If you’re old enough, you start to see them repeating. Look me in the eye right now and tell me that Naughty Girl Fitness is not just a sexier version of Jazzercise (which…
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The epic highs and lows of SFU football
February 25, 2025For over 50 years, one of SFU’s shining athletic qualities was the school football team. For much of its history it was the only Canadian university to play in American gridiron football competition. That all came to a grinding halt…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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For promotional inquiries: [email protected]