top story

An illustration of a book with photos of different things including a group of people, a house, the sky, and a movie ticket.
6 min 0 1532

Things I hope to remember

Peak Web October 1, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer Dear Kaja in 2029, I hope you remembered to take your meds this morning. If you don’t have to take them anymore, congrats! If not, I hope Zoloft is still treating you well-ish. We just moved out of our childhood home and it’s been . . . an adjustment. I hope you still remember it, or at least remembered to change your address to wherever you live now. Mom’s place was getting too crowded, and being the only sibling who knows how to drive, you moved in with your dad, in the middle-of-nowhere, Langley. I…

Continue reading Read more
An illustration of the outline of the country of Bangladesh, filled with an illustration of a storm, and with the flag of Bangladesh on the side (a green rectangle with a red circle in the center).
10 min 0 2862

SFU’s BSA weighs in on a chain of violence and disaster in Bangladesh

Peak Web September 23, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor Content warning: mentions of natural disasters, government oppression, and death. The line “একতাই বল” (ako-ty-bal), meaning “unity is strength,” resounded through the streets of Vancouver in July from SFU’s Bangladesh Student Alliance (BSA). Driven by…

Continue reading Read more
Is the “shut up and take my money” meme too stale to reference here?
4 min 0 1469

If the CRA really wanted my money, they’d pick up when I call

Peak Web September 18, 2024

By: C Icart, Humour Editor It’s not tax season, but I would like to talk about taxes anyway. After all, this is my section; I can write about whatever I want (oop, our editor-in-chief has just informed me that is…

Continue reading Read more
Notebook with camo pattern with label on the front that reads “SFU’s declassified school survival guide.”
4 min 0 2106

Welcome to SFU!

Peak Web September 11, 2024

By: 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.…

Continue reading Read more
3. Two people wrapped in all-white toilet paper. The first one is using their body to shape the letter "E" and the other is using theirs to shape the letter "W". They are standing in front of a rainbow background.
3 min 0 1774

Imperfect fits: Pride edition

Peak Web July 31, 2024

By: C Icart, Humour Editor Vancouver is hosting Pride this week, and even though “we are all born naked,” that is not the appropriate outfit for the occasion. So, you could make endless Pinterest boards until you develop the perfect…

Continue reading Read more
4 min 0 1394

Shit people say to my disabled ass

Peak Web July 29, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer As someone who was born disabled, nothing makes me cackle more than the ridiculous remarks of arrogance that grace my everyday life. Happy Disability Pride Month — whether you celebrate it or not. I, frankly,…

Continue reading Read more
Woman wearing a black and white polka dot dress sneezing into a tissue.
3 min 0 1334

Saturday Fight Night: The vengeful Ah Choo vs. the undefeated Seasonal Allergies

Peak Web July 16, 2024

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Snee: Welcome back to another installment of Saturday Fight Night! My name is Snee, and tonight, I’ll be one of your co-hosts for this magnificent mid-summer matchup.  Zee: And I’m Zee, the other…

Continue reading Read more
Evil looking landlord counting their money in front of a house. There is a “For Rent” sign in front of the house that reads “No laundry, No pets, No smoking, No kitchen, No guests.”
3 min 0 1485

Landlord looking for tenant who swears to never enter the unit under any circumstances

Peak Web July 10, 2024

By: C Icart, Humour Editor After years of relying on their tenants to pay their mortgage, local landlord Gil T. Leech has finally reached a point where the money they get from renting out their mouldy basement is pure profit. …

Continue reading Read more
An Illustration of the encampment.
7 min 0 2893

Inside the UBC encampment for Palestine

Peak Web July 2, 2024

By: Anonymous SFU Student As of writing, 58 days have passed since the encampment at UBC began. Despite our united front, we still struggle to achieve our goals: demanding that UBC divests, academically sever ties with Israeli universities, and condemn…

Continue reading Read more
People playing table tennis in the convocation mall, sweating nervously. Joy Johnson is hiding behind a concrete pillar to the right, holding a megaphone and saying, “Look engaged people!”
4 min 0 1526

An SFU background extra tell-all

Peak Web June 13, 2024

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief SFU students have been observing a strange phenomenon across campuses — more and more common areas filled with students just hanging out.  At first, The Peak assumed it was some conspiracy. But the tips have been…

Continue reading Read more