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Saturday Fight Night: The vengeful Ah Choo vs. the undefeated Seasonal Allergies
July 16, 2024By: 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 half of the broadcast. Boy, do we have a doozy for you all tonight! This square-off has long been in the making, dating back to the first time these two entities crossed paths. Snee: That’s right, Zee! Under the bright spotlights of our stage, directly inside that boxing ring, these two are about to settle a beef that even Alberta…
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Landlord looking for tenant who swears to never enter the unit under any circumstances
July 10, 2024By: 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. …
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Inside the UBC encampment for Palestine
July 2, 2024By: 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…
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An SFU background extra tell-all
June 13, 2024By: 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…
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Advocates condemn BC’s decision to recriminalize substance use
June 12, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of death and overdose, colonialism, and intergenerational trauma. The BC government received approval to recriminalize illicit substance use in public spaces, one and a half years into a decriminalization pilot. Advocates from…
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Students occupy library to demand SFU’s divestment from Israel
June 10, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide and violence. On May 23, SFU students occupied the downtown campus’ Belzberg Library to demand the university divest from military assets supplied to Israel and call for an immediate ceasefire.…
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Aurora Borealis lights up the Lower Mainland
June 9, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer A solar storm hit BC on May 10, which allowed for a display of aurora borealis in the sky. The Peak spoke with Matthew Cimone, head interpreter at the HR MacMillan Space Centre and member…
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Protest arises against city’s commemoration of Israel Independence Day
June 5, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide and graphic descriptions of violence. On May 14, Vancouver City Hall and the Burrard Bridge were illuminated with blue and white lights by the City of Vancouver to celebrate “Israel…
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Moose Hide Campaign Day combats violence against Indigenous women and children
May 30, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: references to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and residential schools. May 16 was Moose Hide Campaign Day, a day organized by the “BC-born Indigenous-led grassroots movement to engage men and boys…
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Local banner drop critiques TMX pipeline
May 30, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer On Wednesday May 8, grassroots group Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver organized a banner drop in New Westminster. This was to protest the recent Canada Energy Regulator (CER) decision to approve operations for the Trans Mountain…
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