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Disabled drag superstars on Coast Salish territories
July 24, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Take a seat, everybody! For The Peak’s Disability Pride Month issue, we’ve compiled a list of disabled drag performers who are taking the stage all across the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Here are some daringly dazzling disabled drag performers who are taking this province by storm. Peaches N Screams [caption id="attachment_128883" align="alignnone" width="300"] ILLUSTRATION: Den Kinanti / The Peak[/caption] Peaches N Screams is an “Afro-Indigenous drag icon” who can be seen across Vancouver at raves, cabaret performances, and more. Under her brand and fandom, Peach…
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A tour of Rooted: Dining Commons’ inventive Indigenous food menu
July 2, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor For National Indigenous Peoples’ Day on June 21, SFU Dining Commons put the spotlight on Rooted. This menu, which is available in rotation all year long, puts out delicious, Indigenous-inspired dishes created by…
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The Dead Poets Reading Series offers an alternative to your traditional in-person poetry reading
April 20, 2020by Isabella Wang, Mahtab Kundan, and Claudya Leclerc If you look anywhere on the news, very likely, the top stories these days are about COVID-19 — how the government and World Health Organization are both working to raise effective methods of…
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If you’re in need of a new song to love, “Everything” by Royal Oak is everything you need!
March 30, 2020by Rebeka Roga, SFU Student With two nation-wide tours behind them, two albums, an EP, and several singles on Spotify, Royal Oak is a very impressive group. The accomplished band released their anticipated new single “Everything” on February 29, 2020. Having…
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History department’s annual book club turns into a love letter to Maria Campbell
March 24, 2020by Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Content note: This article includes discussion of sexual violence against Indigenous women and girls. Some attendees came to SFU History Reads 2020 clutching brand-new or well-worn copies of Maria Campbell’s Halfbreed, described as “An unflinchingly honest memoir…
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Watching Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You feels like sunshine on a cold day
March 24, 2020by Kelly Chia, Features Editor Having watched Makoto Shinkai’s last acclaimed movie, Your Name, I was excited to see Weathering with You. Both the soundtrack and the animation of Your Name were breathtaking, and the story was so captivating that…
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The students, the tattoos, and the stories behind them
March 15, 2020by Molly Lorette, Meera Eragoda, Juztin Bello, Paige Riding, Kim Regala, Kelly Chia Molly Lorette, SFU Student [caption id="attachment_113699" align="alignnone" width="200"] Chris Ho / The Peak[/caption] My mom is pretty fluent in French, and has been integrating little phrases here…
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Rough cut screening of Dima Yassine’s Once Upon a Day in Tahir held at SFU
March 15, 2020by Ben McGuinness, Peak Associate Iraqi writer, filmmaker, and researcher Dima Yassine shared a rough cut of her short documentary Once Upon a Day in Tahir to a crowd at SFU Harbour Centre. The screening was hosted by professor Adel Iskandar…
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SFU’s Got Talent 2020 proves that SFU really does got talent
March 14, 2020by Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer The Peak had a chance to go to SFU’s biggest musical production, SFU’s Got Talent, on March 6. The club Peak Frequency organized the show in collaboration with the SFSS and Global Student Centre. All judges…
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SFU’s student-run Indigenous film festival Skoden aims to further crucial conversations
March 7, 2020by Kim Regala, Staff Writer Editor’s note: Kim Regala is involved in SIFF’s organization through CA 334. Here to celebrate and feature the works of Canadian-based Indigenous filmmakers is the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival (SIFF). Skoden, which is Indigenous slang…
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