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This is a shot of a row of people’s laps. Several people are holding a notebook and taking notes, while one person in the back is holding their phone.
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SFPIRG’s Organizer School builds grassroots power through political education

Peak Web July 14, 2025

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) is currently hosting Organizer School, a 10-week political education program that focuses “on the theory and practice of political organizing and mass movement building.” The program takes place weekly at the SFPIRG lounge and is open to all participants regardless of prior experience with organizing.  SFPIRG’s “mission is to engage students and community in social and environmental justice.” Their Organizer School is designed as a participatory alternative to political education, inspired by Mass Movement and Struggle School from United in Struggle and Embark Sustainability’s Organizer Bootcamp. In an…

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Modi and Carney angled toward each other with heart eyes to symbolize their bromance.
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STATEMENT: Prime Minister Carney explains why he invited Modi to the G7 Summit

Peak Web July 10, 2025

By: Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada OTTAWA — My fellow Canadians. It ‘tis I, Big Daddy Mark Carney, here.  India is run like a well-cooked roti by Narendra Modi, who is apparently a fascist. But there is obviously some…

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This is a wide photo of Convocation Mall facing westward. The photo is taken on a bright, sunny day, and also features the library and Student Union Building.
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What does the international student cap mean for SFU and Canada?

Peak Web July 8, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On June 17, SFU president Joy Johnson announced that more layoffs are likely in the university’s future, largely attributing these cuts to the Canadian government’s cap on international students. This news comes after the university…

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Vancouver Police’s Task Force Barrage draws controversy from the community

Peak Web July 8, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer A new initiative aimed at stopping crime on the Downtown Eastside (DTES) adds another layer to conversations about the Vancouver Police Department’s (VPD) purpose and policy. In February, the VPD and Vancouver mayor Ken Sim…

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Joy Johnson and a raccoon thoroughly enjoying SFU’s newest installation of moving sidewalks inside of blusson hall. There are signs pointing to the upper bus loop and to Renaissance.
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A call for revolution (and moving sidewalks) at blusson hall

Peak Web July 7, 2025

By: Katie Walkley, Peak Associate HEAR YE, HEAR YE! SFU storm bringers, we have gone on too long walking immeasurable distances from class to class. We are made to feel like hobbits trekking to Mount Doom when we should be…

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Trump and Musk sitting on opposite sides of the frame. They are both shedding a tear as they look beyond. The sky is black.
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CARTOON: The Trump and Musk breakup

Peak Web July 3, 2025

By: Christine Aumueller

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This is a vibrant illustration of people of various genders, body types, and skin tones holding pencils and pieces of paper. Sexual and reproductive health symbols (like condoms, IUDs, birth control) are patterned in the backdrop.
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Our Bodies, Our Health tackles 2SLGBTQIA+ sexual and reproductive health

Peak Web July 3, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer A new survey titled “Our Bodies, Our Health” wants to better understand the sexual and reproductive health needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians. The study is headed by the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC), in partnership with the…

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A personified coffee cup wearing Hello Kitty pajamas stands in front of a burning Jugo Juice. He is tipping his coffee lid as a sign of respect, almost remorseful for his actions.
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The Peak investigates: Jugo Juice closure

Peak Web July 3, 2025

By: Coffee Brown, now in witness protection Coffee Brown was recently faced with his most difficult task as a member of the Beverage Mafia. Brown had been loyal to the mafia family for decades, but after his last hit, he…

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A WWE ring put on a grassy field/farm. The WrestleMania Pitt Meadows illustration should be hanging from the top of the image, over the ring. Inside should be John Cena and a hillbilly looking farmer getting ready to square up.
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Pitt Meadows saves WrestleMania 42

Peak Web July 1, 2025

By: Katie Walkley, SFU student This week, WWE fans of British Columbia are celebrating with more fervour than Hulk Hogan flexing his win against Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3. I know there are lots of peace-loving pumpkins out there…

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This is a close-up photo of an Indigenous person at the Powwow in their colourful regalia.
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Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society celebrates Father’s Day with Powwow

Peak Web June 30, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer June 14 and 15 marked the third annual Father’s Day Powwow, hosted by the Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society (VAHS) in Vancouver. The event was focused on honouring Indigenous “fathers, grandfathers, and sons through drum, dance,…

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