topstory
2024 News Rewind
January 9, 2025By: Mason Mattu and Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writers Editor’s note: The ranking of these stories is roughly based on the number of articles written on each topic, whether these stories appeared on the cover of our weekly issues, and readership statistics from issuu.com. Multiple links under a single topic are presented in chronological order of publication. Support for Palestine in the community, ongoing Learn more: “SFU faculty members express support for Palestine” — Izzy Cheung “Independent Jewish Voices calls on BC government to reject IHRA definition of antisemitism” — Yashita Dhillon and Olivia Sherman “Students occupy library to demand SFU’s…
Continue reading
goSFU? More like noSFU
December 9, 2024By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor OK, it’s course selection season! Time to log into the easy-peasy, foolproof system called goSFU. It allows us to enroll in classes, request our wonderful advising transcripts, and pay our…
Continue reading
“Where football belongs:” Grey Cup Festival illuminates BC football
December 3, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor and Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Although the BC Lions encountered an early exit in the CFL playoffs this year, Vancouver still got to enjoy the energy of playoff football. From November 10 to 17, Vancouver…
Continue reading
The everlasting power of community in It Takes A Village
December 3, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer The Vancouver Asian Film Festival was memorable, bringing community members together through a collective love of storytelling. The power of community is sometimes overlooked for stigmatized communities like East Hastings. It Takes A Village: An…
Continue reading
Buying the latest iPhone isn’t worth Congolese lives
December 2, 2024By: Zobia Khalid, Peak Associate Content warning: graphic descriptions of slavery, child labour, and amputation. As millions of people rush to buy the newest iPhone every year, we fail to address that at the very core of its existence is…
Continue reading
SFU increases car allowance perk for executives amid summer layoffs
December 2, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor In July, The Peak received word from the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) that SFU decided to increase the vehicle allowance perk for SFU executives by about $75,000. A vehicle allowance is a payment made by…
Continue reading
Out on Campus holds Transgender Day of Remembrance event
December 2, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of violence, transphobia, and suicide. November 20 marked Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). This year, Out On Campus (OOC) hosted a TDOR event in the Student Union Building ballroom. OOC “is a…
Continue reading
Professor’s feedback on “responsible investments”
November 27, 2024By: Professor No Nonsense Dear Simon, Thank you for submitting your assignment about your investment approach. In my most recent therapy session, my therapist encouraged me to start practicing radical honesty. So, I’m starting right now. Your submission is bad…
Continue reading
Council Chats: SFSS debriefs this year’s Fall Kickoff
November 27, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On November 13, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The discussion involved a debrief of this year’s Fall Kickoff Music Festival, followed by two committee elections. Debriefing…
Continue reading
It’s Dear Peakie again
November 26, 2024By: C Icart, Humour Editor and Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Dear Peakie, I’m in my main character era. I love it when people watch me walk into lecture one hour late with my oat vanilla latte. I walk through the…
Continue reading
