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Faculty for Palestine sends letter to SFU on May referendum breach
November 26, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On October 16, SFU’s Faculty for Palestine (F4P) sent a letter to SFU president Joy Johnson asking for transparency around a referendum breach this summer. Specifically, on May 17, voting by faculty to pass two motions around Palestinian liberation was reported to have been hacked. After the votes were later recast and the motions were passed, 13 faculty members opposed the motions and brought them to a BC court to argue for their nullification. F4P is a “network of faculty who support the cause of Palestinian liberation.” In May, the group brought forward two motions…
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A guide to winning the armrest on airplanes
November 21, 2024By: Cam Darting, Peak Associate High school history class focused on all sorts of armed conflicts. It taught us about the French Revolution, the World Wars, and more. However, they failed to teach us about one ongoing war that impacts…
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Red Leaf women fly, men fall at 2024 Canadian Tip-Off Classic
November 21, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For the second consecutive year, 12 college basketball teams from across North America streamed through the doors of the Langley Events Centre. The 2024 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Canadian Tip-Off Classic took place from…
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Sudanese women subject to sexual violence amid the country’s civil war
November 21, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, sexual slavery, carcasses, and suicide. Since April 2023, the most recent Sudanese civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “has killed tens…
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Top ten ways to commute to SFU if you forgot your Compass Card
November 21, 2024By: Hana Hoffman, Peak Associate What if, one day, you can’t find your Compass Card while walking to the bus stop in the morning? After checking every pocket of your pants, jacket, and backpack, you’re sweating as you wonder how…
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Student advocacy coordinator discusses AI and academic integrity at SFU
November 21, 2024By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Peak recently spoke with Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) student advocacy coordinator Trish Everett on how SFU has approached the issue of inappropriate artificial intelligence (AI) usage in classes. As advocacy coordinator, Everett helps…
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Stop harmful discourse about unhoused people at SFU
November 19, 2024By: Kenzie Mains, SFU Student Content warning: discussions of prejudice towards unhoused individuals. You may be aware of the increasing presence of unhoused people on SFU campuses, whether you’ve seen it yourself, viewed discussions online, or heard conversations in person.…
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The problem with SFU phasing out paper towels
November 19, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer If you’ve walked into a campus washroom lately, you’ve probably seen an empty paper towel dispenser with a note that says, “SFU is phasing out paper towel use on campus washrooms” and directs you to…
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Memos from my damp, clean laundry
November 19, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer One hour post-wash It’s been a soggy 60 minutes. The Human hasn’t been around to check on us yet, and it’s starting to get a little cramped, but we’re hanging on. This isn’t our first…
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SFU students to perform at Bound! The Musical
November 17, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Shakespeare’s work lives on in plays, adaptations, and apparently the fictional town of Middleburg? Running from November 19 to 20 at the Metro Theatre, Bound! The Musical inspired by Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost will bring…
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