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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 . . . no, terrible. At multiple points while reading it, I took a break to mourn the time I was losing. For an assignment you avoided since last fall, you’re lucky to be getting feedback. Here is an in-depth breakdown of everything wrong with it. Regardless of whether or not you read this (I know you won’t), it was…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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