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Army of Lovers celebrates the histories of local lesbian feminists
July 26, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Army of Lovers: Lesbian, Bisexual, Two Spirit, and Queer Women, 1970s and 80s is an oral and visual archival exhibit taking place at SFU’s Harbour Center campus. Running from July 14–August 21, the exhibit focuses on interviews conducted by students in professor El Chenier’s oral history class. Chenier explained those who participated in the feminist and lesbian communities in the '70s and '80s “have a lot of hard-earned wisdom to share,” and created this project as a two-way conversation between young and old generations. The archive itself is a trans-inclusive representation of the narratives that…
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Still platformed: You’re not cancelled enough if I’m still subjected to you whining about it
July 26, 2022By C Icart, Peak Associate It’s long past time we stop indulging right-wing pundits and problematic celebrities by pretending cancel culture is real. Reactionaries vehemently condemning cancel culture makes it sound like there is, in fact, an epidemic of liberal Gen…
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In defence of the Burnaby campus
July 21, 2022By: C Icart, SFU Student We’ve all complained, but it’s time to face it: the Burnaby campus is a uniquely beautiful place to go to school. Our main campus tends to be known for its concrete buildings and brutalist architecture. But…
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Leaked Among Us movie script
July 18, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Gentle readers, The Peak received an exclusive sneak peek of a script we are afraid of . . . the Among Us movie. Today is a sad day. Nay, it is a sussy day. Read…
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SFU Digital Democracies Institute receives $6.22 million funding
July 18, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Editor’s note: The author of this article works for Dr. Wendy Chun as a research assistant. The author is not involved with the Data Fluencies Project. Editor's note: The article was updated on July 22,…
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Growing up unaware of my autistic identity
July 18, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer The concept of neurodiversity was not widely discussed when I was growing up. People were either normal or they were weird. There was no nuance to this conversation, nor any way to approach our differences…
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What does your favourite bottled water say about your midterm chances?
July 17, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor The world is going to end in eight years thanks to climate change. Fortunately, the same corporations responsible for the planet’s rapid decline have elected to provide you with a means to survive the heat-induced…
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SFUnexplained: Joy Johnson is the Editor-in-Chief of The Peak
July 15, 2022By: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer Joy Johnson is the president of Simon Fraser University. Or is she? I’ve given this a ton of thought and at this point, there is not a doubt in my mind that Joy Johnson…
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Council discuss changes to policies on in-camera discussion
July 4, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Policy amendment for in-camera sessions At the June 22 Council meeting, Judit Nagy, SFSS vice president internal and organizational development, introduced a motion to suspend policy PM-1.2., which dictates how policy is notified and changed.…
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What does it mean to be an immigrant on stolen lands?
July 1, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor Content warning: war, genocide, colonialism, anti-Indigeneity, racism It’s uncomfortable but necessary to think about what it means to be a racialized immigrant settler on stolen lands. For many of us, life is better than in…
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