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Allowing the RCMP to recruit on campus undermines reconciliation efforts
February 23, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Anyone who’s wandered past the BIG Fair or the Mini BIG Fair at SFU may have seen a booth set up for the RCMP. Some have already realized the hypocrisy that goes into having the RCMP recruiting on campus. For anyone who hasn’t, here’s the disconnect: SFU reportedly recognizes it’s on stolen land, yet invites the very organization that helped steal the land in the first place to recruit people. Those new recruits will then go on to police those who they stole the land from. Like many places around British Columbia, SFU has started making…
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Student Senator talks scholarships
February 18, 2020By: Jennifer Chou, SFU Student Have you ever wondered how scholarships are distributed? As a student Senator on the Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee (SUAAC), I’m here to shed some light on that process. I joined this committee to try to…
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SFU Reading Circle invites community to read and discuss Indigenous literature
February 17, 2020by Amneet Mann, Peak Associate After five years of being a student on Burnaby campus, I stepped into the SFU Gallery for the first time to attend SFU’s Indigenous Literature Reading Circle. Walking into the SFU Gallery from the Academic Quadrangle…
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SFU’s inefficient sinks don’t promote healthy hand-washing
February 16, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer This cold and flu season, SFU took it upon themselves to stick up a bunch of signs explaining when and how to wash your hands. Like a Hello Kitty Band-Aid put on by a blind nurse,…
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Inspiring SFU student film Saloon Doors featured at Vancouver Short Film Festival
February 15, 2020by Ben McGuinness, Peak Associate Each year, the Vancouver Short Film Festival shows off the power of short films and Vancouver’s up-and-coming filmmakers at the Vancity Theatre. Amongst this year’s films was Saloon Doors, an exciting short by second year…
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SFU shares their love stories and Tinder nightmares
February 14, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Marco Ovies, Paige Riding, Naomi Torres Alright, I’m not proud of this. One of the first times I met a Tinder guy in person was when I was partying at a frat house at UBC. Gross, I know.…
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Peak Speaks Podcast – Random Questions with Talha
February 10, 2020Listen here: https://pod.link/1464226637
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I’ve compiled a list of the sexiest board games that no one asked for
February 9, 2020by Marco Ovies, Arts Editor While they may seem a bit childish, board games can be a good time. And I’m not talking about your old game of Scrabble collecting dust in your closet. I am talking about some good,…
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SFU textbooks shouldn’t be inaccurate about sex, sexuality, and gender
February 9, 2020By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief I know that waiting until your last year to hit your Q/B-Sci requirements is the ultimate Arts-student crime, but I paid for it dearly by ending up in BPK140 C200: Contemporary Health Issues. I thought this online…
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Shell House resident shares their experience with bedbugs to The Peak
February 6, 2020By: Sarah Russo, SFU Student Picture this: you move into a new dorm room, excited for a new start in a place all your own (or, at least, you think it’s all your own). You crawl into bed for the first night…
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