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What Black history month means in Vancouver

Peak Web March 1, 2019

By: Youeal Abera, Staff writer  As February rolls around each year, I always look forward to a month of acknowledging and celebrating the Black community’s achievements. Black History Month is a time to reflect on the sacrifices our ancestors made in the past so that we could define excellence today. It’s a time where we commemorate how far we’ve come as a community, and how far we still need to go. Growing up Black in Vancouver is an interesting experience, especially when celebrating Black History Month. According to statistics conducted by the 2016 Canadian consensus, African-Canadians comprise 1.2% of the…

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An Inside Look At The New SFU Pub

Peak Web February 28, 2019

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Reading breaks aren’t a vacation

Peak Web February 27, 2019

Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor During the past week, I’ve spent an unnecessarily large amount of time writing apology notes to a classmate over a group presentation, because I’d yet to finish my section of the PowerPoint in time…

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New SFU pub announced to open in the next few weeks

Peak Web February 25, 2019

Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Team Member The Study Public House, SFU’s new on-campus pub, is set to open within the next few weeks. The Study Public House will be run by the Joseph Richards Group, a B.C.-based hospitality company that…

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What you need to know for Burnaby South’s by-election

Peak Web February 23, 2019

By: Trevor Steele The riding of Burnaby South is holding a by-election on February 25. The by-election represents New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh’s last chance to win a seat in parliament before the October 2019 federal election, as…

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SFU women’s basketball Ozioma Nwabuko discusses her return from injury

Peak Web February 23, 2019

By: Shepard Kanyekanye Year: Third-year Hometown: Port Coquitlam, BC Major: Sociology major, and Criminology minor Ozioma Nwabuko, an energetic force on the SFU women’s basketball team, has bounced back extraordinarily from a knee injury that sidelined her for 13 months…

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Spotlight: African Students Association

Peak Web February 22, 2019

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Reggie Watts: A Jack of All Trades Entertainer

Peak Web February 22, 2019

By: Hannah Davis, Staff Writer   Imagine a child, standing silently on the edge of a playground, bundled in a coat covered in “[dangly] buttons.” A different child approaches and pulls on one of the jacket’s adornments. The boy in…

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We aren’t taught nearly enough about how to avoid plagiarism

Peak Web February 22, 2019

Written by: Hannah Davis, Staff Writer One of my biggest fears in handing in an assignment is that I unknowingly committed plagiarism, boldly claiming ideas or words as my own without even being aware of it. It seems that most…

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SFU researchers discover a way to combat HIV mutation

Peak Web February 18, 2019

In November 2018, Simon Fraser University researchers along with a group of South African academics from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal published a study that revealed how certain HIV-positive individuals possess immune cells that enable them to control their HIV…

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