Victoria Lo
Cultural appropriation isn’t quirky, it’s deeply problematic
December 20, 2025By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer What is a culture? Various things: customs, food, language, and among many other significant aspects — clothing. Clothing visually represents its people and is shaped by the environment it’s crafted and worn in, in addition to resources and trade with other cultures. For these reasons, cultural clothing speaks to the rich histories of humans. Yet, these same cultural expressions are being taken and repurposed in ways that strip them of their origins. As a South Asian, I often think about the colourful dresses that are found throughout the subcontinent. From the Osariya variant of the…
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Free menstrual products coming to SFU washrooms by the end of 2025
December 18, 2025By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer A new program to provide free menstrual products will soon launch across all SFU campuses. On the Burnaby campus, dispensers containing both pads and tampons will be installed in 60 high-traffic, gender neutral, and women’s…
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Latin music is integral to our playlists
November 11, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer I was first introduced to Latin music in grade nine, when I began studying Spanish. Somewhere between the syncopated percussion, rhythmic guitar strums, and magnetic vocals, I fell in love with the music. Around that…
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We need to persist beyond symbolism
November 10, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor Every September 30, since 2021, we see public statements made by institutions and corporations that are still operating on unceded land — statements to remind us to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.…
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TSSU speaks on latest updates to IP policy
July 29, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer As recently reported by The Peak, the Senate reviewed and discussed a new draft version of its intellectual property (IP) policy solely focused on the commercialization of inventions and software. Based on community feedback, they…
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What Grinds Our Knees: Being too tall
July 20, 2025By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor Being tall might be something many want, but honestly, it’s a full-time curse. My knees? Crunchier than a Nature Valley granola bar. Running? Please. I’m one bad jog away from all my joints crumbling…
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Hot takes are killing our capacity to think
July 14, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer and Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor There is a genre of content that only grows louder with time: a viral clip where someone argues against abortion, climate change, or immigration issues — with the knowledge of…
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Brighter Side: Romance novels
March 24, 2025By: Dani Santos, Peak Associate There’s nothing like being engrossed in a good romance novel. One minute, I’m on chapter one, and the next, the author is concluding the characters’ story in an epilogue — time can go by really…
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Leaked audio files reveal controversial comments by an SFU lecturer last semester
March 18, 2025By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Content warning: Mentions and descriptions of anti-semitism, Islamophobia, and hate speech, mention of suicide. In a recent post published to r/simonfraser, a Redditor posted leaked audio files of SFU computer science lecturer Steven Pearce making…
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The “right” has the wrong ideas about sexual health
February 21, 2025By: Michael Morris, SFU Student Whether it’s blocking contraceptives, stigmatizing or removing abortion, those who are the most impacted by the right’s attack on sexual health are often left out of the conversation, and decisions are made for them. The…
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