Victoria Lo

An illustration of three freshmen students wearing backpacks looking confused, awkward, and disappointed.
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SFSS launches fall bar crawl to promote campus life

Peak Web September 6, 2026

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer “Your freshman orientation week might be the most exciting one of your whole degree,” a SFSS representative declared to the crowd of eager first years. I suspect it’s exciting because the newfound freedom gained on campus obscures how small the campus really is, even though I still find it rather large when I’m late for class. “We have a whole host of activities planned to welcome you. Most excitingly, a bar crawl!” Exciting indeed. The bar crawl I did way-back-when was just me crawling back to the North Towers after a few too many…

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Illustration of janitors mopping next to a cleaning cart with a question mark on the front
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SFU to retain contract worker model for cleaning, despite calls for in-house employment

Peak Web August 3, 2026

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mention of death.  For the last 15 years, SFU has outsourced its janitorial services through BEST Service Pros, meaning cleaning staff are not directly employed by the university. This decision to outsource labour…

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The Peak Investigates: Who kidnapped our sports editor?

Peak Web July 26, 2026

By: Ian Vestigate, Debutante Detective Having lost one of our finest storytellers, and with no adequate replacement forthcoming, the editor-in-chief has put me (the rookie reporter) in charge of picking up the trail of the sports editor’s disappearance. It’s been…

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Canada announces updates to Men and Boys Health Strategy

Peak Web July 5, 2026

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of suicide and impacts of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples. In most of Turtle Island (specifically in Canada and the US), June is designated as Men’s Health Month. In Canada, this year’s iteration…

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Illustration of kids and adults playing soccer on a field
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FIFA’s corruption makes World Cup viewership ethically problematic

Peak Web June 29, 2026

By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mention of genocide.  One of my earliest memories is my dad standing a foot away from the TV, yelling at Arjen Robben for having missed an open net in the 2010 World…

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Road closures on Broadway causes uncertainty for local businesses

Peak Web June 15, 2026

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On May 6, the BC government announced the latest detour developments along Broadway in Vancouver. A road closure and a subsequent road detour is set to occur in July on West Broadway between Cambie street…

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A student wearing a red hoodie with a pained lower back while sitting on an uncomfortable plastic chair
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WGOG: SFU furniture and my poor back

Peak Web June 7, 2026

By: Corbett Gildersleve, Opinions Editor I’m big, 440 lbs big, and I can’t comfortably sit in/on most SFU classroom chairs and furniture. Even during years where I was in better shape, I still had chronic back pain. Also, I’m old,…

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Illustration of a student’s Canvas layout on computer screen, with question marks replacing typical icons and text
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Restored access to SFU Canvas following security breach

Peak Web May 24, 2026

By: Marie Jen Galilo, Staff Writer On May 7, 2026, a security breach on Canvas Cloud prompted Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, to shut down the learning platform. The breach of Canvas Cloud affected the nearly 9,000 institutions that…

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Illustration depicting a red dress hung on the branch of a willow tree.
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Indigenous Student Centre observes Red Dress Day

Peak Web May 10, 2026

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On May 5, the SFU Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) hosted a community care circle on Burnaby Campus in honour of Red Dress Day, which commemorates Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Peoples (MMIWG2S+)…

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A man wearing a baseball cap trying to do pilates. The girls behind him are giggling because of how much pain he’s in.
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Pilates is for babies . . . is what I said before I tried it

Peak Web March 9, 2026

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Diva The Navy SEALs taught me that nothing is forever except discipline. Now that I’m retired, I pump five tonnes of steel in my garage every day for 15 minutes straight like the beast I am,…

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