violence
Educators combat gender-based violence in North Vancouver high schools
February 14, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on March 14, 2024, to correctly note Adeyonu and Simsek are WAGE funded employees of the North Shore Women’s Centre. Content Warning: Mentions of gender-based violence and sexual assault. Flip the Script is a curriculum from experts and advocates to teach high school girls about sexual assault and gender-based violence. The North Shore Women’s Centre (NSWC) in North Vancouver runs a program with this curriculum in local high schools. The North Shore Women’s Centre is a hub for inclusion, care, and expertise in women’s health and well-being. The Peak…
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SVSPO talks masculinity for sexual assault awareness month
January 30, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on January 31, 2024 to correct that Karsen and Quirós-Cruz are SVSPO staff members, and not executives. Also, to correct that the Black Student Support & Healing Space event…
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Community legal assistance society offers free legal services for sexual violence
November 7, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of sexual assault. According to Statistics Canada, there were 34,242 reported cases of sexual assault in 2021, a jarring 18% increase from 2020. However, it is commonly known that most sexual…
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Halloween doesn’t excuse violence or prejudice
November 2, 2023By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor Content warning: mentions of racialized violence, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, sexual harassment, and Islamophobia. The season of ghosts, pumpkins, and candy is upon us. While its roots are quite different from what…
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SFU Public Square presents lecture on the healthcare crisis in India
March 8, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Content warning: contains depictions of violence and abuse. On February 2, Dr. Vaibhav Saria, assistant professor at SFU’s department of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies presented “Care and Crisis in India.” Saria’s lecture focused on…
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Andrew Mack Dialogue on Peace & Security discusses the transformation of violence
November 20, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer On September 13, 2021, SFU hosted Andrew Mack Dialogue on “Peace & Security: The Past, Present, and Future of Violence.” The event highlighted “trends in violence” and how violence statistics is not adequate in measuring…
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Data suggests women face structural obstacles which has led to less representation in politics
April 1, 2021Written by: Nancy La, SFU Student In commemoration of Women’s History Month and International Women's Day, The Peak spoke with Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, a lecturer in the department of humanities, to discuss the role of women in politics and their…
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We aren’t safe with SFU’s security
January 8, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor CW: Discussion of sexual assault, police brutality, death. Over the years, there have been increasing concerns about the response of SFU Safety & Risk Services (SRS) to campus incidents. Most recently, the RCMP…
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Students shouldn’t be sharing memes that trivialize violence
November 17, 2019By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer With over 5,000 members, SFU Dank Memes Gang is a popular Facebook page that acts as an outlet to complain about life at SFU. School administration and the never-ending construction are frequent and fair targets…
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Senate discusses university emergency protocols and mental health support
November 14, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor After two emergency incidents on Burnaby campus, senators at the latest SFU Senate meeting discussed the university’s current protocol for emergency incidents and potential steps forward. Of the two incidents last month, one…
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