volunteering
Let’s Do Breakfast brings free meals to elementary students
February 6, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Editor’s Note: The article was updated to reflect there are 70 breakfast programs in Surrey, following an update from Mehra. Originally the article mistakenly noted there were only 27. A group of SFU students started a program with the goal of providing elementary school students with a healthy breakfast each morning. The program is called Let’s Do Breakfast, and serves breakfast to students at Strawberry Hill Elementary in Surrey each day between 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. The Peak sat down for an interview with Ritu Mehra, one of the co-founders of Let’s Do Breakfast, to learn…
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A day in the life with golfer Michael Crisologo
October 30, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Michael Crisologo is a junior on the men’s golf team. Crisologo has excelled not only in golf competitions representing the province, but also in his academics, having over a 90% average each year in high…
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Think twice about taking a gap year during the COVID-19 pandemic
July 24, 2020By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate I am going to just straight up say it at the start: unless you have a well-thought-out, rock-solid plan, it is probably not a good idea to take a gap year from school just because of…
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Spreading holiday cheer: A guide to volunteering this winter season
November 24, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer As the great Michael Bublé sings, “It's that time of year I treasure, the time for giving, the best part of living.” This holiday season is one for giving, so The Peak has compiled…
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Asking students to pay to volunteer is fundamentally unfair
November 3, 2019By: Jessica Garcia, SFU Student One of the benefits of being a university student is building relationships within the institution — especially for students with academic aspirations. However, as neoliberal austerity claws further into all facets of our lives, everyday living…
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Everyday activism
November 17, 2017Today’s world can often seem like a cold and dark place. If you’re an arts and social sciences student, you may even be studying how the world is even worse than it appears at times. Some days, opening social media…
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Why volunteering as a student is better than a job
October 19, 2015It sounds outrageous that a position that doesn’t pay anything would be considered better experience than one that does. Employers, especially ones looking to hire new graduates, tend to weigh volunteer and work experience similarly, which is antithetical to how…
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