Yildiz Subuk
What is being filmed on campus this month?
August 7, 2025Stepping off the bus at the loop near the convocation mall, one immediately notices the set. At first, I thought the university was building a small aesthetic space to brighten the atmosphere, maybe an area for students to take pictures, especially after convocation. After digging around and peeking across the no entry tape, a small gazebo-esque structure, shrouded by some cherry blossom trees, becomes visible. A film is being shot on campus, and if you’re like us at The Peak, you’re curious. Here’s what we know. The title of the film is Karoshi, written and directed by Takashi Doscher. The…
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CLASSIFIEDS: Time machines, Benson Boone, and a pyramid scheme
August 7, 2025A list of advertisements for locals selling items/services. Learn to get rich through developing interpersonal skills with S.C.A.M. Have you ever thought to yourself — gee, I wish I had better social skills so I could network myself into a…
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Crip Trip: a road trip against institutionalization
July 31, 2025Crip Trip is a docu-series about two friends and filmmakers, Frederick Kroetsch and Daniel Ennett, who set out on a road trip from Edmonton to New York. Ennet, a multidisciplinary artist and disability justice advocate, is a quadruple amputee trying…
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Aurafarming the military through popular songs is ironic and wrong
July 25, 2025Macarena by the Spanish band Los del Rio has been an iconic piece of pop culture since its release in 1993. The song has also spawned remixes, the most popular being that by Bayside Boys, but has also inspired slow…
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SFYou: Punk rocker in local politics Sean Orr
July 24, 2025Sean Orr recently completed his bachelor of arts in geography and political science at SFU. After beginning his studies at UBC and dropping out, Orr pursued writing for local publication Scout Magazine. Orr — who is also a vocalist in…
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Three films that challenge our perception of war
July 16, 2025Come and See (1985) Elem Klimov’s film tells the story of a boy named Flyora living in what is now Belarus. Located in a small village, the boy discovers a rifle which propels his eagerness to join his town’s resistance…
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Bill C-5 cuts red tape in service of capitalism
July 14, 2025In recent years, Canada has experienced record-breaking wildfires and heat waves. Climate change has caused global temperatures to rise and ecological disasters of grave magnitude. Wildfires heavily impact communities, with large property damage, poor air quality, and forced migrations as…
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STATEMENT: Prime Minister Carney explains why he invited Modi to the G7 Summit
July 10, 2025OTTAWA — My fellow Canadians. It ‘tis I, Big Daddy Mark Carney, here. India is run like a well-cooked roti by Narendra Modi, who is apparently a fascist. But there is obviously some nuance. He’s actually not that bad of…
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FNMISA builds space for Indigenous students
July 7, 2025Room 1440 of the Student Union Building (SUB) is home to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Association (FNMISA), a group that provides a space for Indigenous students to lounge, study, and create community. This wasn’t always the case.…
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On reading Dostoevsky
July 3, 2025I have read a significant amount of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s work and found myself both exhausted and enlightened. His book Notes from Underground (1864) is hailed as the first existentialist novel, exploring the depths of an ill man’s psyche as he…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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