The Peak
September 17, 2024. September 9, 2024. The Peak, the official Simon Fraser University student newspaper, has been published since 1965 when the University was founded on the peak of Burnaby Mountain.
SFU Student Strike for Palestine holds general assembly
The Peak, the official Simon Fraser University student newspaper, has been published since 1965 when the University was founded on the peak of Burnaby Mountain
Conservatives consider adding Indigenous rights to top 50 list of ...
6 days ago · By: Jordan PEEterson, Alt-Right Political Personality (swears he’s not racist) The BC Conservatives are considering adding Indigenous rights to their list of priorities sometime within the next 60 years if it is profitable in some way. Of course, reconciliation and ensuring human rights are upheld isn’t as important as ensuring the rich get more land.…
Protect Our Province BC holds briefing on COVID-19 infections in …
Between May and June 2024, COVID-19 hospitalizations increased by 67%. While data on active COVID-19 cases is not currently available via the BC Ministry of Health, COVID-19 Resources Canada collects data from hospitals and wastewater reports of COVID-19 for weekly updates. They estimate that 1 in 73 people were infected in BC between June 8 to 21.
Need to Know, Need to Go: Fun and free September events
Sep 15, 2024 · Here are some of our picks to unleash that summer high for the perfect back-to-class transition. Filipino Fest. Museum of Surrey, 17710 56a Ave, Surrey. September 21, 2024, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak. This lively festival is the perfect place to learn about and appreciate Filipino cultures and communities in Canada.
It’s time to use Indigenous names for places - The Peak
Jan 23, 2024 · By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer and Olivia Visser, Copy Editor Content warning: mentions of colonial genocide. Respecting Indigenous place names is not a matter of Canada’s reputation. It’s an absolutely necessary component of decolonization. Today, so-called Canada resides on unceded, traditional territories of over 634 First Nations.
Catching up on the 2024–25 Vancouver Canucks
3 days ago · By the end of the 2023–24 regular season, the Canucks had a goal differential of +56, as per ESPN and NHL.com. This stat is calculated by taking a team’s goals-for count, and subtracting the amount of goals scored against them. A high goal differential typically signifies lots of goals being scored, and lots being kept out of the team’s ...
Council Chats: Numerous by-elections to be held
6 days ago · On October 2, The Peakattended the hybrid Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) meeting via Zoom. The meeting involved announcing by-elections that would soon be held for seats on several committees, discussion of items outside the agenda, and reports from the executive committee. By-elections were called for the following committees: The ...
Indigenous advocates call for more efficient truth and reconciliation
Oct 1, 2024 · By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Content warning: mentions of residential schools, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and colonialism. With the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, advocates are bringing attention to the “minimal to no progress” made regarding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) …
Eviction to Empowerment discusses lasting impact of student …
6 days ago · By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief On September 18, student-run non-profit Embark Sustainability hosted a panel discussion, Eviction to Empowerment, reflecting on a not-to-be-forgotten chapter in recent history at SFU: years of organizing gave independent student societies and equity groups the space they now have in the Student Union Building ...