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The Peak serves as the student-run newspaper for Simon Fraser University, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is organized into six main categories: News, Opinions, Features, Arts, Sports, and Humor.

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Resisting and rebuilding, one delicious Burmese Plate at a time

2 weeks ago | the-peak.ca | Petra Chase

By: Petra Chase, Peak AssociateContent warning: brief mention of genocide. In Burma, April is a time for celebrating a new year. During the five-day festival called Thingyan, people pour and throw water on each other on every street, a symbolic cleansing of past sins. , the national flower, blooms under the summer sun, framing faces and illuminating scenes with golden yellow.
“I fucking quit,” announces Mr. Monopoly

2 months ago | the-peak.ca | Sofia Chassomeris |Interdimensional-Space Traveller

By: Sofia Chassomeris, Interdimensional-Space TravellerEditor’s note: The Pawn obtained this letter via time travel through a portal gun we discovered in our games closet. Dear valued constituents,I write to you at the dawn of the year 3000 to make a very important announcement. I have been in the real estate game for over one thousand and 90 years, and let me tell ya, I’ve seen a lot.
National Institute of Health funding cuts impact research across North America

2 months ago | the-peak.ca | Hannah Fraser |Winnie Byanyima

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer and Hannah Fraser, News EditorIn February, the Trump administration undertook a number of “drastic” steps to reduce government spending on healthcare and medical research, according to PBS. On February 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the administration’s policy that would cut research funding by “limiting the amount of indirect funding for research projects” to 15%. This equates to $4 billion in reduced funding.
Letter from the editor: We’ve rebranded

2 months ago | the-peak.ca | Petra Chase

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief Dear SFU community,It’s time to say farewell to The Peak and welcome our board game magazine. The Pawn is now your weekly source for the latest news, trends, and tips in tabletop gaming on our beloved mountain (excluding table tennis, which has its own weekly campus magazine). Our new name is an homage to the fact that we needed to pawn off multiple kitchen appliances (sorry team, no more coffeemaker) to raise money for this venture.
Men, don’t let the manosphere ruin sex for you

2 months ago | the-peak.ca | John Easton

By: John Easton, SFU StudentIf there’s one thing the manosphere has managed to do with stunning efficiency, it’s strip sex of its joy, intimacy, and social complexity. According to the worldview, sex is nothing more than a transactional function of evolutionary biology, the linchpin of a so-called “” where men and women exist in rigid, pseudo-economic roles. Women, they argue, seek out “Alpha men” for genetic superiority while cruelly exploiting “Beta men” for financial security.
i dream in decay

2 months ago | the-peak.ca | Sofia Chassomeris

By: Sofia Chassomeris, Opinions Editorthis body aches for death, a cure? a resolution,like it longs to rest in the muddy embrace of a graveso that the earth may hold me as gently as my tender flesh allows. she will unbind my muscles from the bone,curl her fingers in my sinewand draw me open,feed me to her soil,quench the thirst of her children with plasmas and cradle them in my ribsin the dip of my pelvisor at the joints of my limbs.
The Fall Kickoff wasn’t much to rave about

2 months ago | the-peak.ca | Yildiz Subuk |Michelle Young

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Michelle Young, Copy EditorBefore the beginning of the 2024 fall semester, I saw a lot of promotion for an event called “Fall Kickoff.” The promotional material seemed to be advertising the fact that SFSS is on its way to build a more “fun-filled” student social life. It all seemed to start with this — a rave-like party. The event took place September 20 and expected around 2,000 students.
We must improve our media literacy skills

2 months ago | the-peak.ca | Yildiz Subuk |Sofia Chassomeris

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Sofia Chassomeris, Opinions EditorMedia literacy is a person’s ability to critically analyze the media they consume. Media is a form of communication, and what constitutes media varies; books, films, music, and especially the news are common forms of communication. We engage with media on a daily basis, but to critically think about the content we consume is different from passive consumption.
Postcards from Congo is an artful graphic history

Feb 27, 2025 | the-peak.ca | Petra Chase

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-ChiefContent warning: brief mentions of slavery, child soldiers, and war. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa, yet its rich, enduring history is often overlooked. Postcards from Congo is an easy-to-digest graphic novel and entry point into everything from the Bantu migrations of 500 BCE to the COVID-19 pandemic. It exposes the violent legacy of colonialism, which persists to this day.
What the SFSS presidential candidates are fighting for this election

Feb 23, 2025 | the-peak.ca | Hannah Fraser

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer, and Hannah Fraser, News EditorEvery year, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elects student representatives to its executive committee. This year, 23 candidates are campaigning for the seven positions: SFSS president and six vice presidents. The campaign period began on February 10 and will run until February 26, during which the candidates attempt to make their visions heard. Election day is February 27–28.