The Peak

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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Unpacking the India-Israel alliance and its global implications

1 week ago | the-peak.ca | Sarah Moore

By: Sarah Moore, SFU StudentIn an address at the Annual Dr. Hari Sharma Memorial lecture on May 17, journalist and author Azad Essa critiqued the deepening alliance between India and Israel. Framing his lecture within the legacy of Hari Sharma, a fierce critic of US imperialism and Hindu nationalism, Essa painted a grim picture of a world increasingly shaped by authoritarianism, neocolonialism, and corporate greed. Sharma was also a professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at SFU.
What Grinds Our Gears: Ignoring laundry etiquette

3 weeks ago | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Co-Editor-in-ChiefLast year, I wrote a piece about how shared laundry rooms grind my gears. Well, upon reflection — it is not the shared laundry rooms that bother me, but rather, the completely irrational and inconsiderate attitude that other people display in them. One day, I was going to do my laundry, when I noticed two giant IKEA bags topped to the brim with colourful bath mats sitting by the sink. The bath mats were spilling out of these bags onto the counter.
Police presence outside Downtown Eastside harm reduction sites sparks concerns

1 month ago | the-peak.ca | Zainab Salam |Hannah Fraser

By: Zainab Salam, Staff Writer and Hannah Fraser, News Editor Healthcare workers and patrons in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) are voicing concerns that the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is “deterring access to harm reduction sites.” Harm reduction is an “evidence-based approach to care” that by “preventing infections, illness, and injury related to drug use and sexual practices.” According to a press release from the organization Police Oversight With Evidence and Research (POWER),...
Resisting and rebuilding, one delicious Burmese Plate at a time

1 month 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

Mar 27, 2025 | 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

Mar 27, 2025 | 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

Mar 20, 2025 | 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.