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June 09, 2008
Features
Stopping the imminent downfall of humanity
By Tessa Perkins
Most people think of it as a trend, a fad, or an exaggeration of sorts, but the blatant facts are all around us. We are causing our own destruction and for ...
Humour
Arts
Gallery : Cut + paste
By Tessa Perkins, Associate Staff Contributor
And Another Thing exhibits at the Helen Pitt Gallery until June 14.
Billy Mavreas’s And Another Thing is the second instalment in the ...
Music : Kan-yeah
By Ryan Hayes
Kanye West headlined at GM Place on June 2.
Last Monday, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D, Rhianna, and Kanye West had a packed audience at GM place ...
Music : Usurped!
By Maegan Thomas, Associate Staff Contributor
Ladytron and Datarock played the Commodore on May 23.
Most music reviews follow a basic format. A reviewer can personalize it, but it’s easy ...
Theatre : Walking Fish is evolved theatre
By Tessa Perkins, Associate Staff Contributor
The Walking Fish Festival took place May 28 to June 1. The festival takes place annually.
Formed by Daniel Martin and David Mott in ...
Film : Strangers is a familiar horror flick
By Cam Smith, Associate Staff Contributor
The Strangers opened in theatres on May 30.
For many, the horror genre has been something of a laughing stock for the last few years. With ...
Music : Gotta love Kenny
By Ryan Hayes
If you have ever been to a Kenny Chesney concert, you know what I mean — you would jump to drive for five hours just to see him perform. The concert was held ...
News
Campus : Students pay $16,000 for 60 senators to dine
By Shara Lee, News Editor
“With the budget cuts that we face this year, I think it was irresponsible of Senate to have made this decision,” said student Senator Aman ...
Student Profile : Reflecting on time spent at SFU
By Shara Lee, News Editor
Richard Ly convocated on Wednesday June 4, 2008 on a cold and foggy morning to the sound of bagpipes, and a sea of proud family and friends.
He now ...
Student Society Profile : 20 Q's with Johnathan Brockman
By J.J. McCullough, Shara Lee
1) What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My greatest achievement would probably be just making my parents proud of me. ...
Opinions
Far-left lunacy dominates CFS meeting
By J.J. McCullough, Opinions Editor
I’m not a socialist, so such things don’t really bother me, but I can’t help but notice that the Canadian Federation of Students certainly carries itself in ...
It’s time for Canada’s head of state to be a Canadian
By Benjamin Berman
Although this topic has been more than exhausted during the last two issues of The Peak, I still felt compelled to comment on Brian Geary’s article ...
Campus View : Thinking critically - for real
By Deanne Beattie, Arts Editor
It’s convocation time at SFU again, and a sea of respectable young people in royal blue robes have descended upon our grubby campus for the week. These ...
Editor's Voice : Outer Space is still Relevant
By Bryn Hewko, Production Editor
It is hard to believe that the Space Age started just 50 years ago when Sputnik made its first orbit around the earth. People then would have laughed at you ...
At least Obama promises change
By Gilles Grafstrom
A recent article in The Peak [“And Obama should be president why?,” May 20] saw opinions editor J.J. McCullough make some bold comments and ...
The Small Talk Project : The world's snobbiest store
By Adam Cristobal, Columnist
It’s naturally assumed that condescension is not a generally appreciated value. I, however, have often found that within the walls of a certain ...
Woohoo! Boohoo!
By Stacey McLachlan
Woohoo!
Spending someone else’s money
I am by no means advocating theft, but rather that feeling of raw power that fills your black, ...