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June 30, 2008
Features
Young and Liberal
By J.J. McCullough
Being a cartoonist, I’m often asked to draw things. Things I don't always agree with.
Among the stupidest things I can recall being asked to draw was ...
Humour
Arts
Film : Pixar gets in gear with *WALL-E*
By Muhammad Amir
WALL-E opened in theatres June 27.
The entire surface of the earth is a desolate garbage dump, harbouring the artifacts of a gluttonous ...
A departure from the ordinary
By Tessa Perkins, Associate Staff Contributor
The French Film Festival takes place at the Park Theatre from June 20 to August 14.
Showcasing the best and most recent films out of ...
Skip *Brick Lane*
By Shara Lee, Peak Staff
Brick Lane opens in theatres July 4.
The film Brick Lane opens with a beautiful song accompanied by a stunning scene, and ...
Not that *Smart*
By Cam Smith, Associate Staff Contributor
Get Smart opened in theatres June 20.
Since the mid-‘90s, the “re-imagining” of classic (and not-so-classic) television shows as feature ...
Theatre : Before we step onstage
The Peak steps backstage at Bard on the Beach to catch cast and crew preparing for an afternoon showing of a contemporary King Lear. ...
News
New scheduling policy aims to reduce course conflicts
By Shara Lee, News Editor
The newly created course restructuring plan has been approved by Senate and is scheduled to take effect in the summer of 2009. The will minimize the number ...
Campus : New plan promises student success
By Shara Lee, News Editor
Joey Wang, an international student from China, had transferred to Simon Fraser University from a college and struggled academically during her first ...
Student Society Profile : 20 Q's with Dan Carter
1) What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Lately, running my own painting business in North Vancouver is a pretty crazy ...
Opinions
We might as well teach astrology, too
By Graham Templeton
I’ve been inspired by Tessa Perkins’ remarkably review-free review of Ben Stein’s Expelled [“Creationism Expelled from science class,” June 23]. I’m ...
Creationism has no place in the classroom
By Concerned members of the Department of Biological Sciences
It is with a heavy heart that we write in response to Ms. Perkin's review of the latest bit of creationist twaddle, the film Expelled. Heavy because, ...
*Peak* editor fires back against SFSS criticism
By Shara Lee, News Editor
I am writing this in response to the recent criticisms leveled against me by Earl Von Tapia, member services officer of the Student Society [“The Peak’s ...
The Fool on the Hill : SFU's parking crisis is out of control
By Dave Roberts, Columnist
What do the months of March, July, and November have in common at SFU? For some students, they are the peak months of the semester where it seems like ...
Woohoo/Boohoo
By Andy Fang, Photo Editor
Woohoo!
Doom
I was only yay tall when the first Doom game came out, playable on MS-DOS. One of the first of its kind, Doom paved the way ...
Just how sexist is the NDP?
By James Plett
For those who haven’t been paying attention to Vancouver municipal politics (which, let’s face it, is nearly everybody), Gregor Robertson won the ...
Sorry SFSS, but your website still sucks
By Chen Shen
I guess it’s not surprising that the Student Society’s Garth Yule and Morgan Burke [“Don't be so quick to criticize new SFSS website,” June 23] would flock ...
Arts students aren't useless
By Ryan Hayes
Polite society dictates that it’s customary to occasionally inquire about one’s post-secondary endeavours. As a mundane conversation starter this ...
Editor's Voice : Mama drama
By Deanne Beattie, Arts Editor
Picture me at the recent wedding of a dear friend, gussied up in dress and heels, awkwardly making small talk at the singles’ table about the ...