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September 15, 2008
Features
What is that on your face?
By Claire Askew
I really don’t think about what I put on my face when I get up in the morning,” says Gwendolyn Moore. “I always just assume that the products I buy in ...
There will be love
By Muhammad Amir
Slimeball or seduction artist?
By the virtue of electronic viral media, Dimitri the Lover’s passionate appeals to reason (or ...
Humour
The mysterious beer mystery
By Nick Smyth
It’s the fall semester, and this means that we are about to be deluged with complaints from those people: the cynical, hard-bitten SFU students who think ...
Arts
SFU Film students earn international honours
By Deanne Beattie, Arts Editor
If you think “Smallville,” “Seth Rogen,” or “tax credits” when the Canadian film industry is mentioned, you aren’t alone. Canadian film doesn’t quite have ...
Hacksaw Lit Mag
By Tessa Perkins, Associate Staff Contributor
A new literary arts ‘zine headed by SFU student editors, Hacksaw, has emerged to “crudely break things apart so the architect can put the pieces together ...
East meets west in good dining
By Heather Forbes, Christine G. Louie
The Narrow is an East Vancouver restaurant at 1898 Main Street.
A few weeks ago, I walked into the Narrow on a mission of great import: ...
Rock ‘n’ roll Fringe
By Deanne Beattie, Arts Editor
Greg Landucci performs MR. FOX at the SFU Theatre this Thursday, September 18 at noon, free.
Vancouverite Greg Landucci is MR. FOX in ...
Bangkok: dangerously bad hair
By Cam Smith, Associate Staff Contributor
Bangkok Dangerous opened in theatres September 5.
Can we all just agree that Nicolas Cage is the most entertaining actor working today? Sure, he ...
News
Chartwells reduces meal card options
By Carolina Dubanik, Associate News Editor
A recent change at the Residence Dining Hall has been upsetting students — those who noticed it, at least. Chartwells, which has historically sold chips ...
SFSS funds voter awareness campaign
By Carolina Dubanik, Associate News Editor
The Simon Fraser Student Society’s advocacy committee voted last week to dedicate at least $2000 to a campaign designed to raise awareness of the ...
Record turnout at Club Days
By Sam Norris, News Editor
Last week’s Club Days was the busiest SFU has ever seen, according to Simon Fraser Student Society general office coordinator Rena ...
Court gives Cap College anti- abortion group right to life
By Derek A. Jang, Capilano Courier
VANCOUVER (CUP) – After a lengthy legal struggle with the students’ union at Capilano University in Vancouver, a pro-life group has earned the right to ...
20 questions with Panther Kuol
By Jessica Todd
1) What is your greatest achievement?
I came to Canada and to SFU on a scholarship which was very competitive and based on my ...
Students welcome new dining options on campus
By Sam Norris, News Editor
After years of limited dining options and countless letters of complaint to this newspaper, students will have two more fast food options to choose from in ...
Sports
Clan have arrived as contenders
By Chad Klassen, Sports Editor
It was Super Football Saturday, and the Clan football team lived up to the hype and had a super effort against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, ...
Clan get their revenge on defending champs
By Matt Lee, Associate Staff Contributor
The SFU men’s soccer team had some pretty unfortunate luck when it came to their regular season schedule. They opened their season August 20 in Langley. ...
Previously undefeated Clan fall to Concordia in extra time
By Matt Lee, Associate Staff Contributor
The SFU women’s team didn’t expect the perfect streak to continue, but it officially came to an end Friday afternoon, when the Clan lost to the ...
Pair of rookie QBs impress in week one
By Hasan Tahir
Week one was filled with its highs and lows, as usual, but a number of rookies enjoyed successful debuts and really stole the show, making a strong ...
Oh, what has Gillis done in Vancouver?
By Matt Lee, Associate Staff Contributor
“I don’t think this team is close [to being a contender]. I think there is a good foundation here. I think this team needs to get faster. It needs more grit, ...
Opinions
Enough with the ethnic clubs
By J.J. McCullough, Opinions Editor
The Peak offices are located deep in the basement of the Maggie Benston building, right next door to a particular room the student society refers to as ...
For God’s sake, use both sides of the page!
By Lyndsay Sanders
Professors must start to require students to hand in double-sided assignments! I’ve been thinking about this problem for a while because I’ve been in school ...
Politicians and celebs are a dangerous mix
By Susie Hill, Columnist
I enjoy my celebrities the same way I enjoy my eggs — over easy. In other words, I don’t expect a whole lot from my eggs, and I sure as hell do not expect a ...
Frats suck . . . but you should still vote for them
By Sam Norris, News Editor
In last week’s issue of The Peak, my fine colleague J.J. McCullough described me as the newspaper’s “resident hipster.”
I’d argue that instead of ...
To hell with recycled paper
By Paul McCulloch
Back to class and what do I see? A whole lot of bullshit, that’s what. It began before the semester even began. I thought I would head on down to the ...
Editor's Voice: Don’t call me white-washed
By Shara Lee, Features Editor
I am a lover of Shakespeare, I’m horrible at math, I do not play the piano, English is my first and only language, and I have a lot of white friends. ...
Ditch the parking lottery
By Kim Bloomfield
If you drive to SFU you will already be well aware of the fact that there are simply not enough parking stalls at this school to meet the student demand. ...
Student Society staff useful, claims SFSS
By Andrew Fergusson
In last week’s issue, Student Society treasurer Anna Belkine published an article entitled “Five depressing truths about the SFSS.” This was an abridged ...
The stupid cult of organic food
By Graham Templeton
I don’t think of SFU as a particularly hippy school. That is to say, it’s absolutely maggoty with hippies, but no more so than every other university in ...
Challenges still abound for McCain, Obama
By John Wong
As we get into the final stretch of the election, Barack Obama and McCain both have few mistakes. Both have kept the race close. However, there can be only ...
UniverCity eyes bigger things
By Kendra Wong, Associate Staff Contributor
SFU students now have another reason to be excited to start school in the fall of 2010. Not only will students have the winter Olympics to look forward to, ...