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October 20, 2008
Features
7 Deadly Sins, #2: Wrath
By Aman Baims, Shara Lee
The last time Mary was feeling anger and hatred towards the one that wronged her, all she could think of was trying to hurt him. The only thing on her mind ...
Working in the sex trade: A post-secondary student bares all
By Keltie Larter (CUP)
She gets good grades, loves her dog, plays guitar, and jogs for half an hour every morning. Ashley (not her real name) transferred to the University of ...
Humour
Arts
Get classy with symphony orchestra
By Adam Cristobal, Associate Staff Contributor
Chamber Orchestra, I Musici de Montréal, performed in Vancouver on October 10. Full-time students can attend Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performances for ...
The new school
By Marie Elliot
Band Bend Sinister plays a CD release show for Stories of Brothers, Tales of Lovers at the RIO theatre on October 25.
Are you into Queen? The ...
Whole Beast pushes boundaries of dance
By Courtney Chu
Lee Su-Feh performed The Whole Beast October 9 to 11.
Modern dance, while occasionally difficult to understand, is almost impossible to explain. It’s ...
Weezer a crowd-pleaser
By Elias Rhajiak
Weezer played at GM Place on October 10.
If an hour-long performance by roadies was what you were looking for, Weezer’s concert at GM Place on ...
Max Payne so painful
By Cam Smith, Associate Staff Contributor
Max Payne opened in theatres October 17. It must be said that video games fell well off my radar shortly after the inglorious final death rattle of the ...
W. a “too-soon” biopic
By Cam Smith, Associate Staff Contributor
W. opened in theatres October 16.
“Too soon!” has become a popular criticism voiced by irritated online film fans. (Are there any other kind?) Blame ...
CD Reviews
By Andrew Carey, Marie Elliot
Bison B.C.
Quiet Earth
Metal Blade Records
Vancouver’s Bison B.C. (known still ...
News
SFSS president rebuked by Board for public drunkenness, homophobic comments
By Sam Norris, News Editor
Simon Fraser Student Society President Joe Paling has been censured by the SFSS Board of Directors for “moral misconduct . . . resulting in violation of ...
Conservatives gain stronghold in key B.C. ridings
By Carolina Dubanik, Associate News Editor
Canada’s 40th federal election brought very little good news for any party, and severe losses for one. The conservative party did not manage to pull off ...
This Week in Peak History...
By Brendan Crosby
1968 — The epic rivalry between SFU and UBC can be traced back to the sepia-toned year of 1968. The Peak was there to cover the ...
SFSS approves Montreal trip
By Sam Norris, News Editor
In a reversal of a previous decision, the Simon Fraser Student Society has decided to send three members of the Board of Directors to Montreal to meet ...
Tuition on the rise in Canada
By Carolina Dubanik, Associate News Editor
Statistics Canada released a report on October 9 detailing the changes in tuition fees for both undergraduate and graduate students across ...
SFSS gets student input for SUB
By Kendra Wong, Associate Staff Contributor
“What kind of stuff do you want in a SUB?”
This question opened the Student Union Building consultation, last Wednesday in the Forum Chamber ...
Archbishop Roussin visits SFU
By J.J. McCullough
Last week, for the first time in the university’s history, SFU played host to the Archbishop of Vancouver, in an official visit steeped in traditional ...
Sports
SFU loses first-place battle
By Chad Klassen, Sports Editor
In a chess match that would ultimately determine their rank in the Canada West playoffs, the SFU Clan (5-3) came out flat and were savagely punished in ...
Koch returns to sidelines at alma mater
By Matt Lee, Associate Staff Contributor
The Peak sat down with former Clan soccer star, Alan Koch. He has returned to the hill for coaching duties with the program that launched his pro ...
UBC continues to dominate B.C. battle
By Matt Lee, Associate Staff Contributor
The SFU women were looking to remain on the winning side of the tracks going into a couple of key dates with Concordia University and UBC, but failed to win ...
Is it Chad Johnson or Ocho Cinco?
By Nick Boisvert
You may not have noticed, but there is a grotesque human rights violation going on in the NFL this season — and no, it has nothing to do with the St. ...
Opinions
Four Things We Learned From The 2008 Federal Election
By J.J. McCullough, Opinions Editor
1. The Canadian parliamentary system is broken
We have just concluded an election that served absolutely no purpose whatsoever. ...
To pay or not to pay
By Muhammad Amir, Columnist
Everything is going swimmingly.
She laughed. She flirted. She blushed. She got to know you. She couldn’t keep her eyes off you. But then the ...
Let’s democratize the media
By Deanne Beattie, Arts Editor
Was it good for you? Canada, baby, it was good for me. You know, they say the first time is a special one, but to be honest, it was over kind of, well, ...
In defense of guns
By Graham Templeton, Associate Staff Contributor
I’m beginning to tire of the sort of anti-gun sentiment that goes beyond mere talk of legislation and extends to criticizing the character of gun ...
The Green Party is a big wate of time
By Brady Ehler, Associate Staff Contributor
Well, the 2008 federal election results are in. The Conservatives are up significantly, the Liberals are way down, Bloc is about the same, and the NDP is ...
Meet the scary weapons of the future
By Robert Lutener
“I’m glad I won’t live to see it.” That’s what General George Patton said when told about the discovery of German remote weapons technology. “A war ...