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November 02, 2009
Features
Big, Green, Carbon-eating Machines
By Stefanie Jones, Eric Rinne
We know that trees are good. They provide us with shade, they’re home to furry forest creatures, they’re fun to hug — but in a politician’s eye, there’s ...
Your guide to SFU! Zombie edition
By Elias Rhajiak
You’re walking out of the Maggie Benston Centre when suddenly you realize that you forgot your wallet at the registrar. You walk briskly back to get it and ...
Ski Free?
By Jake Horslen
On Thursday, October 22, 11 women in historic Greece took part in the traditional ceremony in which the Olympic torch was lit. For Canada, and indeed the ...
Humour
Stuff Women Hate
1. Other Women
I loove the ladies, don’t get me wrong. But sometimes there is just no place for another woman in your business. ...
Ten reasons ladies are more funny than men
By Kelly Thoreson
1. We don’t use “that’s what she said” jokes.
2. Men are considered sexist when they make fun of women. We are considered ...
Five reasons it rocks to be a girl
By Ceara Boyer
1 Although painful to wear, high heels can double as weapons of mass destruction (especially when your target is male genitalia). ...
Arts
Frozen in Time
By Courtney Chu
Ravishing Beasts runs at the Museum of Vancouver until February 28, 2010.
While I, like many others, after viewing Night at the Museum, enjoy ...
Making connections
By Kevin Cortorphine
Kiddo performs at Little Mountain Gallery November 6 and every Monday of November at Falconetti’s, starting on November 9. For more information, please ...
Like chocolate
By Stephanie Trembath
Coco Avant Chanel plays at Fifth Avenue Cinemas.
The fairytale of the fashion industry: Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s menswear-inspired style and ...
Keeping Mum
By Xu Wang
For those who are unfamiliar with the works of Mother Mother, you should consider treating yourself to their music if you are searching for something that ...
Tales from the Splatter Zone
By Reagan Belan
Evil Dead: The Musical plays at the Vogue until November 14.
How do I begin to talk about Evil Dead: The Musical? I guess I could start at ...
News
SFSS by-election candidates
Faculty of communication, art, and technology representative
Hannah Yoshime
My qualifications ...
Globe and Mail report suggests students satisfied with being satisfactory
By Kendra Wong, News Editor
The Globe and Mail released its annual Canadian University Report two weeks ago. After thousands of students voted on 53 different universities across ...
Students cut pumpkins to increase awareness around SFSS campaign
By Ian Chagunda
Last Wednesday, the Simon Fraser Students Society Advocacy Committee put 75 pumpkins on display in Convocation Mall to give students a chance to carve up ...
Tetris Block bridge receives much-needed make over
By David Dyck
Many students may have noticed that the AQ pond has been drained and the Tetris Block bridge connecting the sidewalk on either side has been dismantled. ...
CFS less of a problem than minister Stilwell
By Kendra Wong, News Editor
Despite the increasingly frustrating court case between the Simon Fraser Student Society and the Canadian Federation of Students, the CFS has proven ...
Club event honours Israeli prime minister
By Jonathon Van Maren
The Israel Advocacy Club held their Rabin Memorial in Convocation Mall last Thursday. It was a simple display consisting of a table with several depictions ...
Senate committee launches study on post-secondary education
By Emma Godmere, CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief
OTTAWA (CUP) — Post-secondary education is at the forefront of a new study launched earlier this month by the standing Senate committee on social ...
Sports
Football: Clan end the rollercoaster season
By Chad Klassen
It seemed that a crushing defeat in last year’s Hardy Cup was only the start of a promising 2009 season.
The program was looking primed to host ...
Men's Soccer: Clan send the Vikings packing
By Matt Lee, Sports Editor
The talk way back in August was that this year’s version of the Clan men’s soccer team would be very different than the group of players that took to the ...
Swimming: Hibberd, Branche make waves for swim team at Puget Sound
By Matt Lee
In Tacoma last weekend, the Clan men’s and women’s swim teams were successful in a duel with Puget Sound, starting their 2009- 2010 varsity season in ...
Clan set sights on better year
By Chad Klassen
There’s a lot to be excited about for the 2009-2010 season, especially after the opening weekend. Despite 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-23) and 3-1 (25-19, ...
Cross Country: Clan sprint to strong finish
By Matt Lee
The Clan cross country teams were in California last Saturday at the 2009 Biola Invitational.
The men entered the event ranked 17th and finished ...
Clan wrestle at Dino Duels
By Matt Lee
Last Saturday the Clan took part in the 2009 University of Calgary Invitational and began their new season with a good showing. The men’s side defeated the ...
Hockey: SFU falls to UFV for first loss of season
By Kamil Karamali
Coming off of a couple of games in Castlegar where victory was accomplished in dominant fashion, the Clan were carrying a heavy wagon of momentum and ...
Baseball: Phillies-Yankees sure to be a classic
By Simon Wilson
According to most experts, if the Phillies are going to have a chance to beat the Yankees they will have to outslug them at the plate. Cliff Lee has ...
Canucks staying afloat despite injuries
By Richard Loat
The Canucks’ week had good news and bad news, and after finally clawing their way back up to .500, the Canucks have faced more than their fair share ...
Lions: Can Casey Printers return to superstar status?
By Matt Lee, Sports Editor
Five years ago, Casey Printers was on top of the world. His arrival from Florida A&M College to the B.C. Lions in 2003 was met with little fanfare, but ...
Opinions
Instant Classic: The Facebook baby
By Zorn Pink, Columnist
One of my friends on Facebook is a fucking baby. No, I don’t mean like a foppish man-child. I mean like a real baby, a pissy-pants toddler. If that doesn’t ...
“One Pass Now” are idiots
By Erika Zell, Copy Assistant
I am sick and tired of Vancouver’s colleges and their god-awful campaign for a universal $25 U-Pass. While my hopelessly idealistic hippie side is completely ...
“Creative” advocacy a waste of time
By John Morrison III, Humour Editor
Over the past few weeks SFU has been the stage for a number of “creative” protests to “raise awareness” about student funding cuts (cuts to student ...
It’s not torture, bro!
By Sam Reynolds
Just recently, the American Senate voted on a bill that would allow current detainees to be moved from Guantanamo Bay prison to be tried in the United ...
Keep propaganda out of the classroom
By Sean Wilkinson
The Fraser Institute made headlines in October when it hosted a talk on climate change by Christopher Monckton, an eccentric British lord who believes ...
Talking shit on the Internet
By Adam Cristobal, Arts Editor
As an English literature major, I talk a lot of shit, and as The Peak’s lovely literary columnist, Sarah Arboleda, has pointed out before me, scholars of ...
Republican face off
By Graham Templeton, Opinions Editor
Lately, The Peak’s Opinions section has been absolutely overflowing with conservative sentiment. Many people, conservative and liberal alike, love to talk ...