Add a little green to your life with these lovely low-maintenance babies
By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer As someone who has killed a cactus before from feeding it too much water, I am just as surprised to be proclaiming myself today as . . . a Plant Mom. Now before you dismiss...
View ArticleKennedy Falls: the jungle gym experience you’ve been waiting for
By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer I’m an absolute sucker for a good mountain view, so I feel pretty lucky to live in a province like British Columbia that is known for mountain ranges and hikes that take...
View ArticleStart your own hiking adventures with these tips from a fellow hiker
By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer It’s important that we continue to take care of both our physical and mental health in light of the recent COVID-19 developments. One of the ways I’ve managed to maintain...
View ArticlePixar’s latest film Onward holds a strong message about sibling love and...
by Kim Regala, Staff Writer On his sixteenth birthday, shy and unconfident Ian Lightfoot (voiced by Tom Holland) receives a gift that gives him the magical ability to bring his deceased father back to...
View ArticleSongs to lay on the grass to
All of the Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester is now available on The Peak’s Spotify Playlist, Monday Music Summer 2020. Don’t forget to follow thepeaksfu on Spotify to listen more easily! By:...
View ArticleTonye Aganaba’s resilience as a Black queer-identifying musician is apparent...
By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate It was in early 2015 when Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist and musician Tonye Aganaba first noticed symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). That same year, they were...
View ArticleThe radicalization of social sciences and humanities students at SFU
By Harvin Bhathal, Alison Wick, Madeleine Chan, Emma Jean, Kim Regala Simon Fraser University (SFU) is an environment that fosters radicalization against the current economic, political, and social...
View ArticleAt least we had good music: Best albums of 2020
By: Winona Young, Peak Associate, Emma Jean, Staff Writer, Kim Regala, Peak Associate, Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor, Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Peaceful as Hell by Black Dresses...
View ArticleAttacking the wrong people takes away from crucial dialogues
by Kim Regala, Peak Associate I recently came across a Tweet from singer-songwriter Shamir that read: “A white boy from Utah who calls himself Ritt Momney getting successful off a cover of a Black...
View Article“Tipsy Taho” podcast promotes Filipino culture and diversity
By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Editor’s note: For clarity, this piece has been modified to acknowledge that utang na loob can have different meanings to different communities. A late-night Zoom...
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