Written by Greg Beneteau
As one of the oldest continuing publications on campus, The Peak has long been a place for students and community members to tell their stories using a variety of creative means: news stories, poetry, photography, visual art, long-form interviews, first person accounts and historical retrospectives.
With a focus on social justice, The Peak [...]

Andew T knows something about dinosaurs
Good Morning Angels,
We should start a podcast.
Yeah, seriously: You and me should get together some time to record one. It’s not hard, really. All we gotta do is lay down some audio tracks, pick a couple of songs to spice it up, and then share it with the world. We [...]

Why she shouldn’t speak
Written by Kelsey Rideout
Last week, there was quite the fury at the University of Ottawa when approximately 200 university students rallied together to cancel Ann Coulter’s speech, one of three talks set to be presented by the American right-wing columnist and published author throughout her speaking tour at Canadian universities.
Many Americans have [...]

No We Can’t
Written by Dan Howse
“Obama was elected largely on the platform of offering universal healthcare.  Two years later, he has failed miserably in his attempt to deliver it.”
Barack Obama rode into office on a wave of reform.  With the image of a warmongering, poorly spoken George W. Bush freshly ingrained in the public consciousness, [...]

Country music and Reganism take centre stage
Written by Dan Howse
“While it is easy to see this issue as an American concern, it has very real implications for the entire world.  Reshaping history to pander to certain political ideologies isn’t just immoral: it’s incredibly dangerous.”

Imagine a history course without hip-hop.  Imagine a history course without Franklin [...]

Written by Michael Ridley
The Chief Librarian rants
“There doesn’t seem to be a relation between the garbage and the places to put the garbage. The garbage is everywhere; only sometimes is it in the containers.”
Ok, this is a rant. Think of it like the Rick Mercer rants. It goes on and on. I’m walking around [...]