VOL. 182 ISSUE 2 January 12, 2026
NEWS
OPINIONS
FEATURES
HUMOUR
Ayx community bus aid
CAL is still inaccessible
Digital music platforms
The devil ain’t your wingman
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Through the lens of Tamio Wakayama Arts & Culture pg.08
NEWS
January 12, 2026
WORKING WAGES
Our members and campus allies sent a strong message to Compass Group and SFU on November 5 that workers deserve a permanent living wage. M I C H E LL E TRAV I S R ES EA R C H D IR E CTO R AT LO CA L 4 0
CARING COMMUNITY
The DTES doesn’t need gentrification, it needs more people who actually care about other people. W FO R M E R C RA B PA R K R ES ID E N T, IN CO M IN G AYX BU S WO R K E R
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OPINIONS
Opinions Editor Zainab Salam · opinions@the-peak.ca
January 12, 2026
OPINIONS
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Arts & Culture Editor Phone Min Thant · arts@the-peak.ca
ARTS & CULTURE
ACTIVIST EXHIBITION
He was a resilient activist and artist, devoted to pursuing justice, who searched grandly for community in a world hostile to his existence, and seemed to have found it, time after time.
DIASPORIC LITERATURE
Despite kneeling from below to clean, shape, and polish, Thammavongsa expresses that real power lies not with the customer but with the worker.
ARTS & CULTURE
January 12, 2026
Need to Know, Need to Go Events for the late winter SARAH V E NKATE S H · S F U ST U D E N T
DIGITAL LIVES OF TEENAGERS
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HUMOUR
Humour Editor Mason Mattu · humour@the-peak.ca
January 12, 2026
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