Humour
Five subtle recession indicators you NEED to know
June 24, 2025By: Petra Chase, Peak Associate Recession indicators are all the rage. We took a Buzzfeed “What recession indicator are you?” quiz, and apparently, we’re Lady Gaga (ra-ra-ra-rad!). Lipstick sales, Mariah Carey going grocery shopping, and flash mobs are also on the list. The Peak contacted an SFU economics professor to speak on this phenomenon, to which they responded, “You can request a statement through Cameo for $10. I also do…
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Excerpts from a blogging mom: Cancel culture cookies
June 18, 2025By: Sheela McGummery, Peak Columnist Hello, world! My name is Sheela McGummery and I blog about my life as a mommy of five kiddos! I am a proud conservative woman of the suburbs and I bake to fill my life…
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Peak Speaks
June 18, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Peak hits Reddit to ask SFU students some serious and thought-provoking questions! Q: Would you rather get a dollar for every raccoon you see on campus but you can only listen to Nickelback for…
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Don’t get too curious, but Cher and Future may have saved the world
June 16, 2025By: Katie Walkley, SFU student Equality. Empathy. Fairness. Before 2017, a society based on these ideals seemed like a far-off dream. Luckily, we were saved by our feminist icon Cher and the revolutionary rap star Future. This iconic duo came…
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The British Museum’s new digital experience: Theirs spiritually, but ours legally
June 16, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor British Museum website update Preserving our history In a bold leap into the 21st century, the British Museum is proud to unveil its brand-new website, designed to educate, inspire, and preserve everything we had the…
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Which Metro Vancouver mayor are you?
June 13, 2025By: Acting Chief of Apologies and Lawn Signs Metro Vancouver mayors are more than just civic leaders; they’re a cast of characters from a random political sitcom none of us asked to be a part of. Whether they’re beefing with…
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My letter to the News Editor: It’s time to put the fake back in news
June 13, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Concerned Staff Writer Dear Hannah (The Peak’s News Editor), I write to you today as both a concerned member of the SFU student body and a staff writer for The Peak. With every passing day, I become…
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My hear me out cake
June 9, 2025By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate Times New Roman (size 12) This font has gyatt to be the original “hear me out.” With its classy formatting and fancy lowercase “a,” this is definitely the most bangable of the fonts. You cannot…
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Peak Speaks: Answers from r/simonfraser!
June 9, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor Q: If you had to marry a building on campus, which one would it be and why? u/Matt_The_Slime: “Marry the library, wait for it to die from asbestos poisoning, take all its money after. EZ.”…
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