Bright-er Side: There’s a boatload of free parking at Burnaby Mountain Park for classes at the Burnaby campus

By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Listen, fellow impoverished students: you already pay plenty for your car, from the cost of gas to the cost of...

Brighter side: Coins, fountains, and wishes

By: Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor Throwing coins into fountains, to the best of my knowledge, has no wish-granting powers. Trust me; I’ve thrown many coins into...

Bright-er Side: Public Pianos

by Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor Three months of in-person classes has been enough to remind us that while asynchronous learning was pretty bad, the asynchronous...

The Bright-er Side: Moving out helped me appreciate my mother more

by Lubaba Mahmud, Opinions Editor A couple years ago, when I was applying for university thousands of miles away from home, I was excited to...

The Bright-er Side: Quarantine motivated my family and me to become physically active

By: Charlene Aviles, The Peak Associate Since BC went into lockdown, my local neighbourhood gym has remained closed. Without a backyard or exercise equipment at...

The Bright-er Side: Guest lecturers have improved my learning experience

By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor As happy as I am to return to in-person classes, a part of me will miss remote learning....

Bright-er Side: The pandemic helped me see who my real friends are

By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor In my senior year of high school, I was the type of person who was friends with everyone but...

Bright-er Side: Social distancing helped me find myself

By: Marco Ovies, Features Editor Before COVID-19 and social distancing, I was filled with social anxiety constantly. I always thought that everyone around me was...

Bright-er Side: Too much free time has led to new hobbies

By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief This pandemic has undeniably brought isolation, uncertainty, stress, and precarity for many — and still continues to. While none of this should...

The Bright-er Side: Isolating introduced me to some of my dearest friends online

By: Paige Riding, Copy Editor It seemed the more weekends I went out drinking pre-pandemic, the faster my socialization meter would run out. If I...