Bright-er Side
Bright-er Side: Navigating the maze of Burnaby Mountain
September 26, 2024By: Jin Song, Peak Associate My first experience of SFU’s Burnaby campus was struggling to find TASC 9204 for an absurd amount of time. Even with the help of Google Maps, SFU Snap, the campus maps, and strangers (none of whom actually knew where the room was), first-year me decided that SFU was, indeed, a maze. Three years later, I still get lost . . . which is actually really…
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Brighter Side: Print newspapers
September 18, 2024By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief As classes begin and SFU fills up with students again, we’re back to printing this fall! While The Peak has been producing digital newspapers this summer, I’m looking forward to seeing our covers on stands. What…
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Bright-er side: Disabled queer solidarity
August 2, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor I’ve had many low points in my life, and during most of them I felt an unwavering sense of support from fellow disabled queers. From acts like offering free produce in a community group, to…
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Bright-er Side: The atmospheric experience of the SkyTrain
July 16, 2024By: Samuel Akhibi, SFU Student Cars and buses pale in comparison to the excitement of taking the SkyTrain. Cars and buses are limited to ground-level views within a congested traffic system. The SkyTrain, on the other hand, offers comfy and…
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The Bright-er Side: Local travel
July 8, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor With work, school, and a variety of other commitments, who has the time to take a month-long trip to Europe? Even finding a week to chill on a tropical beach can be difficult,…
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The Bright-er Side: summer semesters
June 17, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer This summer I decided to take courses on the main Burnaby campus for the first time in my SFU career, and so far, I’ve really enjoyed it. Scaling Burnaby Mountain watching the Burnaby skyline meet…
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The Bright-er Side: End of semester
April 1, 2024By: Jin Song, SFU Student I’m really not the first to comment on how fast time passes. Still, let it be known that I, for one, blinked twice and the semester was over. Between the blur of assignments, the mundanity…
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The Bright-er Side: Back to School
March 12, 2024By: Jin Song, SFU Student It’s that time again! My alarm goes off before the sun is up. Bleary-eyed, I crawl out of bed to wait in the cold, dark morning for the bus that’s running late. At my lecture,…
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Bright-er Side: The magic of New Years
January 23, 2024By: Cam Darting, Peak Associate The clock strikes midnight, and suddenly you’re stuck in this moment. As the mixture of confetti and glitter dances around the sky with champagne bottles popping left and right, your life resets. The time when…
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Bright-er side: Facebook Marketplace
January 10, 2024By: Cynthia Piña, Peak Associate Did I just complain about having to pick things up due to chronic illness? Yes, but that’s when I’m asking and paying for delivery. With Facebook Marketplace, I know what I’m getting into, and plan…
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