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Your Shot

Peak Web April 4, 2018

[caption id="attachment_103935" align="alignleft" width="251"] Alex Bloom / The Peak[/caption] Left:  This photographer forgot that you’re supposed to eat your food after Instagramming it.     Right: [caption id="attachment_103936" align="alignright" width="344"] Andrew Latimer / The Peak[/caption] An SFU student peers from his cave, clearly much happier in his new habitat. Below: Are you reflected in Anna Kendrick, or is Anna Kendrick reflected in you? [caption id="attachment_103939" align="alignleft" width="201"] Courtney Miller / The Peak[/caption]           Right: [caption id="attachment_103941" align="alignright" width="189"] Victoria Lopatka / The Peak[/caption] One of our wildlife correspondents managed to snap a photo of the foods that…

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SFU becomes wildlife reserve

Alex Bloom April 3, 2018

In a recent bid to increase revenue, SFU has decided to transition into a wildlife reserve. Now called Simon Fraser Shelter for Endangered Students (SFSES), this new status allows the institution to save money on taxes due to its classification…

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Generation Screwed SFU hosts audit on SFSS spending

Gabrielle McLaren March 27, 2018

  On Thursday, March 15, the SFU chapter of Generation Screwed hosted an audit examining SFSS spending, titled “The Sad State of the SFSS: Students have had enough.” The event promised to gather experienced student leaders from across campus to…

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Suya Life: bringing Nigerian street food to Vancouver

Alex Bloom March 26, 2018

In March of 2017, Suya Life began. Now, as they celebrate their one-year anniversary, they have plans to expand their services. It started as a simple love of food, and that food was suya. What is suya? Suya is a…

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Must-see events

Alex Bloom March 25, 2018

rEvolver Theatre Festival (early bird tickets) rEvolver Festival is a yearly event designed to promote the work of up-and-coming performance artists in Vancouver. As stated on the organizer’s website, the festival offers “the full range of contemporary theatrical practice, from…

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New Music Friday

Alex Bloom, Louise Ho, Courtney Miller, Elisha Summers, and Natasha Tar March 23, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/05rrDztu3WYqdk0qZiDhLT?si=no6UApB2QxatO4Rn5jpkeQ[/embed] “Not Exactly an Overture” – Long Time No Time Elisha Summers: Fun beat, but where is the singing? The instrumentals are extensive, and the song only contains a small segment of vocals. Louise Ho: This song reminds me of…

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SFU Fashion Week returns for fifth season

Alex Bloom March 19, 2018

SFU Fashion Week is a yearly event aimed at promoting the work of emerging designers. With the fifth year of event around the corner, I sat down with Dio Wong, the creative director of SFU Fashion Week, to discuss this…

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New Music Friday

Alex Bloom, Edna Batengas, and Natasha Tar March 9, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/2FeHQyrnnX3ij3xY2gameS?si=4BBsTpG-TEWzoNqnlwl0vA[/embed] “Tema” – Sarkodie Edna Batengas: Wow, I didn’t know that Sarkodie was still making music. Glad to see that he wasn’t just a one-hit wonder. I love him in “Tonga” Alex Bloom: I’m not against this. The beat gets…

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Local poet Shiraz Ramji talks about a life of activism and education

Alex Bloom March 5, 2018

Shiraz Ramji is currently the director of the Edmonds Seniors Society, and has long been affiliated with SFU in several capacities. He was a student at the university, and has been a staff member, researcher, and guest lecturer in subjects…

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New Music Friday

Alex Bloom, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar March 2, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/36H4fHO8Zsz8tucfnEFMhg?si=6NCPxQUlQh-Zn3IJoExNHA[/embed] “44 More” – Logic Neil MacAlister: Of his recent singles this is probably the best, but Logic is just so completely uninteresting lately. He's still rapping well, but I couldn't care less about his content. Also, it just struck…

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