Alex Ileto
Monday Music: ‘90s romcom soundtrack
September 23, 2024By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate “Give Love a Try” by Twilight Sometimes, love feels hopeless and you want to completely give up on searching for it. Perhaps give Twilight a listen and you’ll be excited to “give love a try.” Opening with a funky synth guitar riff, this underground ‘80s gem is sure to have you skipping along a street while daydreaming about your love interest. It’s the greatest opener to your personal romcom where you, the protagonist, have your eyes opened to how beautiful love can be. “(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry” by…
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Hidden Gems: Vancouver’s best matcha
September 11, 2024By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate cowdog coffee 3720 Oak St., Vancouver Open every day 8:00 a.m.–4:00p.m. With cowdog’s recent rise to social media fame (they truly conquered “brat summer”), this spot may not be a hidden gem, but it’s too…
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East Side Story sheds a new light on the PNE
November 7, 2023By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate Content warning: mention of Japanese internment camps. Founded in 1910, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) nestled in Hastings Park in East Vancouver is considered a hallmark of Vancouver by many. For over 113 years (and…
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Roaming accurately portrays the messy and exciting navigation of young adulthood
October 24, 2023By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate As a fourth-year university student, I still hesitate when referring to myself as an adult. All my peers and I appear to be at drastically different phases of lives, even though we’re the same age.…
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Hidden Gems: Local bookshop havens
September 21, 2023By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate Nooroongji Books Location: 1666 Johnston St, Unit 6, Vancouver Hours: Monday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Named after the Korean word for scorched rice at the bottom of a pot, Nooroongji Books on Granville Island seeks to…
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Bright-er Side: City of Coquitlam
September 12, 2023By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate Being from Coquitlam, I’ve endured my fair share of suburban-related slander. In first-year, talking about where we grew up was common small talk. Depending on what city you came from, you usually received a standard…
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How to Obtain W Rizz as an SFU Student
July 27, 2023By: Alex Ileto, SFU Student 1. Reserve their favourite spot on the bus by sitting there literally all day. If you’re also a slave to TransLink like me, there is a spot on every type of bus and SkyTrain that…
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Horoscopes July 24 – 30
July 25, 2023By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate Aries Thwip! Welcome to your Spiderverse era. Just like Miles, prepare to battle your parallel universe counterparts (AKA your inner demons) who are much cooler and more successful than you are. The alternate universe where…
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Bright-er Side: RCB Hall
July 14, 2023By: Alex Ileto, SFU Student Famous for topping the list of best spots on campus to have a mental breakdown, I firmly believe Robert C. Brown (RCB) Hall receives an undeserved reputation. Many students claim the halls are haunted, deserted,…
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The Bright-er Side: A transit ride
June 21, 2023By: Alex Ileto, SFU Student Every day I have to take transit is a day I dread. Something always tends to irk me, whether that be an angry bus driver who runs over the curb every once in a while, or…
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