Angela Shen
When you can’t graduate on time because that one last course you need isn’t offered
July 9, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Nothing’s more exhilarating than knowing you’re one course away from graduation. Just one more semester, and you’ll finally have grown from a little caterpillar studying in a field most people haven’t heard of to a beautiful butterfly with snazzy credentials no one will even remotely understand. The sweet victory of getting a flimsy piece of paper to denote your degree is just a sweaty handshake and a stumbly step across the stage away, with an incorrect name pronunciation as the cherry on top. You’ve mentally prepared and plotted the last pesky course you must take.…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Is social media helpful or harmful?
May 25, 2024By: Jin Song, Peak Associate and Michelle Young, Copy Editor Social media use has skyrocketed in recent years. What once felt like a novelty is now commonplace, as it’s become increasingly rare to meet someone who doesn’t use any form…
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Monday Music: The stages of a love affair
February 14, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer “FMF” by Uncle Strut Sometimes, that person you’ve been waiting for has been by your side or in your circle all this time. Perhaps it’s the sexual chemistry or the butterflies you get from…
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SFU Alert: Transit strikes again
February 6, 2024By: Sonya Janeshewski, SFU Student January 23, 2024, 8:20 a.m.: All students are required to join the hiking club in light of the transit strike Students If you are enrolled in at least one course for the Spring 2024 term,…
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Where the River meets the Salish Sea continues a legacy of Coast Salish art
January 16, 2024By: Angela Shen, Peak Associate Editor’s note: The author of this article, Angela Shen, is a program assistant at Shadbolt Arts Centre. The Peak acknowledges this and has taken steps to prevent conflict of interest. As a student learning the…
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Your SFU fall semester bucket list
September 6, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Welcome back to school, friends! The fall semester is here, so it’s time for rain, spending a ridiculous amount on textbooks, and bringing eight different jackets up to Burnaby Mountain with you, only to wear…
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Don’t tell me to “go to therapy”
March 17, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer These days, telling someone to “get therapy” or “get help” is such a common read. But even when said with good intentions, saying this to someone unprompted is kind of rude. Don’t get me wrong,…
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Comics
February 20, 2023By: Angela Shen [caption id="attachment_124637" align="aligncenter" width="720"] ILLUSTRATION: Angela Shen / The Peak[/caption]
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Comics
February 15, 2023By: Angela Shen [caption id="attachment_124597" align="aligncenter" width="2260"] ILLUSTRATION: Angela Shen / The Peak[/caption]
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The Seawall is detrimental to the environment and our wallets
January 12, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Several significant weather events have characterized the past few weeks in Vancouver. It all culminated with king tides: “extremely high tides that happen about twice a year when the sun and moon’s gravitational forces reinforce…
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