Angela Shen
Where the River meets the Salish Sea continues a legacy of Coast Salish art
January 16, 2024Editor’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 art of Chinese brush painting, I always look forward to the exhibits at the Burnaby Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. In November, I saw Musqueam mixed media artist Kelly Cannell’s solo exhibition, ʔəyx̓ watəna:t | Where the River meets the Salish Sea, which featured her newest print designs. Hopping off the 144 SFU bus, I walked a path of autumn coloured foliage to the main…
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Your SFU fall semester bucket list
September 6, 2023Welcome 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 two. With the changes in…
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Don’t tell me to “go to therapy”
March 17, 2023These 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, the openness with which Gen…
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February 20, 2023[caption id="attachment_124637" align="aligncenter" width="720"] ILLUSTRATION: Angela Shen / The Peak[/caption]
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February 15, 2023[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, 2023Several 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 each other” — causing flooding.…
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October 31, 2022[caption id="attachment_123670" align="alignleft" width="318"] ILLUSTRATION: Angela Shen / The Peak[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123669" align="alignright" width="316"] ILLUSTRATION: Angela Shen / The Peak[/caption]
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The United Nations has some trouble putting out fires on their Security Council
October 30, 2022NEW YORK —The Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the United Nations burnt to the ground after it caught fire. Extraordinarily, no one was hurt, but the loss was immense. While observers thought some kind of jurisdictional issue had prevented firefighters from…
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Local student disappointed that icebreakers don’t involve actual ice (and other literal disappointments)
October 7, 2022VANCOUVER — A student showed up to an icebreaker at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts with an ice pick and giant ice cube. Onlookers described initially being in shock until they found out the student in question was a…
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