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Find your perfect fall studying spot

Peak Web September 22, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Guess what? It’s officially pumpkin spice latte season! Bust out your reusable mug and bundle yourself up in a knit sweater and thick scarf, because it’s time to check out some cute new cafés across the Lower Mainland. Wicked Cafe  Come for the cute café, stay for the wide selection of pastries, drinks, and plants (yes, plants). Wicked Cafe has inventive menu items such as a spicy ramen wrap, pizza croissant, and slices of cheesecake shaped like blocks of swiss cheese. Most notably, their Point Grey location houses a variety of potted plants, allowing visitors…

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Hidden Gems: Local bookshop havens

Peak Web September 21, 2023

By: 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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Need to Know, Need to Go: Free events at BC Culture Days

Peak Web September 19, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer BC Culture Days brings over 350 community-centred events across the province. The programming artists appointed by the organization are “dedicated to making art that is accessible, approachable, and inclusive to all.” Each event offers a…

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Two brothers, Black young men, sit on a bench outside in front of power lines. The sun is setting and the sky is tinted orange.
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Brother is an intimately woven story of grief

Peak Web September 14, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of police brutality and racism. I read Brother in my first year at SFU, after taking ENGL 112W instructed by the author, David Chariandy. As soon as I found out…

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A collage of three album covers. The album cover of Blame My ex by The Beaches is divided into multiple squares of the same image: one of the band members with a platinum blonde bob and red varsity jacket half-smiling. Our roots run deep by Dominique Fils-Aimé features a closeup of Fils-Aime with dark green leaves in her braided, slick-back hair in front of a green backdrop. Prisms by G. R. Gritt features Gritt in an earthy tie dye shirt and beanie with an orange, fume-y atmosphere surrounding them.
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Albums from Juno award-winning Canadian artists

Peak Web September 11, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer [caption id="attachment_126104" align="alignnone" width="300"] PHOTO: Courtesy of The Beaches[/caption] The Beaches — Blame My Ex Available September 15 Toronto-based alternative rock band, The Beaches, are about to release their anticipated album Blame My Ex. Pre-released…

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Food for Thought: Coffee’s mystical origins

Peak Web September 11, 2023

By: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer The rich, inviting smell of coffee is like a magical wake-up call for your senses. But did you know that without the Sufis, those aromatic coffee beans might still be hidden away in Ethiopia or…

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A bowl of macaroni and cheese.
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Nutritious Nibbles: Homestyle mac and cheese

Peak Web September 10, 2023

By: Gurneet Lohcham, SFU Student I’ve always loved to cook, but as a busy university student with very little time to do so, I’ve had to come up with ways to enhance my food while maintaining minimal time commitments to…

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Exterior of building with a closeup of the words “Museum of North Vancouver” in bold white block letters in front a window. There are trans flags and pride flags hanging from the canopy.
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MONOVA is the little gem of North Vancouver

Peak Web September 6, 2023

By: Maia Lomelino (She/They), SFU Student Content warning: mentions of residential schools and internment camps. It’s not new that the Shipyards region in North Vancouver is becoming a hotspot for entertainment on the North Shore. With easy access from the…

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Create & Enter: Nature photography contests

Peak Web September 5, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer What’s better than snapping a few nature shots and trying your hand at winning some snazzy prizes? The following is a list of free-entry photography contests across BC and Canada, with a variety of wildlife,…

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Two Asian women look at each other with their hands touching on a tree branch between them. They’re both wearing neutral colored shirts and they’re in a forest surrounded by trees.
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Before They Cut Down Our Tree ponders growing out of friendship

Peak Web September 5, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor An almost universal experience of adulthood is learning to accept that friendships change over time. For playwright Karter Masuhara, this unspoken realization occurred at an old friend’s bridal shower. “When I went, it…

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