arts
The students, the tattoos, and the stories behind them
March 15, 2020by Molly Lorette, Meera Eragoda, Juztin Bello, Paige Riding, Kim Regala, Kelly Chia Molly Lorette, SFU Student [caption id="attachment_113699" align="alignnone" width="200"] Chris Ho / The Peak[/caption] My mom is pretty fluent in French, and has been integrating little phrases here and there since I was little. Every night after putting me to bed she would close the door and we would say “Bonne nuit, dors bien, fais de beaux rêves, à demain.” (Good night, sleep well, have sweet dreams, see you tomorrow). We’ve also always shared a fondness of lavender oil as a sleeping aid, and used to harvest it…
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Rough cut screening of Dima Yassine’s Once Upon a Day in Tahir held at SFU
March 15, 2020by Ben McGuinness, Peak Associate Iraqi writer, filmmaker, and researcher Dima Yassine shared a rough cut of her short documentary Once Upon a Day in Tahir to a crowd at SFU Harbour Centre. The screening was hosted by professor Adel Iskandar…
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SFU’s Got Talent 2020 proves that SFU really does got talent
March 14, 2020by Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer The Peak had a chance to go to SFU’s biggest musical production, SFU’s Got Talent, on March 6. The club Peak Frequency organized the show in collaboration with the SFSS and Global Student Centre. All judges…
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SFU’s student-run Indigenous film festival Skoden aims to further crucial conversations
March 7, 2020by Kim Regala, Staff Writer Editor’s note: Kim Regala is involved in SIFF’s organization through CA 334. Here to celebrate and feature the works of Canadian-based Indigenous filmmakers is the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival (SIFF). Skoden, which is Indigenous slang…
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Lesser-known SFU Clubs to help fuel your artistic soul
March 4, 2020by Marco Ovies, Arts Editor Here it comes: the near-end-of-the-semester blues. I don’t know about you, but Week 9 is always the toughest for me because a) my classes start talking about our final papers and exams, b) I’m ready…
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Monday Music: spacey songs for insomniacs
March 3, 2020by Molly Lorette, SFU Student For whatever reason, I always feel as though reality works a little bit differently after staying up till the early hours of the morning. While there seems to be a little bit of discrepancy between the…
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It really bugs me how much I like playing Hive
March 2, 2020by Marco Ovies, Arts Editor When I walked into my favourite game store — Mind Games — in search of my next game, the staff quickly directed me to Hive. They explained to me that this game is a lot…
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Check out these artsy events coming to a campus near you
March 2, 2020by Kim Regala, Staff Writer This is How Distant I Am: A Workshop Interstecting the Works of Helen Cho, Theresa Hak Kyun Cha’s “Dictee,” and the Self Abolished through the Wreckage of Context Wednesday, March 4 | 6 p.m.– 8…
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Books to break out after reading break
February 24, 2020by Juztin Bello, Rodolfo Boskovic, Nicole Magas, Lubaba Mahmud, Zoe Vedova Book: Hero by Perry Moore Submitted by: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor [caption id="attachment_113393" align="alignnone" width="200"] Photo: Goodreads[/caption] Alright, picture this: Marvel, but gay. This winning combination of superheroes and homosexuality…
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Birds of Prey is a mediocre superhero ensemble at best
February 23, 2020by James Conn, Peak Associate The new DC Comics film Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) sees Margot Robbie reprise her role from Suicide Squad as the titular character. After splitting from the Joker, Harley Quinn…
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