Austin Cozicar
SFU football falls by six points in season opener
September 5, 2017When SFU went down 14–7 in the first quarter, giving up touchdowns the first two times the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Arizona Christian University Firestorm (ACU) saw the ball, it looked like they might be in for a rough night at their season opener in Phoenix, Arizona. But SFU answered back the next drive, with quarterback Miles Richardson running it in himself for the first touchdown of the season. It was the story of the night: a team that didn’t give up. While they weren’t able to close out the win, they came within six points of winning…
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Pro Day a step towards dreams of professional football for SFU alumni
March 13, 2017For Jordan Herdman, it seemed like it was all on the line Friday afternoon. Having initially declined an invitation to the upcoming CFL Combine on March 23-25 — a decision that didn’t seem to sit well with Geroy Simon, who…
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HUMOUR: The Peak presents: our new student survival guide
September 8, 2015So you’ve passed through the gauntlet of high school, and you’ve now moved on to university? Congratulations! I think. What you need now is advice from an experienced post-secondary expert, someone who’s spent the last three years mastering all there…
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HUMOUR: The Peak’s guide to camping
July 20, 2015It’s that time of year again: the season made for exploring the great outdoors and going camping. (At least that’s what Canadian Tire commercials have taught us. No one currently employed at The Peak has ever actually been camping.) If…
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HUMOUR: The seven least popular funding alternatives to consider, now that Metro Vancouver voted “No” to the transit plebiscite
July 13, 20157. Have a gluten-free, vegan bake sale. 6. Rob a bank. 5. Raise fares to $1 million per zone travelled. 4. Put tolls — on schools. 3. Spend money on ads saying TransLink needs more money 2. Hire another CEO…
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HUMOUR: An open letter to my polygamy-opposed wife
July 6, 2015Dearest Elicia, You used to be the love of my life, the apple of my eye (that’s a thing, right? I heard it used in a song once). However, that was before I saw the real you: the cold, insensitive,…
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HUMOUR: Top seven most incovenient fetishes
July 3, 20151. A fetish for getting beheaded. 2. A fetish for getting beheaded by a helicopter. 3. A fetish for getting beheaded by a guy dressed up as your favourite Game of Thrones character. 4. A fetish for getting beheaded by…
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SFU Bookstore first in country to accept Bitcoin
June 1, 2015SFU is the first Canadian university to accept the international digital currency, Bitcoin, in its bookstores. SFU has partnered with Bitsent to place automated Bitcoin vending machines (AVMs) in the Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver campuses, unveiling the AVMs at ribbon…
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Focus takes a stab at corporate culture
May 29, 2015Corporate culture’s a drag. Or at least that’s what movies tell me, as I can’t say I have a lot of experience in the area of working nine to five, fixing up earnings reports, or subjecting my work to focus…
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Men’s basketball falls short on Senior’s Day
February 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_209" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir[/caption] On Saturday night, three SFU seniors — guards Sango Niang, Justin Cole, and Daniel Deflorimonte — played their last game in the West Gym. While the tribute before the game was…
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