Brighter Side

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The Bright-er Side: Isolating introduced me to some of my dearest friends online

Opinions June 2, 2021

By: Paige Riding, Copy Editor It seemed the more weekends I went out drinking pre-pandemic, the faster my socialization meter would run out. If I knew back then that weekends out with friends would be snatched away faster than I could say, “I’m kind of tired, I think I’ll get an Uber” when the third Drake remix of the night played, my patience may have stretched a bit further. It took a lockdown for me to discover other enjoyable pastimes with friends that didn’t involve spending too much money and mentally exhausting myself — pastimes which were on Discord and…

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The Bright-er Side: Hallmark movies are showing more diversity

Opinions February 2, 2021

by Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor I usually refer to watching Hallmark movies as my guilty pleasure. Not because they’re super cheesy, but because of the network’s history of prioritizing white, cisgender, heterosexual, and overall normative stories. However, with…

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The Bright-er Side: Greater understanding from professors has been amplified by the pandemic

Opinions November 17, 2020

by Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Remote learning has been good at times, but the transition has also been stressful at times. Many of my online classes now have discussions on Canvas which require an extra effort to formulate…

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The Bright-er Side: I would have never become a plant dad if it weren’t for quarantine

EIC October 20, 2020

by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief When we shut everything down my work at The Peak quickly moved online. In addition, my part-time barista job at Starbucks had shut down as well. All of a sudden I was going from interacting with hundreds…

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The Bright-er Side: Online events give access to the world around us

EIC October 2, 2020

by Emma Jean, Staff Writer As I write this, I’m waiting for a live comedy show starring two of my favourite performers — Lauren Lapkus and Paul F. Tompkins — to start. Tickets cost five dollars, the seats are in my…

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The Bright-er Side: Catching a cold might not be so bad afterall

EIC September 25, 2020

by Nathan Tok, Peak Associate Did you know that in some sense of the word, every so often we experience another form of a pandemic? It’s the cold and the flu. So while the word “pandemic” might sound scary, did you…

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