C Icart

An illustration of a girl with long flowing hair. Astrological signs and stars shine around her.
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Horoscopes September 18 – 24

Peak Web September 19, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor I spent the past couple days watching Selling the OC trying to acquire wealth through osmosis. What out of context quote from the Selling universe will predict your week? Aries: “When in doubt, hide behind your empanadas.” — Bre Tiesi. ‘Nuff said, honestly. There’s nothing a yummy filling and deliciously savoury pastry cannot fix. You cut someone off with your car? Empanada. You accidentally wore non-matching shoes to class? Empanada. You tripped and fell in front of your crush? Em-pa-na-da! Taurus: “We’re both eagles. Eagles fly alone, and birds fly in flocks. And they’re a…

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The Peak’s tips to survive the semester

Peak Web September 19, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor; Hailey Miller, Staff Writer; Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer  Whether you’re entering your last semester at SFU or starting your first-ever year of university, the beginning of the school year is always a daunting time. Making…

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Degrees are valuable, regardless of their economic opportunities

Peak Web September 19, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor What do you want out of your degree? Have you considered that not everyone’s answer may be the same? Starting my third degree in social sciences has prompted nosy questions and unsolicited comments all over…

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BREAKING NEWS: Air Canada reveals flight delay can be shortened if all passengers chip in to duct tape broken wings back together

Peak Web September 11, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor Sunday afternoon, two Air Canada planes crashed into each other at YVR Airport. While that may sound bad, an Air Canada spokesperson has asked everyone to “stop being so dramatic.” The collision between an Air…

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A love letter to my menstrual disc

Peak Web September 10, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor Sooooo, we just met, but I just KNOW we’re soulmates. No, for real! What can I say? I’m an Aries; I’m passionate! So initially, I was sort of seeing pads and tampons, but they are…

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What Grinds Our Gears: The pineapple on pizza debate

Opinions July 28, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor In the year of our Lord, 2023, I came across a Hinge profile that specified the user’s opinion on pineapple on pizza . . . Hawaiian pizza has been around since 1962, the pineapple on…

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Moooooom, Mark is trying to overshadow me again!

Peak Web July 25, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor Somewhere in the world, a vocal misogynist takes a break from tweeting about spaceships to call his mommy.  No, Mom, I’m not going to do the breathing exercises you sent me the other day; I’m…

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Anti-queer rhetoric is not an opinion, it’s violence

Peak Web July 19, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor Content warning: mentions of gender-based violence and queerphobia. Whenever I see anyone ranting about “gender ideology,” “wokeism,” or using miscellaneous words in parentheses to mock pronouns, all I hear is, “I hate you. I hate…

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Will U-Pass Your Summer Course?

Peak Web July 19, 2023

By: Hana Hoffman, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor Dear Peakie,  I was at the movies watching The Little Mermaid because, duh, and the fire alarm went off, and we had to evacuate! So obviously, I complain to the…

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Horoscopes July 10 – 16

Peak Web July 10, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor Aries: You, my friend, are going to have a dream about a flawed ostrich that knows how to fly. It insists on teaching fellow ostriches about the magic of flight, but it’s not working. The…

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