Clara Xu

A photo of Canadian Dream
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Jenny Yu on immigration, labour, and the Canadian Dream

Peak Web May 10, 2026

By: Clara Xu, Peak Associate On April 15 at the SFU Audain Gallery, graduating visual arts students from the School for the Contemporary Arts opened their exhibition Kerplunk!, displaying the works of these students from CA 461, one of the last courses they take in their university career. The exhibition was a mish-mash of ideas and presentation styles, from massive chairs to a semi-voyeuristic video. The featured artists interrogated very different ideas, some around similar themes, such as social issues like labour, consumerism, and immigration; or reflections on cultural backgrounds and childhood.  The Peak interviewed one of these artists, Jenny…

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Temporal, spatial, and interrelational passages from The Lyre 16’s team

Peak Web January 19, 2026

By: Clara Xu, SFU Student The Lyre Mag, one of SFU’s longest current running undergraduate journals, published their 16th edition in October 2025. Operating out of the department of world languages and literatures (WLL), the “student-led literary journal” publishes annually,…

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An illustration of the Christmas market in downtown Vancouver. The illustration showcases a festive scene, with blurry subjects. The scene is set at night-time.
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Opinions in Dialogue: Christmas markets

Peak Web January 13, 2026

By: Clara Xu, SFU Student, and Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Christmas markets are a hallmark of the festive season. A staple in countries like Germany and Austria, these open-air holiday markets are, unfortunately, few and far between in Western Canada.…

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