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HUMSU invites you to creatively “witness” humanity

Petra Chase March 14, 2023

Editor’s note: Sara Wong, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. SFU’s Humanities Student Union (HUMSU) invites SFU undergraduate students to submit their creative writing, academic essays, and visual art to their contest, “Witness to Humanity.” Bringing students across faculties together under their shared and unique experiences of being human, the theme is all about reflecting on the history of humanity with a modern perspective. From the “delightful” to the “atrocious,” there is a vast pool of…

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Contests and opportunities for writers

Payal R. February 24, 2023

CBC 2023 Literary Prize: Non-fiction Website: cbcliteraryprizes.submittable.com/submit Submissions close Feb 28, 2023 Fee: $25 The CBC 2023 Literary Prize’s non-fiction competition is open to all Canadian citizens and permanent residents to submit non-fiction works in English and French ranging from…

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Student Union Building opening delayed

Amneet Mann and Srijani Datta September 5, 2018

  The Student Union Building (SUB) is now projected to open in the summer 2019 term.      According to a press release provided by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), the building construction will be completed at the end…

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SFU’s Legacy Song Contest is a sham

EIC April 7, 2015

[caption id="attachment_2049" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo Credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption] By the year 2065, SFU will be closing for good. At least, that’s the only explanation I can come up with to justify SFU’s 50th anniversary Legacy Song Contest: it must just…

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