Emma Jean
My Duo: the Duolingo Owl Horror Story
October 11, 2020It was just after 10 o’clock. I’d finally submitted my essay on Canvas, and my burning eyes demanded I close my laptop for the night. Instead, of course, I unlocked my phone. Amongst emails, notifications, and texts, there my relentless frenemy was: Duo, the green Duolingo owl. Usually, the notification reminds me to take daily French lessons. Every day, I swiped them away. Pas maintenant, monsieur. My grade 10-level French wasn’t getting any better. I didn’t need an owl to remind me of this. Tonight, the notification was different. “These reminders don’t seem to be working. We’ll stop sending them…
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The Bright-er Side: Online events give access to the world around us
October 2, 2020As 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 bedroom, and the performance…
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SFU’s COVID-19 and the Future of Democracy highlights activism arising from the pandemic
October 2, 2020If anything good has emerged from this pandemic, it’s that the cracks in our systems have become more apparent than ever. It might feel easy to make like a turtle and hide until it all goes away, but if there’s…
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Holistic Nutritionist Rhiannon Lytle on maintaining mental and physical health in university
September 29, 2020The back-to-school season is upon us and at this point, you know what that means: exciting change, neverending deadlines, job applications, faulty internet connections and, God forbid, a life outside of them. In other words, academic life can bring on…
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Student grateful to finally be able to use hoarded Bath & Body Works hand sanitizers from sixth grade
September 26, 2020With half the world being on fire and countless (often preventable) deaths being reported daily, it feels like everything is out of my control. My stupid little actions aren’t even helping with this deep sense of loneliness I have. How…
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SFU study on homelessness focuses on older adults
September 23, 2020SFU adjunct professor Dr. Sarah Canham is leading a study that documents the causes behind the sharp increase of homelessness in people over the age of 55. Aging in the Right Place (AIRP) focuses on “housing for those in greatest…
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Rejected ideas for the Student Union Building (SUB)
September 21, 2020Escape room (By Juztin) As any SFU student knows, being on campus is already kind of like being in an escape room: you’re anxious, have the overwhelming need to escape, and you can’t help but feel like you’ve wasted money…
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How SFU’s A-listers are managing without the limelight (and potato wedges) during the pandemic
September 9, 2020Providing its readers with the latest scoops on SFU’s most notable, The Peak reached out to three different raccoons on the Burnaby campus to get a sense of how they’re coping with being away from their adoring fans on the…
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