Facebook Dating solves the issues with modern romance
June 27, 2025By: Katie Walkley, SFU Student In our modern era, staying single has become an appealing option. I count my blessings every day I don’t have to be married by age 14 like my foremothers. My romantic interactions are limited to checking out the SFU hotties on the 143 bus (hmu baddies). Just kidding, please don’t, I’m not ready. Anyways, I have noticed that many of my friends also experience the epic highs and lows of singledom. On one hand, I would not give up my solo nights watching old Survivor seasons for ANYONE. However, I need to take a peek…
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Bright-er side: Facebook Marketplace
January 10, 2024By: Cynthia Piña, Peak Associate Did I just complain about having to pick things up due to chronic illness? Yes, but that’s when I’m asking and paying for delivery. With Facebook Marketplace, I know what I’m getting into, and plan…
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There are too many online platforms
January 27, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Remember the good ol’ days of the Internet, back when there weren’t 50 million different video-posting websites, social media apps, and messaging platforms? I do, but just barely. It seems like the growth of the…
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Student selling soul on Facebook used textbook page — along with other irrelevant items
November 16, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer BURNABY, BC — Vadia Gondew, SFU student, failed co-op participant, and eternal debt-and-general-misery holder, is reportedly putting her soul up for sale on Facebook Marketplace, since no other resale site would accept the posting of…
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No, The Social Dilemma, we won’t be deleting our social media accounts
November 10, 2020by Emma Jean, Staff Writer A couple of weeks ago, I settled into watching The Social Dilemma in the name of a family movie night. From what I had heard, the full-length Netflix documentary-drama sounded like the least enjoyable part…
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Learning “How To Quit Facebook” at the Burnaby Festival of Learning
May 12, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member On May 6, Mariah Gastaldo, an SFU alumna and librarian at the Burnaby Public Library, presented an event titled “How to Quit Facebook” at the McGill branch of the library as part of the…
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There’s no place online where offensive words and imagery should be acceptable
March 24, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor One of the incredible things about the growth of the Internet is how much it’s become part of the real world. People everywhere are on it, looking at the same spaces through the same…
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UPDATED: SFU student alleges university did not provide adequate aid following campus violence incident
October 12, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Updated on October 13: This article has been edited since its original publication to include comments provided by SFU student Ashley Lee to The Peak. A Facebook post detailing the campus violence…
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World News Beat
October 5, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate HIV-AIDS infection rates on the rise in China HIV-AIDS rates have increased around 14% in China since last year. Over 820,000 people were reported to have HIV or AIDS in June in the country. This marks…
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FNSA raises concerns regarding SFSS conduct in public letter
October 2, 2018Written by Amneet Mann, News Editor The First Nations Student Association (FNSA) posted a public letter on their Facebook page detailing their concerns with the conduct of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS). The letter, posted on September 21,…
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