Features
Get to know your SFSS 2020 candidates – Faculty Representatives
March 15, 2020Compiled by: Kelly Chia, Features Editor It’s election season for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)! The Peak has reached out to candidates to ask three questions based on their positions and compiled the results to help you navigate this election period. Voting this year will take place March 17–19 through SFU Mail. The SFSS is SFU’s student-led society, representing the entire undergraduate population of the university. Headed by 16 Board of Directors, SFSS members are elected every spring by the student body to hold a one-year term. During this term they manage day-to-day society work, manage large-scale finances, execute university-wide…
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Get to know your 2020 SFSS candidates – VP Student Life
March 15, 2020Compiled by: Kelly Chia, Features Editor It’s election season for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)! The Peak has reached out to candidates to ask three questions based on their positions and compiled the results to help you navigate this election…
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Long Story Short: Getting tattooed is like decorating an apartment
March 14, 2020By: Molly Lorette, SFU Student When I was younger, I had a bit of a phobia of needles. Whenever we had our vaccines in school, I would have major anxiety and would more than likely cry. Naturally, I never thought that…
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The mind behind the memes: An exclusive interview with @sfu_raccoons
March 6, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer With over 1,100 followers on Instagram, @sfu_raccoons has become a hit hub for showcasing SFU’s favourite furry friends. I interviewed the person behind @sfu_raccoons to get the inside scoop on their growing social-media stardom; their first…
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Sustainable bathroom swaps: Just plain gross or worth a try?
February 25, 2020By: Bethany Williamson, SFU Student You remember to bring your own shopping bags and have ditched the plastic wrap. Looking for ideas on what to do next? I suggest moving onto the bathroom. My own eco-friendly journey probably started a couple…
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SFYOU: Meet the professor engineering the Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony, Elise Chenier
February 21, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Name: Elise Chenier Pronouns: She/her/hers Department Affiliation: Professor in the SFU History Department Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Occupation: History professor, Director of the Archive of Lesbian Oral Testimony It’s likely that the majority of people reading this…
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All the bunny love from SFU’s Bunny Café
February 18, 2020By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer A lengthy and astounding line-up greeted my eye at the bottom of Maggie Benston Centre — which made sense given the news that SFU was hosting a one-day-only Bunny Cafe event. On January 29, the Health…
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SFU shares their love stories and Tinder nightmares
February 14, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Marco Ovies, Paige Riding, Naomi Torres Alright, I’m not proud of this. One of the first times I met a Tinder guy in person was when I was partying at a frat house at UBC. Gross, I know.…
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From dilDOs to dilDON’Ts: a look at Vancouver sex shops
February 9, 2020By: Agra Mikel, SFU Student A lot of fear goes into entering a sex shop, and I would know as a former sex shop virgin. Not once have I desired to venture into the depths of dildos and sex dolls. This…
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Shell House resident shares their experience with bedbugs to The Peak
February 6, 2020By: Sarah Russo, SFU Student Picture this: you move into a new dorm room, excited for a new start in a place all your own (or, at least, you think it’s all your own). You crawl into bed for the first night…
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