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Musing on my experiences in BC as a French exchange student

Features January 12, 2020

By: Noé Baudouin, SFU Student “Good morning passengers, we’re now 24,000 feet above ground on our way to Denver,” exclaims the pilot through the microphone. It is 11:35 a.m. and I am on my way to France to celebrate Christmas with my family. It’s funny to see Vancouver shrinking through the window of the airplane. What has been my playground for the past four months gradually fades away: Burnaby Mountain, Surrey, downtown Vancouver’s skyscrapers. Eventually, the whole of British Columbia vanishes as we enter the clouds.  It is on this plane that I am writing these words. Seeing Vancouver from…

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I visited all the bathrooms on every SFU campus so you don’t have to

Features November 25, 2019

By: Marco Ovies, Staff Writer   As someone who suffers from lactose intolerance but still eats an insane amount of dairy, I consider myself a sort of bathroom connoisseur. I visited every (men’s) bathroom on all three SFU campuses and…

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Spreading holiday cheer: A guide to volunteering this winter season

Features November 24, 2019

By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer   As the great Michael Bublé sings, “It's that time of year I treasure, the time for giving, the best part of living.” This holiday season is one for giving, so The Peak has compiled…

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Deep thoughts from a bench: A short story from a vintage SFU photo

Features November 19, 2019

By: Jennifer Low, Peak Associate What do you think SFU students were doing on campus 40, 50 years ago? In honour of National Novel Writing Month and inspired by the New York Time’s segment ‘Past Tense,’ The Peak asked writers to…

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Locked in: A short story from a vintage SFU photo

Features November 19, 2019

By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer What do you think SFU students were doing on campus 40, 50 years ago? In honour of National Novel Writing Month and inspired by the New York Time’s segment ‘Past Tense,’ The Peak asked writers…

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Health & Counselling talks seasonal affective disorder

Features November 12, 2019

By: Mishaa Khan, Peak Associate   Nobody likes the gloomy, rainy season or shorter days, but it impacts some people more than others. So be mindful of SAD, aka, seasonal affective disorder, a mood disorder which occurs due to changes…

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Long Story Short: Friend breakups can be as painful as romantic ones 

Features November 11, 2019

By Winona Young, Features Editor   I’m in my room in Vancouver, scrolling through my Instagram feed. In the pale blue glow of my phone screen, I see the new post that she’s uploaded from New Orleans: a picture of herself…

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Hot, budget-friendly tips for fighting the flu

Features November 5, 2019

By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer   The reign of flu season has begun. Your favourite symptoms — fever, stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, and body aches — are back and ready to attack. Since my friends and I have been…

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Everything you need to know about SFU’s sexual assault resources

Features November 5, 2019

By: Winona Young, Features Editor CW: Mentions of sexual assault    It’s been roughly two months since two SFU students were assaulted on Burnaby campus. With this in mind, care and sensitivity is still needed to address sexual assault in…

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Long story short: You deserve to break free from cuffing season

Features October 24, 2019

By: Vivien Ying Qi Li, SFU Student    With cuffing season just around the corner, the number of couples I’ve seen roaming around campus has increased exponentially. It’s as if there’s some universal law out there that pulls people together…

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