Features

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Tips for teaching assistants – a student’s perspective

Peak Web January 18, 2024

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer To be honest, attending a 50-minute tutorial on top of a two hour lecture can feel painful, and even useless. Whether or not you find tutorials useful, it’s frustrating to be stuffed into a miniature classroom with a bunch of students who refuse to participate. It’s no doubt frustrating for the TA, who wants to help their students but cannot figure out how to engage with them. They are just trying to do their job, but it can be difficult to do so when students are not always focused on class discussion. For this reason,…

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Being aware of my creative self

Peak Web January 15, 2024

By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor If you asked me over the past six years if I consider myself creative, my answer would have probably been “no.” Before that, though, I defined myself as a creative person. I grew up…

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Problematizing Orientalist art: a glimpse into the past

Features January 3, 2024

by: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer   The realm of Orientalist art, which has undergone a significant shift in perception over time, is often criticized for its colonialist tendencies and distorted portrayal of the East. This 19th-century European genre depicted cultures…

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Inside The Cherry Pit

Peak Web November 16, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici Editor’s note: Saije Rusimovici is the acting vice president of Creative Design for CMNSU. The Cherry Pit podcast was born from the ambitions of members of SFU’s Communication Student Union (CMNSU) to combine their production skills with…

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The multifaceted problem of Gentrification

Peak Web October 30, 2023

By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio Gentrification is a seemingly unstoppable phenomenon taking place in cities across the world, from North American cities like Vancouver or my home, Mexico City, to East Asian cities like Tokyo and Seoul. Gentrification is a complex…

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A photo of a group of young adults holding a sign reading “SFU Pursuit of Happiness.”
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Club Profile: Pursuit of Happiness

Peak Web October 24, 2023

By: Vee Babbar, Peak Associate and Member of SFUPOH Peek-a-boo, SFU! Halloween is just around the corner, so let us bring out our festive flair and make some memories. As everyone knows, midterm season can be full of fear and…

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Unpeeling the Layers of Self-Acceptance

Peak Web October 24, 2023

By: Tas S So far, 2023 has been a great year for movies. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, Oppenheimer, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, and how could I ever forget sweet ol’ Barbie…

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Catching Fire: An Analysis of People of the State of California v. Big Oil

Peak Web October 18, 2023

By: Sofia Chassomeris, SFU Student In the summer of 2018, I looked up at the crimson sun shining through layers of smoke and smog and I thought the world was going to end. I was home in Vancouver that summer,…

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The ABCs of Budgeting in Vancouver, Part 2

Peak Web October 10, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on the ABCs of Budgeting in Vancouver. It was so well received that I decided to write a part two. Without further ado, may I present to…

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A love letter to the night

Peak Web October 6, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer I am a night owl through and through. I can’t help that I’m in my absolute prime following the hours past midnight. The depths of darkness cascade through the night, blanketing the stars before twilight…

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