Hailey Miller

Earth wearing a sash that reads “Miss Planet Earth.” She has long eyelashes and purple eyeshadow and she’s wearing red high heeled shoes.
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Miss Planet Earth is on fire

Peak Web October 27, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer This year, Miss Planet Earth has reached new heights by setting her own personal best for the hottest summer on record. What an achievement! She’s really got a thing for outdoing herself. From sizzling hot sidewalks to fiery forests, she’s a force to be reckoned with, so you’d better watch out. Miss Planet Earth is all the rage right now, and she’s getting more attention than the moon’s highly anticipated astrological updates. What a diva: taking over her friend’s spotlight and burning bright into the night. A rivalry is clearly underway. The tabloids simply can’t…

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Three thought-provoking short films by SFU students

Peak Web October 27, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Genesis is an archive collection of 11 short films from students in the Film Student Union at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA). All films are available for screening online on the SCA’s website. Some…

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Graphic that reads “Student updates.”
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SFU Student updates

Peak Web October 18, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer This message is for all fall-obsessed undergraduate and graduate students as of October 2023. REMINDER: CLASSES CANCELLED ON HALLOWEEN This is your second-to-last reminder that classes, across all campuses, will be cancelled this Halloween. A…

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A photo of two players curling across the ice.
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The rules of curling as explained by a non-curler

Peak Web October 13, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Here’s to the sport of curling — the underrated activity of throwing granite rocks down a rectangular sheet of ice, and sweeping the stones as hard as possible toward the bulls-eye target at the opposite…

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The word investment laid out in Scrabble tiles on a wooden background.
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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 bookshelf filled with academic books
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Academia needs a lesson in simplicity

Peak Web October 10, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer We’ve all tried to read a paragraph in a text, only to go back and reread it, with no greater success in absorbing the information. Why is academia so convoluted? It doesn’t need to be…

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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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This is a photo of the SFU Burnaby Campus’s reflection pond and the academic quadrangle building surrounding it.
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A discussion on the importance of “place” within the SCA

Peak Web September 29, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA) held their annual re-orientation event during the first week of the fall semester. This year’s theme was places. The topic focused on the importance of engagement within the community…

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Low maintenance fitness and nutrition tips for a balanced lifestyle

Peak Web September 28, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer As a health-conscious individual, I’ve always been passionate about fitness and nutrition. Being a full-time university student with a busy schedule, I know first-hand the challenges of setting aside time to make homemade meals that…

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Angry man holding and yelling at a laptop.
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Are my devices allergic to Mr. Wi-Fi?

Peak Web September 21, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Nothing irks me more than the good ol’ Wi-Fi signal fading in and out just as I’m about to log in to my Canvas account and prepare for class on campus. Mr. SFU Wi-Fi sure…

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