Halloween

A ghost sharing a cup of java with a mortician. The ghost is not ominous, but is instead friendly.
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Autopsy Report: Your basic white dad

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Coroner  The following is a transcription of a voice recording from a mortician’s autopsy.  Testing, testing. OK, time is 8:14 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Name of deceased: Doug Graves. Location of death — uhh — the daughter, Abigail, said she realized something was wrong after her dad hadn’t left the bathroom for 9 hours. How did she not realize before? Well, anyway. Location: Their home at . . . let me see . . .  401 Fortuna Road. It was Friday the 13th on the day he died. Eerie, isn’t it? OK, and let…

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A man wearing all black grins at the camera. He is sitting next to a pile of books at the library.
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SCARY STORIES: Vampire spotted at the Bennett Library

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Gurnoor Jhajj, SFU Student and Mason Mattu, Humour Editor It all went down before a history midterm, on the sixth floor of the library. I was going over my notes, double-fisting two coffees and an energy drink, when I…

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A student wearing business attire sitting next to a Beedie School of Business sign, contemplating.
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BEEDIE BRO: Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and great investment opportunities

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, Entrepreneur  Yes, I still go trick-or-treating, just not for the candy.  What a lot of people without the Beedie mindset don’t realize is that Halloween is the perfect networking opportunity. See, while everyone else is going door…

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excessive Halloween decorations/waste, potentially in a store setting like Spirit Halloween or a house that's decked out
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Halloween needs to be more sustainable

Peak Web October 30, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Halloween is just around the corner, and the unsustainability that comes with it is what should really give you a scare. Halloween waste amounts to a staggering 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste, equivalent to 83…

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A person holds a ruler-labeled stencil down on a sheet of marked paper. Using another hand, they use a pen to trace around the stencil.
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Creative Corner: Cosplaying to get into the Halloween spirit

Peak Web October 30, 2024

By: Cindy Wang, SFU Student I’m a digital artist who loves to draw and design my own original characters. It’s been a passion of mine since I was a teenager. However, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my mental health…

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Four costumes for one SFU sports team. Volleyball is a girl with orange hair wearing all black and a Pac-Man costume. Track and Field is a girl dressed in X-Men’s Wolverine costume, with a yellow jumpsuit and blue boots gloves, shoulderpads, and shorts. Wrestling is dressed in a Sonic costume that is blue with spiky hair. Soccer is dressed in a gray astronaut costume while kicking a ball.
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Your Red Leafs Halloween costumes

Peak Web October 28, 2024

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Halloween is the perfect opportunity for groups to coordinate costumes. If you’re part of a team, discussing what to wear for this holiday can be a great bonding experience, but picking from the endless possibilities…

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An illustration of a girl, stars and astrological signs strewn in her hair.
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Horrorscopes: October 28 – November 3

Peak Web October 28, 2024

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate Aries March 21–April 19 Aries! The Karens of fall. You have just awakened in time for spooky season and are entering your natural state. Be aware not everyone is like you! They won’t care when…

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a man pushes a small orange ball along with an oar-like stick.
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Mastering the Basics: Broomball

Peak Web October 24, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Are you a hockey or curling fan who’s looking for a new sport? Maybe you’re a fan of neither but open to hurling a ball down the ice with a paddle-shaped broomstick to give yourself…

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An illustration of a pumpkin wearing 3D glasses smiling.
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Autumnal films and series

Peak Web November 2, 2023

By: Kiara Co, SFU Student The chilly, warm-toned season calls for watching something chilling in the comfort of your own home, with a hot drink and thick blanket on your couch. Here are some films and a mini series that…

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A scary-looking carved pumpkin on a bed of fall leaves
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Halloween doesn’t excuse violence or prejudice

Peak Web November 2, 2023

By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor Content warning: mentions of racialized violence, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, sexual harassment, and Islamophobia. The season of ghosts, pumpkins, and candy is upon us. While its roots are quite different from what…

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