Halloween
Don’t be spooked by trick-or-treating
October 25, 2020by Emma Jean, Staff Writer If one of the goals of trick-or-treating is to bring some scares, they may not be too successful with kids this year — but they’re knocking it out of the damn park with adults. It’s difficult to imagine how a holiday tradition revolving around children roaming the streets in hoards, breathing in the homes of strangers, and asking for unsanitized goods could be done in a manner that doesn’t result in outbreaks of COVID-19 in both kids and adults. I think it’s natural for anyone to be nervous about this sort of thing. But according…
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It’s time to cancel offensive costumes
October 24, 2020by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Topics surrounding culturally appropriative Halloween costumes, and the general audacity of what some people choose to dress up as, have floated around in past years. With that in mind, a lot has happened in the world…
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Samhain: the roots of Halloween and how to celebrate it in 2020
October 24, 2020By Kimia Mansouri, Contributor In honour of the spooky season and all the little rituals we are used to during Halloween, I thought it would be well-deserved to look at the roots of this holiday. Since we all are social…
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Halloween treats to get in your belly before the end of October
October 23, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate and Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor BAK’D Cookies — Trick or Treat Cookie [caption id="attachment_116148" align="alignnone" width="331"] Screenshot via Instagram courtesy of @bakdcookies[/caption] There are regular cookies, and then there are BAK’D cookies. Made…
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Ease into the Halloween mood with these digestible and engaging comics
October 18, 2020By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Sing the Moon Down by Loki [caption id="attachment_116053" align="alignnone" width="350"] Courtesy of Loki[/caption] Sing the Moon Down is an adorable queer webcomic featuring a witch named Sam and a werewolf named Santiago. Sam moves into…
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Warning signs that your feed may be plagued once again by the same regurgitated Halloween posts
October 4, 2020By: Alex Masse, Peak Associate We all know them, or someone like them. As summer leaves and the autumn chill weaves between our bones, you open your social media of choice and they’re there. It’s benign at first, but the…
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Trapped on campus: Your guide to surviving Halloween night at SFU
October 31, 2019Written by Zoe Vedova, Peak Associate It’s Thursday evening — October 31. While all your friends are smearing on eyeshadow from garish palettes they’ve saved since middle school and ripping open miniature Kit Kats with their teeth as they pre-game…
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Say “boo” to sugary sweets this year with these healthy Halloween hacks
October 29, 2019By: Navya, Peak Associate Halloween is just around the corner, and there’s one thing that makes the holiday even scarier: the sugary treats. We all love indulging in them during this festive season, but let’s not trick our healthy lifestyle this…
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Monday Music: Moody and magical melodies for Halloween
October 28, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer I’ve never really engaged in witchcraft or dabbled in the occult, but sometimes I get the feeling of wanting to transcend some realms, or at least meet some fairies in an enchanted forest. Disregarding the…
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It’s the great pumpkin recipes, SFU!
October 27, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Gabrielle McLaren, Marco Ovies, and Dylan Webb Illustration by: Maple Sukontasukkul Sometimes, pumpkin-spice lattes and pumpkin TimBits are not enough. This Halloween season, The Peak compiled a recipe roundup of pumpkin-centric foods, both savoury and sweet, that will surely…
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