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Your last-minute Halloween costume survival guide
October 10, 2016Halloween is fast-approaching, and there’s a good chance you have an invite or two to respond to. If you’re in need of a last-minute costume, we got you. All of these are cheap, easy to assemble, last-minute ideas for your average costume procrastinator. So sit back, relax, and let us help you half-ass Halloween this year. Your own evil twin The ultimate money-saving costume, dressing as your own evil twin only requires one item: a fake moustache. You can either paint one on with an eyebrow pencil (this works especially well for a thin, French-style moustache) or buy a fake…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
October 7, 2016By: Tegan Gallilee-Lang, Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/49QVG9DoGH5SJtKIIoYe1P “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars Jessica Whitesel: OMG whyyyyyyyy? I’m 10 seconds in, and I’m just…
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Point / Counterpoint: Are social media enthusiasts ruining hiking for everyone else?
October 3, 2016No, social media isn't the problem By Alannah Wallace Recently, complaints about crowding on BC trails such as Joffre Lakes and Garibaldi have skyrocketed. Places that were once pristine are now almost impossible to find parking in; full of damaged…
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FOOD FIGHT: Neverland Tea Salon is tea-rrific
October 3, 2016Walking into Neverland Tea Salon in Kitsilano is like walking into a storybook. With fine bone china hanging from the ceiling and whimsical-looking furniture, you are instantly transported to Neverland. The entire atmosphere is very prim and proper, and if…
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The official Peak Transit survival guide
October 3, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Where will you be when the world ends? Will you be in the library, cramming for that test? Will you be using your last Poké Ball to catch that Dratini in the AQ reflecting…
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SFU students run for Terry Fox
October 3, 2016The sun was shining at SFU Surrey campus on September 30 for the seventh annual Terry Fox Walk/Run. Friday was Terry Fox Day, and SFU Surrey joined the Burnaby and Vancouver campuses in running for the cure, with all funds…
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Forget everything you believe about online courses
October 3, 2016I’ve never been one for classroom learning. I hate the concept of just sitting in a lecture hall that is either too hot or too cold, being talked at for what seems like forever. The worst is when the lecture…
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Women’s soccer suffers second loss of the season against Western Washington
September 26, 2016The women’s soccer team was handed its second defeat of the season by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) champion, the Western Washington University (WWU) Vikings. After quickly getting into the rhythm of the game, the Clan seemed at ease…
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Don’t tell me that I’m “so white”
September 26, 2016I’m fed up with being told that I’m “whitewashed.” It’s a derogatory term implying that I don’t meet the stereotypical “standards” of my race. Growing up, I felt that I was never “black enough” — but obviously, I was never…
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Seven existential thoughts you’ve had in a Starbucks line
September 26, 20161. When the only thing that's popping in your life is the cake pop They look like the life of the party on the food shelf at Starbucks, and yet the only party you’ve attended recently was the social event…
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