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My Internship in Canada is a rare blend of art and politics
October 13, 2015We don’t do art and politics. Here in Canada, there’s an unspoken understanding that our politics aren’t interesting, entertaining, or worth our attention. Look south of the 49th parallel, or across the pond to Great Britain, and there exists a long-standing tradition of combining the two. From satire in Yes Minister and Veep to political thrillers like Scandal and the countless action movies involving the President of the United States either saving the world or being kidnapped — there are many to choose from. Here at home, not so much. While we will probably never have the same level of…
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Laugh Track: Angela Galanopoulos and Lauren McGibbon
October 5, 2015Just in time for your VIFF fatigue, here comes an even better V-led acronym festival: the 2015 Vancouver International Improv Festival, or VIIF. From October 6 to 10, catch over 40 different improv shows, including the comedic pairing of Lauren…
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Men’s soccer cruises to victory
October 5, 2015Thursday night at a late 7:30 kickoff, the men’s soccer team cruised to a 4–0 victory over the St. Martin Saints. After a poor start to the season by their lofty expectations, it was a breath of fresh air to…
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Tom Wayman captures heart and soul of West Kootenay
October 5, 2015Rarely does one come across an author who can authentically represent the place in which their stories are set. Tom Wayman is the exception to this rule. In his latest collection of short stories, The Shadows We Mistake For Love,…
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The benefits to having fewer opinions
October 5, 2015Hi, Peak reader. As one of the Ghosts of Opinions Section Past (my tenure was from February–April 2005; I replaced a guy who got fired mid-semester for kicking one of his fellow editors), I’ve been summoned back to these pages…
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Lunar eclipse dazzles at SFU Star Party
October 5, 2015Students and members of the community gathered at the Trottier Observatory for a Star Party on SFU’s Burnaby campus on September 27 to watch the supermoon and eclipse. Starry Nights events are put on by the observatory and its volunteers…
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Student App Roundup
October 5, 2015Who doesn’t love hearing the phrase, “There’s an app for that”? Shopping? There’s an app for that. Travel? There’s an app for that. School? There’s an app for that. Actually, there are several. Let’s take a look at some of…
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Students vote yes to Build SFU project
September 22, 2015After a year of uncertainty as to how Build SFU would proceed, SFU students voted “yes” to both the Student Union Building (SUB) and Stadium projects at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in the West Gym on Tuesday. The…
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“We apologize for the accidental police raid on what was revealed to be just a neighbourhood sex dungeon”
September 21, 2015Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for attending this press conference on such short notice. There’s been a lot of chatter and rumours circulating on social media, and we figured it was better to address the recent events directly than have…
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How to cure Duck Syndrome before you drown
September 21, 2015When most of us join university, we are laden with immense pressure from society, including our family, friends, the economy, and even ourselves, with expectations of whom we ought to become. As capitalism would have it, these expectations tend to…
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