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Life is short. Don’t lie to your spouse.
July 27, 2015Beside a painstakingly airbrushed image of a manicured finger pressed against rosy, seductive lips, Toronto-based adultery website Ashley Madison whispers its slogan to philanderers: “Life is short. Have an affair.” It seems the little devil on 37 million shoulders has managed to heat up the lies, deceit, and lust that foster untrustworthy relationships. Damn. My thoughts go out to all those unknowing spouses; I’m really very sorry. But the unfaithful idiots out there might have just been given a good kick in the pants. A cyber-hacking collective who call themselves The Impact Group have left me silently cheering at my kitchen…
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Speechless in Ukraine in The Tribe
July 27, 2015Over the course of 130 minutes, not a word is spoken, and none of the sign language is translated. In The Tribe, we are left to interpret every interaction, every gesture, and every expression without the help of narration. The…
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Pair of tutorial classmates calling it quits after 12 weeks of being acquaintances
July 27, 2015File this article under the “uh-oh” column of bad news: The Peak has received confirmation from multiple sources that second-year Brady Chips and third-year Thomas Finkle, one of SFU’s hottest pair of acquaintances, will be calling it quits on their…
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SFU Students perform free summer musical for kids
July 27, 2015Four SFU students are performing free outdoor children’s theatre in the Lower Mainland this summer. Funded by a grant from the Government of Canada, the production is presented annually by the Burnaby Arts Council, whose panel selects a new group…
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Consent is not something you can just write down
July 27, 2015Let me just address the preemptive elephant in the room. I believe that any sexual activity should include equal consent between all participants, and that’s exactly what the Affirmative Consent Project (ACP) seeks to do. The ACP has created a…
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SFU clubs collaborate to celebrate Eid
July 27, 2015SFU’s Pakistan Students Association (PSA) and Ismaili Students Association (ISA) came together to throw an Eid party in Freedom Square. The event was held on Saturday, July 18, from around 9:00 p.m. until the early morning hours, past 1:00 a.m.…
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Teenage dreams and orphan adventures at Theatre Under the Stars
July 24, 2015Hairspray The sixties are brought to life in all their colourful, flamboyant glory in Hairspray. Peppy songs, bouncy dresses, and a feel-good story make this a classic musical everyone can enjoy. When Tracy Turnblad (Erin E. Walker) auditions for the…
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HUMOUR: Ash’s Squirtle called out of retirement to help battle BC wildfires
July 21, 2015With over 200 wildfires (as of print time) currently blazing across British Columbia, the provincial government has called Ash Ketchum’s Squirtle out of retirement to help combat the growing numbers. A once prominent member of the Pokémon trainer’s roster, Ash’s…
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A foodie’s paradise at the Vancouver Food Cart Festival
July 20, 2015Vancouver’s Food Cart Festival blasts groovy, retro tunes and really brings the beach to you. With False Creek only a stone’s throw away, there’s a manmade beach where you can kick back, relax, and enjoy one of the many delicious…
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SFU’s co-op program: the other side of the story
July 20, 2015Almost every young student lives the paradox of ‘needing experience before you get experience.’ Co-op programs present themselves as the ideal solution to this ‘experience’ dilemma, and as the ultimate way to begin in the working world. But there are…
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