HUMOUR

Someone walking away from summer items (ex: beach balls, watermelon, sunglasses) wearing fall colours, a jacket, and holding a pumpkin spice latte
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Summer just started and it’s practically over

Peak Web July 19, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Peak Associate Well, the longest day of the year has already come and gone. The day erupted into the sky at the crack of dawn, like a fleeting shimmer as the seasons pass by. If you blinked, you probably missed it, because summer just started, and it’s already on its way out. It’s been preparing for this all year — it knows Vancouver is the perfect place to throw some shade and keep us weather-complaining locals on our toes. So, the season comes and goes, and no one even knows. It’s a literal flip-flop, after all. But…

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Bathroom stalls. You can see someone's shoes. Alarm is going off. Text bubble of person in stall swearing.
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A FIRE Story About My Day at SFU Burnaby

Peak Web July 19, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Disclaimer: This is a true story. I wish I could say it isn’t.  Everyone’s heard about the fire that rocked the world (or just the Burnaby campus) on Wednesday, June 28. You might have been…

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Will U-Pass Your Summer Course?

Peak Web July 19, 2023

By: Hana Hoffman, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor Dear Peakie,  I was at the movies watching The Little Mermaid because, duh, and the fire alarm went off, and we had to evacuate! So obviously, I complain to the…

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Don’t talk to me and my unread emails

Peak Web July 12, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, Peak Associate Surely, I can’t be the only one who checks my emails one by one but never bothers to delete any of them. What about seeing notifications from texts and group chats and letting them mingle…

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Shared drives: the ultimate setup for a disaster in a group assignment

Peak Web July 11, 2023

By: Hana Hoffman, Peak Associate Hey friends. I hope I’m not the only person struggling with this, but I seriously can’t think of any more ways to keep folders and documents organized. Folders are supposed to make life EASIER, not…

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Top 10 ways to conquer the fear of going out alone

Peak Web July 7, 2023

By: Cam Darting(pseudonym), SFU Student 1) Beyoncé, who?  Just as Beyoncé has Sasha Fierce, you, too, should create an alter ego. Playing pretend lets you embody all the traits you wish you had, eventually allowing you to become the person…

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The secret life of the Bennett Library Asbestos

Peak Web July 7, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, SFU Student Hello there, it’s me, the Bennett Library Asbestos — your local campus enemy. I’ve been living on residence since the dawn of SFU’s inception, and let me tell you, what a ride it has been.…

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Here is this week’s student bulletin!

Peak Web July 5, 2023

By: Hana Hoffman, Peak Associate ANNOUNCEMENTS HOUSING AVAILABLE FOR RENT Comfortable 1-bedroom home with shared bunk bed, only 50 kilometres from SFU Burnaby campus, starting at just $1,340 per month (plus utility fees, parking permit, and wifi). Meals are not…

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I saw you: SFU edition

Peak Web July 5, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Tall athlete at the gym  You saw me using the bench press and offered to spot me, even though I was with three of my friends. You had a red SFU athletics water bottle, matching…

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Top ten reasons to stress about midterms

Peak Web June 29, 2023

By: Hailey Miller, SFU Student Well, fellow students, it’s that time of the semester again. The blissful midterm season is in full swing. This year’s summer midterm agenda is overflowing with all-nighters, last-minute cram sessions, regrets of “why did I…

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