HUMOUR

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Am I the Peakie?

Peak Web March 31, 2023

By: C Icart, Staff Writer Dear Peakie, I tossed Caesar salad for a “friend,” but I didn’t use Caesar sauce because I don’t believe in the concept of Julius Caesar after he stole all my work. I feel like the salad should be titled “betrayal” salad instead. It’s a name that’s a work in progress. My friends all say I’m being petty, but I think I’m just standing up for what I believe in.  Am I an asshole for wondering why my former friend doesn’t want my betrayal salad? Sincerely, Brutus Dear Brutus,  ESH (everybody sucks here). You cannot kill…

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Who killed the school spirit?

Peak Web March 29, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Dear students, I write about a most precarious incident at your school. There are only two crimes that happen at this institution you call home . . . real ones, and the ones that you never…

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Dear Peakie

Peak Web March 23, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Dear Peakie, Holy crap, my assignment is soooo late and I don’t know what to do!!! I feel like the most irresponsible person in the world, and if you entrust me with another deadline, I…

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Donatello’s advice to new and current SFU students

Peak Web March 20, 2023

By: Hana Hoffman, SFU Student Hey there, I’m Donatello. I’ve been living at SFU and observing life here for longer than you can imagine, and it has come to my attention that some of you need my wise advice today.…

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Dear CAL: we want Subway Surfers side-playing in our lectures

Peak Web March 20, 2023

By: Dev Petrovic, Peak Associate Dear Centre for Accessible Learning, Word around campus tells us you’re able to pull some strings and make things happen, and we wanted to get in on that. We are the SFU Centralized Union for…

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More uneducated opinions from your tutor

Peak Web March 17, 2023

By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Explain Marshall McLuhan’s phrase, “The medium is the message.” Is there supposed to be a double meaning to this? Nothing is as clear as day, as bright as the sun, as clean as the .…

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BREAKING NEWS: SFU Road Report cameras capture emotional story

Peak Web March 15, 2023

By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer SFU News — There was a heartwarming display of strength at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus last week as students were seen pushing a bus up the mountain. SFU’s traffic cameras caught the whole…

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SFU student updates: March 13 – 18

Peak Web March 15, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Deeeeeear friend (because student just sounds so . . . stiff!),  OMG! Happy March, students! [Insert relevant and cute joke about the passage of time to relate to the students.] Besties, we are so sorry…

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Dear Peakie

Peak Web March 15, 2023

By: C Icart, Staff Writer Dear Peakie, I’m looking for new ways to express myself in my room, and my 2014 Free! anime posters are just not doing the trick anymore. I just want people to know more about the real…

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Horoscopes March 6 – 10

Peak Web March 9, 2023

By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer and Knower of Everything Aries You decided to take the day off today, ‘cause you’re young, wild, and free! You need to go to Whistler to ski; you’re trying to beat that weekend rush. Your…

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