HUMOUR

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My sexual awakening: the Fire Nation siblings

Peak Web February 14, 2023

By: Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Readers, what I am about to tell you are the true chronicles of my heart-pounding love story. I was 13-years-old, and when season two Zuko (or Lee, from the tea shop) started growing his hair out, it made me feel something. The pouting, the angst, the peeks inside his inner humanity. I mean, who doesn’t love an edgy boi with a soft heart? His amber-coloured eyes made me melt.  But you know who else made me melt? Azula. Her flirting was awful and adorable, and her hair and makeup were always on-point. Yes, maybe she…

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The secret life of (sex) toys

Peak Web February 14, 2023

By: Hannah Banana Hammock, Staff Writer Have you ever thought about what the world would be like if sex toys could talk? Well luckily for you, I did the cursed imagining for you! The Peak kindly requests that Hannah’s mom…

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Horoscopes February 13–19

Peak Web February 14, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Aries You’re known for firin’ things up, my dear Aries. I know, therefore, your adolescent heart could only belong to the equally fiery Koga from InuYasha. You’re loyal, like the Wolf-Demon warrior, and rooted for…

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Memoirs of a person who thinks we should know less about each other

Peak Web February 8, 2023

By: C Icart, Staff Writer Excerpt from my long awaited memoir, Queen of Christmas. I still remember my first day on the job as a [redacted]. What? My job is none of your business! It was a warm day, the…

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Dear Peakie

Peak Web February 8, 2023

By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Dear Peakie, This question has drawn curtains upon my complexion, colouring my world a bland shade of . . . Blah. I rely on you to tell me the answer, and to free me at…

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SFU Burnaby fog’s top tips

Peak Web February 6, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer A misty winter fog drifts through the winding roads that lead to the top of Burnaby Mountain, collecting at the bus loop. Without warning, a frosty breeze blows a collection of dried up leaves across…

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Uneducated Opinion

Peak Web February 6, 2023

By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer, SMRT What is the difference between Plato and Socrates’ definitions of utopia? As two of the most famous philosophers, Plato and Socrates actually focus on the material world. Plato’s utopia is one in which all…

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Dear Peakie

Peak Web February 1, 2023

By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer and Expert Advice Giver Dear Peakie, I want to like, go beyond myself this year . . . like, really ascend . . . and you know what they say, the will of the mind…

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Student Updates

Peak Web February 1, 2023

By: Nathan T. The Koi from the AQ pond have been removed After years of entertaining graduating students during convocation and disappearing during winter, the koi fish have been sold to the SFU biological sciences department to help raise money…

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Top ten ways to save your resolutions at the end of January

Peak Web January 31, 2023

By: Maya Beninteso, Peak Associate 1. Ctrl + S For those of you who are tech-savvy, simply type “your resolutions” into the word processor of your choice. Did you do it? Great, now locate the “control” and “s” keys on…

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