HUMOUR

Illustration of a tutorial room disappearing on the SFU Snap app.
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Cryptid Spotlight: The disappearing tutorial room on SFU Snap

Peak Web October 31, 2022

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Students, On this sunny October afternoon, we bring you a nightmare every undergrad student can surely relate to. Today’s story comes from Bend n. Snap, a student just like you, lost in the seemingly endless corners of the Burnaby building. They made the morbid mistake of trusting . . . SFU Snap. Just shudder-inducing. We’ll let Snap tell you the story. Snap was searching for a quiet room to study on the sixth floor of the AQ, a site of increasingly frequent paranormal activity. This labyrinth has confused many innocent students on their valiant quests to…

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The United Nations has some trouble putting out fires on their Security Council

Peak Web October 30, 2022

By: Clarence Ndabahwerize, Staff Writer NEW YORK —The Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the United Nations burnt to the ground after it caught fire. Extraordinarily, no one was hurt, but the loss was immense. While observers thought some kind of jurisdictional…

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Comics

Peak Web October 27, 2022

By: Angela Shen

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A photo of an emu staring at the camera.
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Whistler invaded by emus

Peak Web October 26, 2022

By: Clarence Ndabahwerize, Staff Writer WHISTLER — A Kiwi tourist was in for a nasty surprise when she woke up at one of Whistler’s renowned lodges and found an emu staring right at her. After screaming for 15 minutes, the…

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Illustration of two smug raccoons smiling at each other, depicting raccoon personalities Reginald the III and Stinks the Raccoon.
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Opinions in Garbage: Reginald the III and Stinks the Raccoon discuss

Peak Web October 26, 2022

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor and Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer The Peak has had the incredible opportunity to gather two of SFU Burnaby’s most coveted raccoon starlets: resident food critic Reginald the III himself and Stinks the Raccoon, TV personality…

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A stock photo of a clean bathroom toilet.
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Cryptid Spotlight: It’s Never Toi-late to Find THE Toilet!

Peak Web October 25, 2022

By: Suraj Raj, SFU Student Today’s exploration in Cryptid Spotlight takes a turn toward the sewers. Isn’t it difficult being a student with an 8:00 a.m. class? You have no time to eat breakfast. Now you have to leave for…

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Stock photo of latte art.
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Eight things brewing in your barista’s brain

Peak Web October 25, 2022

By: Gem Yelin Lee, Copy Editor There are things customers who have never worked in a café will probably not know. Among these include the ability to act like a decent human being with bare minimum manners, and the daily…

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Illustration of a closed envelope, with the text, “Confessionals”
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Confessionals: I look at episode summaries of shows I say I’ll watch

Peak Web October 20, 2022

By: Showstopper Dearly beloved, sinners, and worse, drivers in downtown Vancouver, I come to this sacred space to confess another crime. It has taken me years to admit this about myself, but I think it’s always good to set examples…

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Illustration of McFogg, SFU’s mascot, looking at you across the table, Renaissance coffee in one paw, rose in the other.
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Choose your own adventure: A date with McFogg

Peak Web October 17, 2022

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor INTRO: You came to Simon Fraser University to engage yourself in many different disciplines. You didn’t expect that you could possibly . . . get engaged. You admit, this brutalist building might capture your heart…

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An illustration of a student with a haunted look on their face as they carry a flashlight, walking through the dark hallways of RCB.
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BREAKING: Lost Welcome Leader Found in the Depths of RCB

Peak Web October 16, 2022

By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Raccoon News was informed of a developing story at SFU’s Burnaby Mountain campus this afternoon. The authorities arrived at SFU after receiving calls about a former student and welcome leader who was found wandering the…

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