Izzy Cheung

The exterior of the PolyCan clinic at SFU Burnaby is photographed here.
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Events and services at SFU Burnaby’s PolyCan Health Centre

Peak Web June 21, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer PolyCan Health Centre is a multi-disciplinary health clinic located in SFU Burnaby’s UniverCity. On June 17, they hosted puppy therapy and a community BBQ that was open for anyone to attend. This event took place in partnership with various charities such as the Heart Tattoo Society.  PolyCan opened in 2020 on Burnaby Mountain. The clinic’s services are all covered by SFU student insurance.  To learn more about the clinic and their upcoming events, The Peak sat down with Lylan Phan, PolyCan’s director of aesthetics, and Viktoria Abanos, PolyCan’s assistant marketing and project manager.  PolyCan offers…

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Young person playing with three BARBIE dolls
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Exclusive fight scene from Greta Gerwig’s BARBIE

Peak Web June 19, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of graphic violence. As media members at The Peak, we’re lucky to have premium access to all sorts of events. In fact, we’re feeling so thankful that we want to share an…

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Humble Beginnings

Features June 19, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Documenting recipes is important because it allows future generations, such as you and I, to learn a bit about those who came before us. As a Chinese Canadian, I sometimes find that I have no…

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This is a photo of the main hallway in SFU’s Vancouver campus at Harbour Centre. Seating and the Security Centre booth is seen in front of escalators.
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SFU hosts speaking engagement panel with Full Circle studio

Peak Web June 15, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff writer Editor’s note: On July 6, 2023 this article was updated to correct the following information. It was incorrectly stated that Full Circle created the first 3 Skate games. Also, Jaylenne Ayala’s job title is lead…

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Opinions in Dialogue: Is SFU Burnaby really that ugly?

Opinions June 12, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer and Michelle Young, Opinions Editor SFU has a reputation for looking like a grey concrete prison. Many students argue the aesthetics on campus are demoralizing. However, in recent years, more conversations have emerged around SFU’s…

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Treehouse for rent on top of a mountain with a “perfect applicants only” sign in front of it.
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SFU Residence and Housing presents: The Magic Treehouse

Peak Web June 6, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff writer Attention all SFU students!  We are speeding up construction of our newest housing structure, The Magic Treehouse. As a result, we have begun accepting resident applications for this revolutionary housing concept. It combines edgy and…

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The golden rulebook for being a golden roommate

Peak Web June 5, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff writer At some point during all our lives, we end up having to share a living space with someone else. Whether it be with family, friends, or school-assigned individuals, we’re bound to share a living space…

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How to accept you will always be a passenger

Peak Web June 1, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff writer So, you’re a new driver looking for some advice. I’m here to let you know you’ve come to the right place. As a two-time learner’s license holder, I’ve been on the road lots of times…

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Photo of the exterior of Vancouver Public Library on Homer street on a sunny day with many pedestrians outside. The building’s architecture is a brown “rectangular box surrounded by a free-standing, elliptical, colonnaded wall.”
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Little-known library resources at your fingertips

Peak Web May 31, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Books, articles, and study spaces are the things that come to mind when saying the word “library.” However, the libraries around us have many more resources that often get buried beneath the piles of books.…

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This is a photo of the inside of a food bank. No people can be seen. There are many shelves that have labels such as “pasta” “tomatoes” and “protein” and they also read “take one.”
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BCCDC and SFU health sciences discuss food insecurity in Asian communities

Peak Web May 24, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, SFU’s faculty of health sciences and the BC Centre for Disease Control collaborated to bring students a virtual event on “Food Insecurity in Asian Communities.” This event included a panel…

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