Jennifer Low
Lonely first-year fed up that no one has saved him from his inner darkness yet
March 10, 2020A first year SFU student is threatening to sue the university for false advertising: namely, their failure to provide the happiness and friendship he expected to finally receive after high school. “I don’t understand it! I’ve been here, like, for a whole semester already,” Collin lamented to The Peak. “But no one has gone out of their way to talk to me, befriend me, or even save me from my inner darkness. I’ve tried everything!” “Everything,” according to Collin, includes countless days spent sulking in the back corner of lecture halls, brooding on the fifth floor of the library, and…
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The battle of wills between you and your TA — WHO will answer the discussion question?
March 2, 2020100 - Student I’m sitting in class and I’ve made a terrible mistake. The TA’s just asked a question about the readings, the readings which none of us have so much as opened on Canvas. Accidentally, I meet his eyes.…
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What SFU Needs: A dollar store that actually sells things for a dollar(ish)
January 25, 2020All too often I find myself in need of a random niche item, only to realize that the nearest dollar store is at the bottom of the mountain. The SFU community provides several convenience stores, grocery stores, and retail shops…
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“This is not what I was promised”: Students protest 2020, the dawn of a disappointing decade
January 21, 2020Whatever happened to that bright, shiny new-decade glow? SFU students have come to point out that the wool cannot be pulled over their eyes any longer. The arrival of 2020 did not come with liberation, self-reinvention, or fresh starts. Instead,…
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Professors pledge to save the environment by recycling syllabuses until 2040
November 22, 2019SFU is known for being an institutional leader when it comes to environmental sustainability. But how is this possible when academia demands the constant use of paper? Look no further than SFU’s main recyclable product: its syllabuses. Students often notice…
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Deep thoughts from a bench: A short story from a vintage SFU photo
November 19, 2019What do you think SFU students were doing on campus 40, 50 years ago? In honour of National Novel Writing Month and inspired by the New York Time’s segment ‘Past Tense,’ The Peak asked writers to spin short stories based…
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Couple breaks up after one lover is caught texting their fave YouTube videos to their side pieces
November 17, 2019BURNABY, BC — “We are so over!” Ashley Johnston’s voice could be heard echoing down the hallways of the Academic Quadrangle (AQ) last Monday evening as she screamed at Chad Summers. The sound startled dozens of SFU students, many of…
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Who’s that building named after? : Burnaby campus edition
October 22, 2019W.A.C. Bennett Library As a place that adheres to different student needs — whether that be as a spot for exam cramming, a trove for the perfect essay sources, or an escape for a solid mid-day nap — the W.A.C.…
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SFU needs to find better ways to update students on construction changes
October 5, 2019Campus-wide construction has made SFU a maze of public walkway signs and blue fences. In addition, the beginning of the fall semester also brings about a whole new set of challenges with increases in student foot traffic and poor weather…
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