Joy Tian
Sodium Podium IV
August 1, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Madeleine Chan, Meera Eragda, Jessica Garcia, Danielle Li, Marco Ovies, Devana Petrovic, Paige Riding, Joy Tian [caption id="attachment_115313" align="alignright" width="300"] Illustration: Tiffany Chan/The Peak[/caption] The BMI scale? More like the BMBYE scale CW: mention of weight, self-image Alright kids, it’s time for a race. Now, everyone, line up. On your marks. Get set — wait, wait. Something’s wrong here. BIPOC individuals, take 10 steps back. Those with a larger frame, take another two steps back. Your wrist bones look too wide, back! Good. Now we’re looking fair. At least, that’s what Belgian mathematician Adolphe Quetelet thought was fair…
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Paying to cheat is a sign of laziness and immaturity
January 4, 2020By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor University is hard work. This is my fifth year flailing around on this mechanical bull of stress and self-imposed poverty, and with the current educational requirements of a tightening job market it likely won’t be my…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Yes, SFU Mail, I’m really, positively sure that I want to log out
October 20, 2019By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate Does anyone else find the “Do you want to log out completely?” component of SFU Mail irritating and totally unnecessary? Canvas does the same thing. This might not be a big deal to some —…
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July 22, 2019
Written by: Nathan Tok Illustrated by: Joy Tian We all had that wonderful TA that saved the year for us. Remember when your lecture notes looked like gibberish to you until that TA turned it the right way around? Or…
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Transit Talk: Your bus won’t come on time, even with a snowless winter
January 6, 2019After several wet, cold, class-cancellation snow falls over the past few years, it looks like the upcoming months may be a much-needed break from the slush-winter/smoke-summer rotation in the Greater Vancouver area. It’s welcome news for most, but there is…
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