Kelly Chia

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Opinions in Dialogue: Trump and COVID-19

EIC October 18, 2020

by Kelly Chia and Emma Jean With Trump’s diagnosis of COVID-19, the internet has been swarmed with arguments to be empathetic while weighing the irresponsibility of the Trump administration in their management of COVID-19, leading to over 200,000 deaths. Peak Associate Kelly Chia and Staff Writer Emma Jean discuss below. Kelly: To start, while I definitely believe it’s in poor taste to wish sickness on a person, I find it really difficult to empathize with Trump being diagnosed. This was a man that, most recently in the presidential debate, mocked Biden and his family for wearing masks. This was a…

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Upstart & Crow is a love letter to the ways independent bookstores create conversation

Arts September 27, 2020

By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Found within the thriving arts scene of Granville Island, Upstart & Crow was built with community and a love of literacy in mind. The first word that comes to mind upon entering the bookstore is…

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SFYou: Get the buzz on Professor Mark L. Winston

Features September 25, 2020

By Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Name: Mark L. Winston Pronouns: He/him/his Departmental Affiliation: Biological Sciences and the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue Hometown: South Euclid, Ohio Current Occupation: Professor and Senior Fellow Fun Fact: Mark was once the president…

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Rambunctious River Otters informative talk inspires interest in nature

Arts September 14, 2020

By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate On August 31, the Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) hosted an educational program all about river otters. The SPES is a nonprofit organization in Stanley Park that partners with the Vancouver Park Board to provide…

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How disparities in health care hurt Black and Indigenous peoples

Features September 7, 2020

By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate On June 19, CBC published an article investigating allegations of a “game” being played in the emergency room where health officials would guess the blood alcohol level of Indigenous patients. While these are allegations, they…

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The Peak Plays Jackbox Again

Arts August 18, 2020

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Cancel culture gives voice and power to those who need it most

Opinions July 25, 2020

By: Kelly Chia, Features Editor There’s no question that the internet has brought us intimately close with many of our favourite artists and content creators. Unfortunately, this also means that we now have a front-row seat to all of their flaws…

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Too Spirited for the 2020 Queer Arts Festival

Arts July 23, 2020

By: Kelly Chia, Features Editor Too Spirited, an Indigenous burlesque show performed for the Queer Arts Festival, was an amazing reminder of why burlesque is so invigorating to watch: it’s all about getting on stage to take ownership of your…

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Opinions in Dialogue: Systemic change can’t happen without racial solidarity

Opinions June 13, 2020

By: Kelly Chia, Features Editor; Meera Eragoda, Arts Editor; Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Introduction 2020 has been a difficult year for a number of racialized communities. The pandemic spread of COVID-19, which precipitated violent anti-Asian backlash and which disproportionately affected Black…

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The Peak Plays JackBox

Arts May 28, 2020

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