Kelly Chia
WGOG: Stop nerfing my emotionally complicated women!
February 19, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief From my first days in the gaming community, I’ve noticed that characters who are women will often get more flack for being rude to the player, and I think that’s really unfair. When I first played Persona 3 Portable, (I’m a Kotone truther, nerds!) Yukari Takeba seemed pretty rude. But if you take the time to explore her character, you’ll find that she meaningfully portrays her struggles through her anger, wariness, and overall character arc. It bothers me when players dismiss her as a “bitch” because she’s trying not to experience more loss in her life.…
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Opinions in Dialogue: The commodification of Lunar New Year
February 14, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer and Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: mentions of racism. With all the Christmas hype leaving our local malls, storefronts are now being swamped with limited-edition Lunar New Year promotions. Anything from red-and-gold advertisement schemes to…
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What Grinds Our Gears: YouTube ads make me scream
February 9, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief YouTube is really pissing me off lately. When I’m trying to relax, I like watching my favourite creators on my TV, but I’ve recently been getting multiple, unskippable ad breaks that are 45-seconds long. I’m talking…
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What Grinds our Gears: A hate letter to my Wi-Fi stick
November 30, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Have you ever wanted to play a game, only to realize it would take you three whole days to download said game? Hopefully not. My Wi-Fi stick does, though. And I don’t want to hear that…
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Broadway Across Canada’s Hadestown masterfully delivers its cyclical love story
November 28, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief You might know the Greek myth of Orpheus: the talented musician who journeys to rescue his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld. Hades promises Orpheus he can have Eurydice only if he walks out of the underworld…
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Horoscopes October 29–November 4
November 25, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Emissary of the Stars Aries Did anyone tell you that it’s shark week? Well, not in the way you think it might be. Prepare yourself for the onslaught of seven evil sharks during your midterm week. Defeating…
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How SFU presented that tentative agreement
November 15, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Burnaby, BC — to many, this foggy evening at SFU would be a regular night. But to the SFU bargaining team, who told us in secret that SFU actually stood for, “Sufficient, Fair, Understanding,” prior to…
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We shouldn’t punish calls for ceasefires
November 7, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: mentions of bombings, genocide, racism. On October 24, member of provincial parliament (MPP) Sarah Jama was censured. This means Jama will not be recognized by the Speaker of the House. She made a statement…
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Me, and my incredible, cool, not bad, very good article titles have something to say
September 28, 2023By: Totally-Not-the-Editor-in-Chief On a bright Sunday afternoon, The Peak received this very strongly worded letter. In the words of George Orwell, or whatever: “Don’t be a hater.” We are sharing this letter as an example of what not to do,…
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Dear Peakie
August 3, 2023By: Jared Wilson, SFU Student, Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Dear Peakie, I’m on a brave and arduous quest to find the outfit and accessory that will best convey to my classmates that I am not to be tussled with. I have…
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