Kelly Chia

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Dear Peakie

Peak Web August 3, 2023

By: 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 the best discussion answers, and it’s about time everyone recognizes that from my aura alone. I’ve gotten into a few, how you say, kerfuffles as I’ve delivered a swift and just “well, actually,” and it’d be easier for everyone involved if they just know I’m always right. So what can I wear to say that? Sincerely, Sherlock Always-Right-Holmes   Dear…

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A heartfelt letter from SFU’s one and only

Peak Web August 1, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Dear SFU, Why have you Mc-Forsaken me? I’ve been nothing but loyal to you . . . and in return, students no longer know who I am: my brawny arms and swaggy, athletic body, left to…

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An animation from Nimona featuring Nimona and Ballister. Nimona, with short red hair and a star earring on the top of her ear, is grinning wide with shark-like teeth, looking at Ballister. Ballister, who has short black hair, a mustache, and bear, is looking proudly at Nimona. They are both wearing armor.
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Nimona shows rebellion and heart

Peak Web August 1, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Based on its premise alone, I knew the movie Nimona would have my heart; anyone who knows me, knows I adore a good found family story. The titular character, Nimona (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz), and…

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105 Keefer’s housing project ignores Chinatown’s concerns

Peak Web July 27, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Chinatown was one of the first places my family visited after we had immigrated to Canada. I remember taking in the scent of freshly baked pineapple buns, picking out dried plum candy with my mom at…

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A photo of a corridor on the mezzanine of the Bill Reid Gallery featuring glass cases, Haida-style wood carvings depicting abstract faces and creatures on the wall, and a totem pole emerging from the first floor.
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The Art of Dimension reveals Indigenous knowledge through Haida metalwork

Peak Web July 19, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief One of the featured artists in the newly opened The Art of Dimension exhibit, Skii Xaaw Jesse Brillon, writes that repoussé is a method of art where you hammer out metal from the inside. You can…

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Creative Corner: Sculpting reminds me art is about impulse and process

Peak Web June 16, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief I’m sure many people, like me, see creativity as a luxury they can rarely indulge in during adulthood. I can’t count how many unfinished projects pile up in my brain, waiting for the day I declare…

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Commuting outside of Metro Vancouver sucks

Peak Web June 5, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Having lived in Maple Ridge for three years, I know firsthand how inconsistent buses outside the Metro Vancouver area are. To this day, transiting to where I lived is still an awful affair of waiting for…

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Who is exploited under the development of AI?

Peak Web May 30, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: mentions of sexual exploitation of women and children, revenge pornography, racism What infuriates me about conversations revolving around artificial intelligence (AI) is how content we are with how much it costs us. The ethical…

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My arduous journey to fight flies

Peak Web May 24, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief and Enemy of the Flies I’m just an ordinary gal with an ordinary dream: to punch every fly I meet in the face. I admit this dream has no rhyme or reason, much like a fly’s…

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Peak Web April 9, 2023

By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor In the Mood for Reflection The koi in the AQ pond have had enough of SFU students’ ignorance. One day, a kid looks down at the pond — really takes a look at it. Suddenly,…

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