Kelly Chia
Breaking News: Media needs to acknowledge their biases when reporting on monkeypox
September 6, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Content warning: mentions of racism, homophobia Monkeypox cases are increasing globally and were declared a global emergency in late July. Since then, western media outlets are proving they don’t care about stoking bias toward marginalized groups, especially Black and gay people. Their coverage dehumanizes groups that already experience considerable stigma, so it’s pertinent that news media immediately makes training against racist and biased reporting a priority when covering epidemics. In the case of early monkeypox outbreak reporting, news outlets like CNBC and The Independent used images of Black people with monkeypox when reporting local outbreaks.…
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Rogers is so “sowwy” about nationwide shortage!
July 29, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Oh noOoOoO!!! Hey Canada, we’re besties for-eve-sies, right? So itty bitty me is so sowwy you felt like I let you down! fiddles with tiny fingers You guys are using big scary words like “blackout,”…
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Long Story Long: What I learned from my four empty glasses of water
July 28, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Dear readers, I’ve had an epiphany so devastating, so special, so simply metamorphic that I must share it with you immediately. We often have small moments in life that feel much bigger than they actually…
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Local Chinese student bravely claims watching movies is therapy
July 20, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor This week, The Peak scouted a student who was looking for an interview or a conversation about her experiences, “depending on our feelings and inclinations to heal.” With a fond look towards Turning Red playing on…
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Leaked Among Us movie script
July 18, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Gentle readers, The Peak received an exclusive sneak peek of a script we are afraid of . . . the Among Us movie. Today is a sad day. Nay, it is a sussy day. Read…
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The quintessential curriculum you will encounter as an English student
July 17, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor My fellow beloved English students, After having spent almost six years at this beloved institution, I have derived the perfect formula for the English class that everyone will experience in university. It comes down to…
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CONFESSIONALS: If you leave the group chat, I am leaving you for the sharks
June 28, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor Is this a confessional or a reckoning? At this point, I’m not sure. I am a destroyed woman. And it’s because of you. I will RUIN you. Look, I know how I sound. I’m a…
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Dear Peakie: She’s got style, she’s got Glee, she has no grace
June 22, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor and Peakie-of-the-Century Dear Peakie, I want to have a cool new aesthetic but I don’t know where to start! I’ve been scrolling through colour palettes, Pinterest boards, and everything you can think of to find my…
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Food for Thought: Hainanese Chicken Rice
June 20, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor If you told seven year old me that she was getting a treat, she would picture Hainanese chicken rice. At six dollars a pop in Singapore, the aromatic rice paired with succulent chicken and dipping sauces…
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Horoscopes: June 20–26
June 19, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor and Perpetual Elf Ranger Aries: When I rolled a die for the kind of week you were going to have (an EXTREMELY reliable predictor for astrology), you got a 10/12! In this arbitrary universe and our…
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