Kitty Cheung
From the campus to the big screen: SFU student film goes global
May 28, 2025What started as a class project has since turned into a creative awakening for Kitty Cheung, SFU alum and former Peak staff. Bringing together poetry, live action, and illustration, the short film Ad Hominem 2 is a bold act of creative resistance on many levels. Using SFU lecturer Chantal Gibson’s poem Add Hominem, this film perfectly encapsulates the quiet discomfort of complicity. Starring Claret Egwim-Nwagbara, the film spans across multiple SFU campuses, with scenic shots punctuated by hand-drawn illustrations — a metaphoric graffiti defacing colonial symbols — to the rhythm of Gibson’s words. These animations, painstakingly drawn frame by frame,…
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Perfect Fit: Eco-friendly essentials under $50
January 30, 2022Shopping sustainably can be challenging when working within the restrictive budget of an average university student. Responsibly sourced alternatives to factory-produced products are not always widely accessible to everyone. However, it’s not impossible to find essential wares without breaking the…
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The “nice Canadian” stereotype distracts from our colonial shame
January 18, 2022Content warning: mentions of Indigenous genocide I say this as a Canadian — one with maple syrup flowing through my veins and icicles hanging off my Timbit-loving ass — we are morally vile. The “nice Canadian” is a misleading stereotype…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Misleading prices
May 11, 2021Generally, I don’t mind spending a little bit more on food items that I enjoy, as long as I am aware of the monetary value of the product. Alas, it seems like grocery stores tend to do everything in their…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Email formalities
April 6, 2021To Whom It May Concern, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to propose the elimination of formalities in everyday correspondence via electronic mail. Allow me to preface this argument by acknowledging that email formalities have their…
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My quirky quarantine habit: creating a deadly plague in The Sims
March 20, 2021From the 20-somethings who are knitting, baking, and essentially living out the life they’ll be living in 50 years (back pain included,) to those like my roommate who have devoted their quarantine to dressing up their childhood stuffed animals in…
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A Day in my Life: Remote Co-op Student
July 31, 20208:16 AM Wake up to sound of CNN news blasts on coronavirus — thank you, family Resent choice to move back home for the summer But . . . where else could you have gone? 8:30 AM Snooze alarm 8:35 AM…
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Closet Cases: Stories on when we came to terms with our queer identity
June 22, 2020One of my favourite toys during early childhood was the household mop. My family kept the mop and bucket outside on the balcony of our Strathcona apartment. I would flip this mop upside-down and she would transform into my gorgeous…
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Equitable consideration of learning styles is needed for remote-learning success
May 21, 2020There are many barriers that students may face with remote learning, including accessibility and access to technology. However, it is important to address how another semester of online instruction will also put students with different learning styles at a disadvantage…
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Friendly customer service is not an invitation for physical contact
January 13, 2020Between the low pay and dealing with entitled Karens, many of us with experience in the service industry have harboured the secret fantasy of being hit by a bus on the way to work, just to avoid the torment. But…
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