Krystal Chan
A final farewell from basketball seniors Jordan Lyons and Julian Roche
April 7, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor On March 2, seniors Julian Roche and Jordan Lyons competed in their last college basketball game. SFU lost in overtime to Alaska Fairbanks in the Greater Northwest Athletic Conference quarterfinals by a score of 91–83, bringing an end to their season. Roche and Lyons had a strong outing, finishing the night with 10 and nine points, respectively. The stakes were even higher for Roche, who hit his career-high point total against Western Washington — his most memorable moment of the year. His close family in New Brunswick travelled over 5,000km to take part in the…
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Kirubel Bogale shares his track story
April 6, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Hometown: Delta, BC Favourite Athlete: Lebron James Kirubel Bogale, a freshman on SFU’s track and field team, picked up running in high school. Despite getting a late start to his career, Bogale’s spot on SFU’s…
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Three Vancouver-based artists from Fan Expo 2022
April 2, 2022By: Krystal Chan, SFU Student Editor’s note: Answers have been edited for concision and clarity. Last month, Vancouver hosted its first Fan Expo since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Arguably, one of the most affected industries has been arts and entertainment.…
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Learning about the wonders of the stars at Starry Nights
March 9, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer On a clear evening in February, the Trottier Observatory held its first in-person Starry Nights event in 2022. As the sun dipped and the night sky revealed the winter constellations, it was clear the break…
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Isabelle Roth puts her name in the record book at SFU
March 2, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Freshman swimmer Isabelle Roth receives honours as The Peak’s February player of the month after toppling a 20-year SFU 100m breaststroke record with a time of one minute and nine seconds — under a second…
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Councillors vote to re-open the Student Union Building
February 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Vote on re-opening of the Student Union Building (SUB) On January 20, the SFSS announced they were closing the SUB due to COVID-19 safety. They had tentatively scheduled the SUB to re-open on February 18,…
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SFU Fairtrade launches cashew campaign to encourage safer manufacturing practices
February 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: mentions of violence and forced labour SFU Fairtrade has launched a campaign to encourage local BC businesses to make the switch to Fairtrade cashews. The Fairtrade program offers farmers protection against market fluctuations,…
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HorizonTrack offers holistic support for SFU Track team and new runners
February 25, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer How do we get Canadians more invested in track and field? In April of 2021, lifelong runner and SFU track member Jose Castro founded running club, HorizonTrack, with alumni Carlos Vargas. The duo wanted to…
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SFU sisters tear up the softball pitch together
February 24, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer The Oggs both started playing softball around the age of five. Alex as a third baseman, and Georgia as catcher and outfielder. Now, they’re knocking it out of the park on SFU’s softball team. The…
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What Grinds Our gears: Campus vending machines
February 24, 2022By Craig Allan, Peak Associate Much ado has been made about the lackluster food offerings available on campus, but one area that does not receive its share of criticism are SFU’s vending machines. Too often I go to the vending…
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