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In-person dating horror stories
September 26, 2020By: Serena Bains, Shangrila Plaza, and Paige Riding Horror movie binge (by Serena) When you live in Surrey, in-person dating means that going anywhere else is a date. It also means that overrated events like Fright Night at the PNE are the best date ideas within 20km. They’re so overrated that your date may drink half a bottle of vodka on the hour-long drive to the PNE, just to down the other half while their date looks for parking on a Saturday. The rest of the date plays out in the background like a Netflix movie you’re not necessarily interested…
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A Zoom love story: How I fell in love within the confines of a 4x5cm box
September 10, 2020By Molly Lorette, Peak Associate Oh how the utter bliss from classes seems to have faded since the transition online! No, I'm not talking about the increased difficulty in communication, nor am I talking about the increased workloads and expectations…
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What I learned about navigating relationships during COVID-19
July 7, 2020By: Winona Young, Peak Associate I’m not sure if therapy can count as a special interest, but if I see any article or event that involves self-improvement or healing as the focus, my reaction is usually of dorkish excitement. So…
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My experiences with dating during COVID-19
July 7, 2020By: A hopeless romantic So, this is the first time I’m single in almost three years and of course it’s during a world pandemic, which makes things kind of difficult. You can’t exactly go to your local coffee shop and…
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SFU shares their love stories and Tinder nightmares
February 14, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Marco Ovies, Paige Riding, Naomi Torres Alright, I’m not proud of this. One of the first times I met a Tinder guy in person was when I was partying at a frat house at UBC. Gross, I know.…
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Long story short: You deserve to break free from cuffing season
October 24, 2019By: Vivien Ying Qi Li, SFU Student With cuffing season just around the corner, the number of couples I’ve seen roaming around campus has increased exponentially. It’s as if there’s some universal law out there that pulls people together…
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The beauty of math through the eyes of SFU’s Peter Dickinson
November 14, 2016You may not think to look at the circumstances that bring people together as a mathematical equation, but Peter Dickinson, SFU professor in the department of English and the School for the Contemporary Arts, has written a play in which…
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Have your cake and make money too
October 17, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s soon as you're old enough to be asked what you want to do with your life, you get caught in the never ending tug-of war: should I study what I love, or study what will help me make bank?…
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I don’t love myself, deal with it
July 11, 2016Hello. My name’s Courtney Miller and I don’t love myself. It’s a simple statement that shouldn’t be a big deal. Nothing says that I’m required to give myself my own undying devotion — nothing except for the prolific mantra…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
June 10, 2016By: Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/4cmfOZU6HgdzMPDIErELzP “Pick Up the Phone” – Young Thug feat. Travis Scott and Quavo Jessica Whitesel: When T-Pain dies they…
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