love
Don’t be afraid of falling in love
February 22, 2016Fear is often associated with our trepidation for the unknown. When we think about being afraid, roller coasters and horror movies often come to mind. But they are, in fact, not what society has deemed to be the scariest risk we take. Our greatest fear is much more common than that: love. It’s a word that runs the media. TV, movies, and music are obsessed with love, eventually finding ‘The One,’ and the happily ever afters. Similarly, the heartbreak and pain of love is put on a pedestal. Rarely are we given a story or song that has nothing to…
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Independence is a relationship prerequisite
November 16, 2015One of the most important lessons I ever learned was the difference between enjoying being single, and simply being comfortable on my own. For the majority of my brief life, the idea of being single was incredibly hard. I watched…
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Goodnight, my sweet Peak
November 9, 2015Oh God, how do I start this? I love you, Peak, and I will always love you. It’s not you, it’s the SFSS elections. I can’t live tweet my way through another set of six hour-long debates. It’s the beautiful…
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Everyone shows love differently
October 19, 2015My ex’s brother tried to give me relationship advice at a party about a year ago. He told me to expect 40 per cent but always give 60 per cent. It was one of the keys to a relationship —…
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To make any stranger fall in hate with you, ask them these 36 questions
August 4, 20151. Which season of Two and a Half Men do you think will go down in history as the most highly regarded? 2. Do you mind if I take a selfie? 3. What’s your Ello username? 4. This is an…
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Love, in the bedroom and elsewhere
July 6, 2015Love and sex? Yeah, they’re somewhat related. They can also be far from it, I know. But, being that it’s not completely prevalent elsewhere in the 2015 Sex Issue, I hope to throw in this edition at least a thought…
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An ode to the glass (of milk)
January 26, 2015Each week, one of The Peak’s editors must write an Editor’s Voice — a column where we say something profound, or muse about the world around us in a way not often encouraged in our own sections. These articles usually…
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If dating game show questions were more intellectually stimulating
January 11, 2015First question goes to Bachelor #1: If I were an ice cream cone, how would you explain the rise of and crisis surrounding ISIS without resorting to racism or overgeneralizations? Bachelor #3, you’re up: It’s the night of our one-year…
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SFU graduate says study what you love
September 8, 2014Speaking from personal experience, choosing a degree is hard. It’s perhaps one of the most stressful things you will ever do after high school. Honestly, even if it took longer than I planned, I don’t regret switching from a science-based…
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