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SFU alumni creates puzzle swapping app for change
August 4, 2020Founded by SFU alumni Eric Smith, JigSwap is a mobile app in the making that will allow users to trade completed puzzles with people nearby. Smith stated in an interview with The Peak that he came up with the idea for the app during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was the beginning of quarantine and I found myself bored and not knowing what to do. So I decided to solve a thousand piece Harry Potter puzzle, and after completing the puzzle I came to the realization that I had to tear it apart and put the pieces back in the box,…
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Sodium Podium IV
August 1, 2020[caption id="attachment_115313" align="alignright" width="300"] Illustration: Tiffany Chan/The Peak[/caption] The BMI scale? More like the BMBYE scale CW: mention of weight, self-image Alright kids, it’s time for a race. Now, everyone, line up. On your marks. Get set — wait, wait.…
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Starry Nights keeps the wonder of the cosmos alive
July 28, 2020You may have noticed a shiny, domed building on SFU’s Burnaby campus while walking to and from the upper bus loop. Sadly, that area’s been cluttered with construction debris the past year, and I couldn’t even tell you what it…
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It’s time that we rethink the necessity of exams in classrooms
July 18, 2020SFU recently announced that the final exam schedule for all classes will be released in October, rather than at enrollment. The change hopes to reduce course conflicts, back-to-back exams, and same-day exams. However, it also adds to student stress about…
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Romanticizing bad habits only makes them worse
July 17, 2020Ah yes, the stereotypical university student: eating ramen from the bag, macaroni and cheese from the box, pulling all-nighters every night, drinking ‘till dawn, glorifying sadness. Ain’t it the life? No, it’s not. Far from it actually. In fact, the…
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How I became less apprehensive about alcohol on my own time
July 14, 2020I had my first drink at 19. Not my first legal drink, no, my first drink ever. This may seem odd to the majority of regularly drinking university students. How could you not have tasted the sweet, numbing nectar of…
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Trans Mountain pipeline construction continues during COVID-19 pandemic
July 14, 2020Construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) is continuing in BC and Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic. In BC, construction is currently underway in Kamloops and on Burnaby Mountain at the Burnaby and Westridge Marine and Terminals. The Public…
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SFU announces new album, drops single “Petter Weather”
July 14, 2020After four years of hard work on the SUB, SFU is releasing their first album Academic Integrity, out Fall 2020 via British Columbia Records. The group announced the project and played their lead single, “Petter Weather,” with an intimate concert…
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CONFESSIONALS: I miss Burnaby campus
July 12, 2020I’ll just say it: I miss going to Burnaby campus. Every day, I got chills taking the 145 bus up the mountain and reaching the peak. See the uninviting concrete façade. See the sports field, the one that has too…
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SFYOU: A Proper Farewell founders talk humanizing the pandemic
June 30, 2020Name: David Waizel Pronouns: He/him/his Departmental Affiliation: Fifth-year IAT and Business Student Hometown: Coquitlam, BC Occupation: Freelance Graphic Designer Name: Carolyn Yip Pronouns: She/her/hers Departmental Affiliation: Fourth-year IAT Student Hometown: Snohomish, Washington Occupation: Freelance videographer and designer SFU students David…
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