Mark Burnham

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This shit is Bananas!

EIC September 24, 2012

  Open your mouth and say something; no one’s going to say it for you   By Rachel Braeuer Photos by Mark Burnham   I recently went with my dad to see Big Boys Gone Bananas!*, a documentary about the Dole banana company and their campaign of censorship. I was planning on writing a review for the arts section of this paper, but I was mainly going because movie dates with my dad are an institution for us Braeuers. He suffered through every Disney movie for me; I didn’t go see Bridesmaids with my friends, I saw it with my dad.…

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“Translink, pretty much nazis at this point,“ man who forgot U-Pass reports

EIC September 17, 2012

  [caption id="attachment_63999" align="alignleft" width="614"] Fahrkarte, bitte Fahrkarten. Bitte halten Sie Ihren Nachweis über die Zahlung und die Identifizierung bereit für die Inspektion[/caption]   Article by Gary Lim Photo by Mark Burnham Last Friday, 23-year-old history major Travis Owens reported…

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100 Level Courses Hold ‘Plagiarism Awareness Week’

EIC September 10, 2012

Article by Brad McLeod Photo by Mark Burnham BURNABY — Last week, professors teaching first year courses from all SFU faculties once again banded together to dedicate the first week of the semester to raising awarenessabout academic dishonesty. Dubbed ‘Plagiarism…

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Myanmar, the U.N.’s new democratic darling

EIC September 3, 2012

By Kai Yang Shiao Photos by Mark Burnham Where vote or die isn’t a glamorous campaign slogan As Canadians, we take it for granted on a daily basis that we live in a liberal democracy. Unfortunately this luxury continues to…

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SFU officially approved to be in NCAA

EIC September 3, 2012

By Bryan Scott Photos by Mark Burnham The long wait comes to an end for SFU and NCAA dreams It took two years of membership candidacy and one year of provisional status, but Simon Fraser Athletics has been approved as…

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Peak Bear Watch

EIC August 2, 2012

The Peak conducted an investigation on the high amounts of bear sightings around Burnaby campus. This is what we discovered... Created: Julian Giordano Contact: [email protected] Score: Ball and Biscuit - The White Stripes

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Four B.C. summer wines that won’t break the bank

EIC July 9, 2012

By Kristina Charania Photo by Mark Burnham The Peak takes notes from a chat with a Steamworks wine manager  Just to let you know: you don’t have to be an overzealous snob or shell out big bucks to drown in…

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Solders of the new frontier: the global hacker culture

EIC July 9, 2012

By Esther Tung Photos by Mark Burnham Along the alley just off of Hastings and Abbott, I find the doorbell hidden in one of the murals on the wall. The signboard overhead reads “VHS”, and the doorbell setsoff lights flashing…

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Trading helmets for fedoras

EIC June 25, 2012

By Daryn Wright Photos by Mark Burnham/a> Vancouver Cycle Chic is a new initiative aimed at growing the appeal of bikes with fashionable cyclists  The bicycle is a clean, efficient alternative to motorized transportation. Yet it is either ignored by…

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Researchers find Tylenol to be gateway to prescription drug addiction

EIC May 14, 2012

By Brad McLeod   According to a recent study conducted by the University of Arizona, a common household medicine has been conclusively linked to the majority of prescription medication addictions in America. Tylenol, well known for its ability to temporarily…

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