Mark Burnham
New website prevents jetlag
January 20, 2013Jay Olson’s new site advises when to look for light to reduce fatigue By Kelli Gustafson Photos by Mark Burnham SFU researcher Jay Olson has been making international headlines recently after launching a website to prevent jet lag. The website, Jet Lag Rooster, was launched on Jan. 1, 2013. The Rooster allows the user to create a “jet lag plan,” simply by entering their departure and arrival city. The website then calculates a plan prescribing specific times of light exposure prior to departing. “Jet lag occurs when your body clock isn’t in sync with your environment,” Olson told The Peak…
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Letters for the Inside
January 20, 2013By Ljudmila Petrovic Photos by Mark Burnham Fall 2012 marked the fifth anniversary of SFPIRG’s social justice program, Letters for the Inside (LFTI). It has been seen as one of their most successful programs in recent years, but also one…
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Women’s Wrestling: National Champions!
January 20, 2013Women’s Wrestling Win their First National Dual Title By Clay Gray Photos by Mark Burnham At five in the morning on Jan. 10, head coach Mike Jones and the Mat Pack piled into a few vehicles and drove to Seattle…
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Sports spotlight: Lucas Ferritto
November 26, 2012The Peak sits down with the comeback kid, Lucas Ferritto By Clay Gray Photos by Mark Burnham Just outside of Toronto, Ontario is the suburban city of Hamilton, the place that number 19 Lucas Ferritto calls home. It is there…
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Students should be more aware of what they fund
November 19, 2012It’s 10 o’clock. Do you know where your $5 is? By Graham Cook Photos by Mark Burnham With a multitude of confusing fees levied against students every semester, it can become difficult to keep track of where they go and…
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Does TransLink deserve the hate for fare increases?
November 19, 2012With four years warning given for the rise in cost, fretting now is too little too late By Rachel Braeuer Photos by Mark Burnham The “fuck translink” buttons left over after a non-paying passenger was kicked off of a SkyTrain…
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Laying blame for CUPE’s job action
November 13, 2012Reasons for job action more convoluted and relevant to students than one might think By Eric Onderwater Photos by Mark Burnham On Thursday, Nov. 1, the Burnaby SFU campus awoke to the unpleasant reality of another CUPE job action. Members…
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The kids just want to learn
November 13, 2012Researchers who moonlight as teachers to maintain their position aren’t helping By Bryan Scott Photos by Mark Burnham For the most part, students come to school to learn and get a degree, or to become more knowledgeable and experienced in…
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Sports spotlight: Mathis Baumbach
November 12, 2012Mathis Baumbach is finishing off his fifth year at SFU, he was one of Clan football's graduating seniors celebrated last week on Terry Fox Field By Clay Gray Photos by Mark Burnham Anyone who has stepped foot on one of…
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Clan are the best at Clansmen Invitational
November 12, 2012Clan earn 40 team points and take the Clansmen Invitational By Clay Gray Photos by Mark Burnham The 2012 Clansmen Invitational was held Nov. 2 and 3 with the men’s university division going down on Friday alongside the women’s open…
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