Mason Mattu

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The rivalry between The Ubyssey and The Peak

Peak Web March 2, 2026

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor A few weeks ago, The Peak’s staff attended NASH, Canada’s National Student Journalism Conference. While my colleagues went into this weekend with professional development in mind — I had one goal and one goal only. To rid The Ubyssey of their humour editor. Let me back up and tell you where this beef began. For three weeks leading up to NASH, I had been receiving mysterious messages on my cell phone from a random number with a Vancouver area code. All I was receiving were memes of Shrek and John Pork. One message was a…

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An SFU promotion poster for the bookstore features the raccoon, who is wearing a red SFU hoodie.
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Students raise concerns over alleged AI-use at the SFU bookstore

Peak Web February 23, 2026

By: Mason Mattu, Section Editor Recently, the SFU bookstore began sporting a raccoon graphic on stickers, magnets, keychains, buttons, and t-shirts. This became a topic of discussion on the r/simonfraser subreddit, where users questioned whether the graphics were generated by…

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A letter to Premier David Eby

Peak Web February 2, 2026

By: Mason Mattu, Section Editor Dear Mr. Premier,  When you were first appointed to your position after the resignation of John Horgan, you promised to deliver tangible results on affordability — results that British Columbians can feel in their daily lives.…

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COMIC: The raccoons fall for a human’s tricks

Peak Web February 2, 2026

By: Mason Mattu and Katie Walkley

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It’s fucking simple: How to NOT spray your fellow transit riders with your yucky umbrella water

Peak Web January 27, 2026

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor It’s 8:10 a.m. — I just woke up literally an hour ago. I’m crinkling up the aluminum foil which once carried a beautiful peanut butter and jelly sandwich. As the West Coast Express train approaches…

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Political social media ads need to be better regulated

Peak Web January 20, 2026

By: Mason Mattu, Section Editor A document published by Elections Canada wrote that various social media advertisements aimed at getting Canadians to buy into cryptocurrency scams were not directly related to electoral misinformation. Yet, this description misses the mark regarding…

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Green party leader, Elizabeth May fearfully standing, surrounded by unidentifiable MPs looming around her. There are few bags of money that sit on a table in the forefront of the illustration.
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The elbows up cult is ruining cooperation in Parliament

Peak Web January 5, 2026

By: Mason Mattu, Section Editor  In a minority government, cooperation with other parties is essential to ensure stability and unnecessary elections. Budget votes are where this cooperation becomes non-negotiable, as they are confidence votes. Which means if a majority of…

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Ice Spice deserves an Oscar for “Big Guy”

Peak Web January 5, 2026

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor and Official Song Reviewer “Stop playing with ’em, Riot” are the last words that moviegoers hear before being blessed with the lyrical mastery of American rapper Ice Spice in the latest SpongeBob movie, “The SpongeBob…

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Hallmark presents: Love on the Mountaintop

Peak Web December 20, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor and an executive producer with Hallmark  MAGGIE BENSTON CENTRE - REGISTRAR SERVICES DESK  SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY  HOLLY is conversing with REGISTRAR OFFICE LADY. The room is grey with no Christmas decorations in sight.  HOLLY (to…

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Comic: It’s coming on Christmas . . .

Peak Web December 20, 2025

Photography/creative geniusesness: Jack Baron (Contributor), Katie Walkley (Peak Associate), Mason Mattu (Humour Editor)  

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