Mason Mattu

ILLUSTRATION: of Lana Del Rey's hologram (we should make it clear that it's a hologram make her body see-through if that makes sense). She should be on a stage that says 2025 SFSS Fall Kickoff. Below the stage are the backs of many students.
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Lana Del Rey’s hologram to headline Fall Kickoff

Peak Web July 24, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor Picture this: Lana Del Rey, singing Chemtrails Over The Country Club, frantically flying over an audience, and waving her arms like a fairy all at the same time. At first, you think, “Goddamn. What an iconic show.” Her body is see-through, radiant, and emits a green light. You knew Lana was ethereal, but didn’t know she was this perfect. Then, you squint.  Your eyes think something’s playing tricks on them. Did Lana just — did she . . . glitch?  That, indeed, is not Lana Del Rey. It’s her hologram. And guess what, SFU? It’s…

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Three pictures. (1) of a student with rays emitting from his body. Students are bowing down at his feet. (2) of three DKE frat bros getting into a brawl with each other. (3) of an upside down squirrel doing yoga.
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Gossip Peakie: The messiah, not-so-hot frat bros, and squirrels

Peak Web July 9, 2025

By: Gossip Peakie Hey Burnaby Mountain dwellers. Gossip Peakie here, your one and only source for all the hot goss you’re trying to shove off the edge of this mountain. Did you really think one blog was enough to expose…

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A man pressing his ear against a wall at SFU. He is shocked at what he is hearing.
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Peak Speaks: If the walls could talk

Peak Web July 1, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor We asked our friends on the SFU subreddit: If the walls at SFU could talk, what would they say?  u/dash101: “Let’s stick together, or this place might fall apart!”  u/YoManWTFIsThisShit: “Can someone tell the undergrads…

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This is a photo of a man playing a white piano in the middle of the concrete stairways near the transportation centre on the Burnaby campus.
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SFU pianos quietly recycled due to poor condition

Peak Web July 1, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor Located in the heart of the Transportation Centre, adjacent to the Student Union Building, inside the Discovery 1 foyer, and at West Mall Centre level 3000, pianos were once open for students and members of…

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A man wearing a blue shirt sitting in front of a laptop. He looks like he is thinking about something with his hand rubbing against his chin.
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Random thoughts from the editor: Global cooling

Peak Web July 1, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor If everyone places 10 gallons of ice cream on the pavement, will global warming be . . .  solved? If so, how do I measure 10 gallons or buy ice cream with my arts degree?…

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A composite photo of Sabrina Carpenter holding a dog, a SkyTrain, a photo of Alanis Morissette singing, and someone’s feet.
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2025 song of the summer shortlist

Peak Web June 25, 2025

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer and Mason Mattu, Humour Editor It’s June, and the vibes are off. We’re in a climate apocalypse, the billionaires are feeling victimized, the aux cord is haunted, and we still don’t have a song of…

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A middle-aged woman wearing a black sunhat and a oversized white dress shirt. Her nails are black and she is in a field of some sorts.
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Excerpts from a blogging mom: Cancel culture cookies

Peak Web June 18, 2025

By: Sheela McGummery, Peak Columnist Hello, world! My name is Sheela McGummery and I blog about my life as a mommy of five kiddos! I am a proud conservative woman of the suburbs and I bake to fill my life…

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A group of students holding signs that read “We want fake news!” and “ban news!” and “put the fake back in news!” and “humour is news!”
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My letter to the News Editor: It’s time to put the fake back in news

Peak Web June 13, 2025

By: Zainab Salam, Concerned Staff Writer Dear Hannah (The Peak’s News Editor), I write to you today as both a concerned member of the SFU student body and a staff writer for The Peak. With every passing day, I become…

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Peak Speaks: Answers from r/simonfraser!

Peak Web June 9, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor Q: If you had to marry a building on campus, which one would it be and why? u/Matt_The_Slime: “Marry the library, wait for it to die from asbestos poisoning, take all its money after. EZ.”…

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PHOTOSHOP: of a dialogue text coming out of her mouth saying: "Thank heavens I have found a dial telephone! My diesel-drawn 143 Burquitlam carriage is merely hours away!" and then at the bottom add as a caption: "TransLink: reducing bus frequencies to piss off students since 1998."
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Summoning buses in the summer

Peak Web June 4, 2025

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