Mason Mattu

Three photos in a composite format. Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and James Carville.
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Quiz: Who said it? Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, or a DNC insider?

Peak Web August 13, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor and Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer Congratulations, you’ve survived 13 weeks of classes — pop quiz time! The Peak has gathered only the finest quotes from two well-known individuals and James Carville. You need to figure out who said what before I do! It’s a race.  In one corner, we have New York’s former governor, harassment allegations collector, and NYC mayor democratic primary sore loser Andrew Cuomo. In the other corner we have the NYC mayor democratic primary winner, democratic socialist, and someone who’s been betrayed by his own party, Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, a democratic socialist,…

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A girl with blonde hair taking a selfie in front of an elevator at SFU. The elevator is covered with cardboard inside.
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#NotClueless: SFU, like, totally gave me a private jet?

Peak Web August 7, 2025

By: Katie Walkley, Peak Associate Hey Instagram fan girly pop queens! It’s your influencer queen here. You won’t believe the level of growth I’ve been on lately — both as an influencer and as a girl in the world. I’ve…

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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…

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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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