Mason Mattu
Carney’s proposed austerity measures fail working-class Canadians
November 11, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor The finance minister François-Philippe Champagne says even his mother understands the basic household principle of “spend less, save more.” What Champagne was referring to is austerity — reducing government spending in an effort to promote economic growth. Now, Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to extend this principle. Make no mistake, austerity measures aren’t analogous to a family cutting down on frivolous expenditure. Government spending cuts wear the mask of fiscal responsibility while families are asked to sacrifice a little more for the greater good. All the while, corporations and billionaires reap the benefits. Unfortunately,…
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Gossip Peakie: The fall you turned ugly
November 11, 2025By: Gossip Peakie Hey, Burnaby Mountain dwellers. At this point, you should know who I am (even you first-years). If you don’t, you have a lot to learn about this town, sweetie. Gossip Peakie here — your number one source…
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The Peak investigates: The SFU Pisser
November 10, 2025By: The Humour Investigator As I sat at my cubicle in The Peak office, all I could think about was what I used to be. When I was a News Writer, I investigated crime on campus . . . and…
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Brighter Side: Random music searches
November 9, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor Do you ever feel like you’re an NPC after listening to the same artists over and over again? Or do you feel trapped within a musical echo chamber, unable to escape the reverberations of the…
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Timeshares for sale on Burnaby Mountain
November 8, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Timeshare scam detector and Humour Editor Somewhere in the backrooms of Maggie Benson Centre, a group of tourists has been roped into a sales presentation about timeshares at SFU. Their salesperson? Tiffannee. She’s not just hungry for…
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Monday Mewzick: Underground albums to kick-start the school year
November 8, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Correspondent for Rolling Stones As the new school year starts, the halls of SFU are hustling and bustling once again with every SFU student’s least favourite thing . . . other SFU students. Don’t you just hate…
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Quiz: Who said it? Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, or a DNC insider?
August 13, 2025By: 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…
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#NotClueless: SFU, like, totally gave me a private jet?
August 7, 2025By: 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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Lana Del Rey’s hologram to headline Fall Kickoff
July 24, 2025By: 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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Gossip Peakie: The messiah, not-so-hot frat bros, and squirrels
July 9, 2025By: 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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