Mason Mattu
Bhabi Confusion-itis hits SFU Surrey campus by storm
April 1, 2025By: Mason Mattu, News Writer At least 300 SFU students have been diagnosed and hospitalized with “Bhabi Confusion-itis” following a significant surge in the popularity of the Punjabi card game at the SFU Surrey campus. Bhabi Confusion-itis is a communicable virus whose primary symptom is “being so confused while playing Bhabi that you start behaving erratically and falsely claiming victory.” The goal of Bhabi is to get rid of all your cards and exit the game. The first player puts down their lowest card of a particular suit. Everyone else who goes after this person must also put down their…
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A guide to thriving as a regular guy
March 27, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Minister of Sarcastic Affairs Dear Justin, It’s the end of an era, buddy old pal. In your nine years in office, you put the “Justin” in every viral social media post shared by boomers who had major…
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Incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our education
March 24, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer The incorporation of Indigenous knowledge has been widely disregarded in western sciences. Due to racism and colonialism, Indigenous knowledge is often reduced to something that cannot fit within the frameworks of western pedagogy. Eurocentric education,…
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Student action group launched in response to SFU VOCE closure
March 24, 2025By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Inspired to take action after SFU’s recent closure of the Vancity Office of Community Engagement (VOCE), a group of undergraduate and graduate students at the School for Contemporary Arts (SCA) have founded Students Against Austerity,…
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Students raise concerns over fairness of SFSS elections voting system
March 24, 2025By: Mason Mattu, News Writer and Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief From February 27 to 28, SFU undergraduate students voted in the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) election. On the ballot were SFSS executive position candidates and fee increase motions. The results…
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The Peak investigates: Maple Syrup Gate
March 20, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Investigative Journalist As an investigative journalist with The Peak, I have taken it upon myself to investigate the most harrowing and shocking secrets hiding behind the asbestos-filled halls of SFU. Let me warn you, it isn’t pretty.…
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Leaked audio files reveal controversial comments by an SFU lecturer last semester
March 18, 2025By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Content warning: Mentions and descriptions of anti-semitism, Islamophobia, and hate speech, mention of suicide. In a recent post published to r/simonfraser, a Redditor posted leaked audio files of SFU computer science lecturer Steven Pearce making…
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A map of Indigenous history, scenic surroundings, and unmatched eateries
March 12, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor The Lower Mainland’s nature and cultural scenes are some of the best in the world. Not everyone can take a quick bus and be able to enjoy a yummy dosa while listening to…
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Top five WWE moves to destroy ChatGPT
March 10, 2025By: Mason Mattu, professional AI assassin I may be a News Writer for The Peak — but on the side, I am a professional AI assassin. This week, I called ChatGPT down to my brother’s toy action figure WWE ring…
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SFU Ukrainian Student Society reflects on three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
March 10, 2025By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. On February 26, the SFU Ukrainian Student Society (USS) held an event in Burnaby’s Student Union Building to commemorate three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Anastasia Sokolova, president of…
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