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A photo of a figure skater posing on the ice during a figure skating performance.
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The ups and downs of my figure skating experience

Peak Web January 26, 2022

By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor I started figure skating when I was six years old. At first, I didn’t want to attend lessons, but I was easily bribed with sweets. Once I got on the ice, I no longer needed the promise of hot chocolate to stay.  By the end of my first lesson, I went from stumbling and falling to gliding on my own. The pride and joy I felt in that moment was profound. I relished in the fact that the accomplishment was all mine, and the ease of movement skating gave me was blissful. I…

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vampire student with curly hair drinks a bloody Mary reading a textbook
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The Secret Life of an SFU Vampire

Humour November 25, 2021

By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Have you ever wondered what dwells in the empty townhouses when everyone goes to sleep after a long day of stressful classes? Well, look no further, because the horror that lives within those walls is…

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a brown slug on sidewalk
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There are slugs in my kitchen but I’m a Humour writer so it’s funny

Humour November 25, 2021

By: Jacob Mattie, Peak Associate There are slugs in my kitchen. As someone who uses this kitchen, I am not happy about this. However, as a writer for The Peak’s Humour section, I am ecstatic about this goldmine of schadenfreude-inspiring…

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Student drops class for a serotonin boost

Humour November 25, 2021

By: Craig Allan, SFU Student It was 2:30 in the morning, and I stared at my class selections on goSFU. I picked three classes to ease myself into school, knowing I would drop one of them. What were those classes?…

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green scrunchie on tile floor
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Scrunchie finds new meaning in life

Humour November 25, 2021

By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer It had been 47 days since I had seen sunlight. An even 34 and a half days had passed since my human companion Alexa dropped me in West Mall Centre, and I, a poor scrunchie,…

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