Natasha Tar
A 12-year history of SFSS presidents
March 9, 2019By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate Editor’s note: This piece was put together with archival sources from The Peak which may not be available on our website. Please feel free to browse previous editions of The Peak on our Issuu profile. If we at SFU are being super honest with ourselves, most of us don’t really care about what goes on at our campuses as long as our buses are air-conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter. So when we really do care about something on campus, you know it’s big — a good example being the impeachment of…
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International Women’s Day compilation : Unfortunate encounters where men could have done better
March 8, 2019By: Hannah Davies, Lily Fontaine, Gabrielle McLaren, Natasha Tar, Lauren Wallace, Winona Young Luckily, I’ve been mansplained to relatively few times. While I do obviously find it mildly insulting and quite frustrating despite trying not to let it get to…
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The Nintendo DS should be rejuvenated, not rejected
March 5, 2019Written by: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate When I was 10, I broke open the box of my brand-new Nintendo DS Lite and booted up Animal Crossing: Wild World, the first video game I would play on my very first gaming…
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Hunt for the Best: Coffee at Burnaby Campus
January 26, 2019By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate Coffee is a university must, but answer me honestly: have you been anywhere but Tim Hortons and Starbucks for your pre-class hot bean water? If you’re as busy as me, probably not. However, I decided to challenge myself to…
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The Peak’s most popular content of 2018
January 8, 2019By: Geron Malbas and Gabrielle McLaren Editor's note: In print, the top content for Humour and Arts had been misattributed to the wrong creators. The web version that follows is correct, and we apologize for the mistake. Here at The Peak,…
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Holiday cookie recipe roundup
December 1, 2018By: Maxwell Gawlick, Gabrielle McLaren, Sakina Nazarali, and Natasha Tar Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookies (from Ben & Jerry’s) Traditionally added to ice cream raw, this fabled recipe also produces some of the softest and most flavourful baked cookies you’ll…
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Chatting demo deals and beginnings with Keely, Max, and Isobel of the jazz-pop band the Escapes
November 26, 2018By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate The five-piece, all-student band the Escapes lent three of their members for an interview with The Peak this past week. As we settled into sofas and chairs, I realized it was good luck to…
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Halloween Horrors: What’s hot and what’s not
October 27, 2018By: Michelle Gomez, Jonathan Pabico, Natasha Tar, Samantha Manalac and Winona Young WHAT’S HOT Friday the 13th (1980) The original Friday the 13th movie has sparked a long-lasting franchise, including the making of a TV series, a movie…
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My study spot
October 19, 2018By: Michelle Chiang, Michelle Gomez, Jennifer Low, Natasha Tar, Nathaniel Tok [caption id="attachment_106761" align="alignnone" width="300"] Michelle C's study spot[/caption] My favourite study spot is a quaint café and bakery called The Coffee Bun. Located in Coquitlam, a mere five-minute drive…
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The bigger picture part three: art abounds at SFU
October 15, 2018Written and photographed by: Natasha Tar Welcome to yet another SFU art walk! After reading the other two that The Peak wrote up, I’m sure you folks are all ready for another one. Art is as rampant as the common…
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