Nercya Kalino
What’s on the Menu: Weekly reports with your best pal and racoon, Stinks
July 11, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Welcome back to What’s on the Menu. I am your best pal, Stinks the Raccoon, with the weekly report on what the students are tossing in the trash. Thanks to your readership, this has become the top raccoon newsletter. We have a treat for you. In the past month, a number of students have moved off the SFU residence area, and what was left behind was a feast! Tune into my report to hear more. The amount of garbage left on the sides of the flooded bins was impeccable. Just prime stuff. I’m talking Cheeto dust,…
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Dining with Sophistication: Townies, Tricks, and Trash
June 29, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Restaurant: Townhouse Compost Rating: ★★ Location: SFU Residence Appetizer: Spinach and mushroom soup Entrée: Prawns sautéd with cherry tomatoes Dessert: Yogurt cheesecake Wine: Water Simply disappointing. Those were the first words that came to mind as…
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We need to stop harassing people who’re sleeping in their cars
June 29, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Everyone needs a place to rest. We’re all leading busier and busier lives, and need time to recharge. The problem is that not everyone has enough money on hand to get a roof over their heads,…
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Monday Music: Black women artists to crush mental barriers
June 13, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Summer is a time when many of us do our best to come out of our shells and enjoy the sun. We have a need to be closer to the light before mentally preparing ourselves for…
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Milk-like: SFU’s explanation for the pandemic-era tuition hike hasn’t aged well
June 8, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Two years ago, SFU announced they’d be increasing tuition by 2% and 4% for domestic and international students, respectively. I felt stung. Apparently, so did others. And others still. At that point, in-person learning had…
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To bodly go: We don’t need a fully-stocked bookstore anymoreWe don’t need a fully-stocked bookstore anymore
June 1, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer In the beginning, there was paper. But times have since changed. Books have lept beyond paper copies to the digital, and so it’s time for our bookstore to reflect the possibilities of 21st century learning. Let’s…
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Food for Thought: Dried Fish
May 30, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Growing up in Malawi, East Africa, dried fish wasn’t my favourite. Now, as an adult, I have grown a nostalgic longing for it — I even miss the smell of it. There is something about dried,…
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Gabe Liosis and Corbett Gildersleve reflect on their year as SFSS president
May 27, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer The SFSS has elected their new executive board, revealing the new SFSS president, Helen Sofia Pahou. The Peak conducted an interview with former SFSS president Gabe Liosis and former acting president and vice-president internal &…
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Bright-er Side: There’s a boatload of free parking at Burnaby Mountain Park for classes at the Burnaby campus
May 24, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Listen, fellow impoverished students: you already pay plenty for your car, from the cost of gas to the cost of insurance, to the time spent in traffic. Why not do your best to avoid parking…
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SUBstandard: The Student Union Building hours should match the rest of the campus
May 17, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer How is it that the most student-centric building on campus has the most restrictive hours? Whether it’s during or in-between semesters, most of the Burnaby campus is basically open 24/7. Not so with the Student…
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