Nicole Magas
Canada’s Engaged in Construction University
July 19, 2019Text by: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Welcome to sFU, Canada’s Engaged in Construction University! Study with us on our beautiful Burnaby Mountain campus where the picturesque landscape is perfectly framed by stacks of steel scaffolding. Here, your education will be only a small part of your experience — literally, you will barely be able to hear your lectures through the endless drilling into concrete. [gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="110544,110545,110546,110547"] At sFU the friendships you make will last a lifetime. The people you meet in your cohort are destined to follow you to the same group therapy session to dissect the trauma…
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Gaglardi needs protected bike lanes and more consideration from drivers
July 14, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor On June 29, a cyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle on Gaglardi Way. The incident is undoubtedly a tragedy, and doubly unsettling due to its proximity to our university community, but it’s not…
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Staff Study Songs: Peak recommended music to zone in and focus
July 5, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Ana Staskevich, and Alison Wick For the start of midterms, some of The Peak staff collaborated on a list of their favourite study music. From all-inclusive genres to specific albums, find their…
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Wild animals shouldn’t be punished for existing in their natural environments
June 30, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor On June 24, picnickers at Burnaby Mountain Park were visited by a black bear. The bear tried to get into their backpacks for food and when challenged, the bear swiped back. The picnickers reported minor injuries…
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It’s time to purge points cards from our lives
June 22, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor These days, it seems as though I have more random junk in my wallet than actual money, credit cards included. Stacks of old receipts from three years ago, politely accepted business cards, and library cards…
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Is make-up a tool of oppression or an expressive medium for empowerment?
June 15, 2019By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate, and Yasmin Khalili, SFU Student. Introduction and conclusion by Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Intro: Make-up is a very political item in society. In an October 2018 article for The Walrus titled “Why wearing lipstick is…
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Think before you buy “Indigenous” artwork in tourist shops this summer
June 9, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor With the crisp, vibrant hues that briefly come out for the summer months, it’s little wonder that Vancouver holds such appeal for tourists and locals alike. And if there’s one activity that exists in abundance here,…
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What grinds our gears: high sodium mega compilation
June 7, 2019Byline: Kitty Cheung, Kelly Chia, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Onosholema Ogoigbe, Winona Young The NASTY future of the SUB’s napping room People are gonna jerk off in the new napping room. There! I said it! That reality is…
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SFSS presidents should be focused on their presidencies
May 31, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Giovanni HoSang’s decision to take a summer co-op at Microsoft’s Seattle office fresh into his first term as the president of the SFSS is a disappointment, sure, but at this point it’s hardly a surprise.…
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SFSS directors need to be prepared to answer for how they vote
May 26, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor New SFSS president Giovanni HoSang said it best when he called the April 18 outgoing board’s decision to stop publishing voting decisions a “slap in the face.” The decision makes it such that SFSS board…
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