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What type of soup are you?
November 24, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Fall is upon us. We’re reminded of the changing seasons every time we step into the crisp autumn air on Burnaby Mountain. Nothing goes better with the season than warmth — warm jackets, warm drinks, warm food. I’m talking about soup. Have you ever noticed that soup is such a perfect representation of humankind? The sheer variety of flavour and texture is astounding. Savoury or sweet, noodle or stew — there are endless ways to be soup. Trust me, you could stand to be more soup-erb. And, being the soup connoisseur I clearly am, I’ve…
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The Peak’s special curriculum
November 24, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor, Kelly Chia, Humour Editor, Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer, Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Professors, You’ve kindly taken your time to study and deconstruct theory after theory, assigning us only the best — or most…
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CEO campaigning for free speech gets mad people are making fun of him
November 21, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor BREAKING NEWS — In an attempt to disavow misinformation, Elon Musk clarified in a recent tweet today that “free speech is not absolute.” The billionaire Tesla CEO, and now most recently, Twitter CEO, has entertained…
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Revenge of the Stomach: Digestive Boogaloo
November 16, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Ah, it’s you again. I’ll admit, your response to my last letter left me with a bit of hopeless optimism. You seemed receptive for once. No lashing out in anger, no irritable bowels. You really…
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The many layers of disability and athleticism
November 14, 2022By: Olivia Visser What does a disabled athlete look like to you? The Paralympics might come to mind, with their innovative mobility devices for competitors, or the 69-year-old Xia Boyu, who summited Mount Everest as a double amputee. Disabled athletes…
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A strongly worded letter to my gut biome as a 23-year-old student
September 20, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Dear digestive system, It’s me again. I know you think I’m constantly complaining, but I could really use a break here. You’ve got way too much power in this relationship, and it’s getting kinda toxic.…
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What does your favourite bottled water say about your midterm chances?
July 17, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor The world is going to end in eight years thanks to climate change. Fortunately, the same corporations responsible for the planet’s rapid decline have elected to provide you with a means to survive the heat-induced…
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