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A photo of a drenched bench under the rain.
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What Grinds Our Gears: Wet SFU seats

Peak Web June 16, 2025

By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer SFU has completed multiple outdoor renovation projects over the last five years: updating the convocation mall, the top of the Rotunda, the applied science building, and the AQ gardens.  You’ve spent millions of dollars to make bench-shaped art sculptures. So much money was spent redoing the tile, putting in new cement, stone, new lighting, and repairing the grass. Do you know what wasn’t installed anywhere? Fucking rain covers! What good is it to build, ship, and install these visually interesting and (generally) comfortable benches, when you can only use them when it’s dry out! You…

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Rain rolling down a window
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Bright-er side: The rain

Peak Web November 22, 2023

By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor When we enter the fall season, everyone starts grouching about the weather. It’s “too rainy,” it’s “too dark,” and it’s “too cold.” I, for one, have had enough of these complaints. I’ve always liked our…

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If the rain isn’t paying tuition, it needs to stay out of SFU classrooms

Opinions January 5, 2020

By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate As if the bitter cold, the constant rain, and the brutalist architecture of SFU Burnaby could not dampen (ha) the mood more, students are finding themselves standing off against yet another increasingly prominent enemy to public…

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SFU needs to update its architecture to accommodate the rainy season

EIC June 27, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he SFU Burnaby campus has a lot of green spaces, courtyards, fountains, and a triumphant aesthetic when the brilliant sunlight strikes the brutalist concrete. But our school becomes very gloomy during the rainy season, which can affect mood and overall…

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Fall: Expectations vs Reality

EIC October 3, 2014

With Fall in full swing, it's time to adjust your expectations.

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