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a collage of each game’s cover set against a wrinkled purple background. Top left: a sketched boy holding a torch as he traverses a forest. Bottom left: a child face-to-face with a white wolf. Middle: a black and white depiction of a little girl holding a stuffed animal with crumbling buildings in the background. Top right: a dark setting with orange cards depicting animals and words like “survive.” Bottom right: metal gears and a tomato with a rubix cube at the front.
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Indie games you need to play

Peak Web January 23, 2025

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer We’ve all probably heard of Terraria and Stardew Valley as some of the most iconic indie games. But, here are some other options that aren’t as well known yet just (if not more) worthy! Don’t Starve Klei Entertainment Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, PS4, PSVita, Wii U, iPad, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Xbox One, PS3 $11.49 (on Steam) Starting off strong with a Vancouver-based game studio, this Tim-Burton-esque wilderness survival game thrusts players into a darkly whimsical world with no hand holding or instructions. As Wilson, a gentleman scientist trapped by a demon in a…

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a street in Vancouver’s Chinatown decked out in red paper lanterns and street lights.
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Asian businesses to check out this summer

Peak Web May 25, 2024

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor As Asian Heritage Month is nearing its end, we need to remember that even though we celebrate certain cultures during certain months, that doesn’t mean we stop once the month is over. We…

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Photo of Lazzez’s Grill Indian Cuisine, one of the restaurants included in the piece!
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Highlighting local Asian restaurants

Peak Web May 14, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer For Asian Heritage Month, here are a few of my favourite go-to restaurants around Metro Vancouver that serve up delicious vegetarian options. Sushi Bar Shyun  #102-1250 Dominion Ave, Port Coquitlam  Wed–Sun: 5:00–8:30 p.m., closed Mon…

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Summer study oases; they’re not mirages!

Peak Web May 10, 2024

By: Yasmin Hassan, staff writer Ambit Cafe 6552 Hastings St, Burnaby Everyday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.  Nestled in Kensington Square, just down the mountain from the Burnaby campus, sits Ambit Cafe. Quaint, unassuming, but filled with wonders to excite. I recommend…

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This is a photo of the front cover of Marie Doduck’s memoir. The cover is blue and has a faint photo of Marie Doduck’s siblings as children.
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Marie Doduck’s memoir launches a week before International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Peak Web February 8, 2023

By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer The Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Memoirs Program in collaboration with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, organized a book launch of Marie (Mariette) Doduck’s memoir A Childhood Unspoken. The book launch was held on January 22 at…

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Halloween Horrors: What’s hot and what’s not

Peak Web October 27, 2018

By: 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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IEC Elections and Referenda Report offers improvements for SFSS elections

Peak Web May 5, 2018

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting held on April 20 saw the Board reviewing the Elections and Referenda Report submitted by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) reviewing the practices of the 2018 SFSS elections.    …

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