Renaissance
Tell us your Renaissance order, and we’ll tell you what your Hinge bio should be
May 11, 2023By: Maya Beninteso, Peak Associate Large upside-down iced caramel macchiato with white mocha syrup instead of vanilla and the cup lined with caramel drizzle People would often describe you as a (perpetually sugar-high) kid at heart. You’re always looking for a good time, and your profile immediately gives that impression. Your bio is full of very original flirty lines, your favourite being: “Yes, I will take some coffee with my sugar so long as you give me some, too, wink wink.” Profile Highlights: Occupation: Fun-Haver Height: 5’5.5” (yes, the additional half inch is important) Location: Wanderer <3 Looking for: You…
Continue reading
An Ode To My Luvr
September 28, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Overly Devoted Staff Writer Dear Renaissance, Oh, how I love you so, You stand by me when I need you most; Your presence everlasting, unwavering, and eager — My life on the line, I would put…
Continue reading
Reviewing Renaissance: The Best and The Worst
September 28, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Official Taste-Tester & Staff Writer Hey fellow students, it’s Hannah, and today I’m reviewing the esteemed Renaissance Café. The heart and soul of SFU Burnaby. Coffee. Muffins. Need I say more? As every dedicated student has done,…
Continue reading
Sustainability-focused student-led program launches on SFU Burnaby campus
October 23, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A group of SFU students are working to make SFU more sustainable through a new program called TumblerShare. TumblerShare is a student-led sustainability program at SFU’s Burnaby campus, encouraging students and staff…
Continue reading
Higher Grounds Coffee Shop resumes its normal services while Highland Pub remains closed
January 7, 2018This week Higher Grounds Coffee Shop reopened its doors for business while the Highland Pub’s reopening date remains undetermined. In fall 2017, SFU Dining Services took over the Maggie Benston Centre (MBC) Highland Pub, Higher Grounds Coffee Shop, and food…
Continue reading
A love letter to my beloved Renaissance at Cornerstone
July 13, 2015[CUE THE DRAMATIC MUSIC] My dearly beloved Renaissance at Cornerstone, It saddens me to think that you’ve used the last of your coffee filters this past June 27; that you have shut your doors; that you are no longer. I…
Continue reading
SFU Masterpiece: “Portrait of a Woman in a Renaissance Costume with Cadmium Middle”
February 2, 2015Editor’s note: Following a statement by the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Association (FNMISA), on behalf of Māori students, The Peak acknowledges this piece, written by Brad McLeod, was written from a colonial perspective and failed to consider the…
Continue reading
