Sarah Sorochuk

A student at a desk typing on their laptop, surrounded by piles of books.
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Top four email sign-offs

Peak Web September 6, 2026

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate We are constantly writing emails as university students. Emails about grades. Emails about assignments. Emails answering questions that could have been answered if you read your frickin’ syllabus or even the SFU subreddit.  The writing of the email is never an issue though, “Hi Professor, I hope you are doing well . . . ” Then comes the dreaded part of the process — the sign off, which leaves us staring blankly at Outlook wondering how words work again. What words go together in what order and everything else that once seemed like common sense.…

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SFU’s cheery campus renovation hoax

Peak Web July 14, 2025

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate SFU’s summer semester has been absolutely thrilling. From the koi pond being evacuated, sucked dry, and refilled to loitering chairs from convocation, to even an abundance of high school graduations, there is never a dull…

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A cake with the following things on them: A block that says “Times New Roman size 12” on it, the Google Maps logo, the ChatGPT logo with a big X through it, and a picture of Venom.
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My hear me out cake

Peak Web June 9, 2025

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate Times New Roman (size 12) This font has gyatt to be the original “hear me out.” With its classy formatting and fancy lowercase “a,” this is definitely the most bangable of the fonts. You cannot…

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A man shoving a woman out of the way in the hallway of the Academic Quandrangle.
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JOB AD: AQ Accident Control Officer

Peak Web June 4, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor and Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate Feel an urge to make a difference in the world? Do you have big muscles and are built like a Greek god? Are you ready to block student hooligans who…

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A picture of a row of mayonnaise jars priced at 25 cents.
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The Peak investigates: Mayonnaise mayhem

Peak Web May 27, 2025

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Investigative Journalist  Dollar Tree has been caught selling squeeze bottles of mayonnaise for 25 cents a jar. What’s the reason? The scoop, or rather the spread, is within spoon’s reach. People have been making up their own…

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PHOTO: Of a student who looks emotional/overwhelmed standing at the SFU lower bus loop with a bunch of books in hand. We should be able to get the vibe that they really don't want to be on campus during the summer.
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My Summertime Classes by Sarah Sorochuk and Lana Del Rey

Peak Web May 19, 2025

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate Going to bed with a DIY spray tan, Summertime classes. Waking up for an 8:00 a.m., My summertime classes.   I’ve got my backpack on today, Dreaming of a day when I could be away.…

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Dear Peakie aids those in need

Peak Web February 4, 2025

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor Dear Peakie,  I love merch! People think my favourite slogan is “fight, fight, fight,” but it’s actually “monetize, monetize, monetize.” I can sell anything! Candy, robes, guitars . . .…

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Pickle slices sit on a white plate beside a set of metal tongs.
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Nutritious nibbles: Baba’s sweet and Dido’s sour prairie pickles

Peak Web January 15, 2025

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate My grandmother (Baba) is a spectacular homecook who runs her home kitchen she calls “Pat’s Diner.” All her kids and grandkids know when we go to Pat’s Diner, we’ll always enjoy ourselves. It’s time to…

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Man sitting in front of a laptop looking frustrated.
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goSFU? More like noSFU

Peak Web December 9, 2024

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor OK, it’s course selection season! Time to log into the easy-peasy, foolproof system called goSFU. It allows us to enroll in classes, request our wonderful advising transcripts, and pay our…

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Someone is making coffee with their laptop open. Their LinkedIn page is on the screen and a man dressed in business casual is coming out of the screen to spy on the laptop user.
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Paranoia that LinkedIn is watching

Peak Web November 27, 2024

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor Do you know the feeling right after you post something online? The doubt and fear that seeps in, and feels like darkness clutching your gut? The thought that something you…

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