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A celebration of Indigenous cultures at SFU Burnaby
June 17, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer On Tuesday June 17, SFU’s Town and Gown Square will be filled with a bustling Indigenous Market. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the square will be lined with 25 vendors showcasing their Indigenous goods and art. Hosted in the middle of National Indigenous History Month, the market is organized by SFU Campus Services and the Indigenous Student Centre (ISC). The market is set to be a vibrant display of the cultures of various Indigenous Nations, and a wonderful opportunity for all community members to engage in the local Indigenous goods and art scene. A…
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The Bright-er Side: SFU Burnaby in autumn
October 15, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer While many associate the colder months with seasonal depression, I couldn’t be happier about the dark and gloomy weather. I relish spending days indoors, in the many nooks and crannies of campus, in a knit…
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Bright-er Side: Navigating the maze of Burnaby Mountain
September 26, 2024By: Jin Song, Peak Associate My first experience of SFU’s Burnaby campus was struggling to find TASC 9204 for an absurd amount of time. Even with the help of Google Maps, SFU Snap, the campus maps, and strangers (none of…
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An SFU background extra tell-all
June 13, 2024By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief SFU students have been observing a strange phenomenon across campuses — more and more common areas filled with students just hanging out. At first, The Peak assumed it was some conspiracy. But the tips have been…
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Free resources of SFU
July 25, 2023By: Balqees Jama, SFU Student The university offers many resources, and students self-organize a variety of supports too. This non-exhaustive list highlights lesser-known free* resources available on the SFU Burnaby campus for graduate and undergraduate students, including Fraser International College…
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A FIRE Story About My Day at SFU Burnaby
July 19, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Disclaimer: This is a true story. I wish I could say it isn’t. Everyone’s heard about the fire that rocked the world (or just the Burnaby campus) on Wednesday, June 28. You might have been…
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Who’s that building named after? : Burnaby campus edition
October 22, 2019By: Juztin Bello, Mishaa Khan, Jennifer Low, Lubaba Mahmud, Gabrielle McLaren, and Olivia Roberts W.A.C. Bennett Library As a place that adheres to different student needs — whether that be as a spot for exam cramming, a trove for the…
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SFU’s master plan: A look ahead to the next 50 years on Burnaby campus
August 7, 2018By: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate Over the coming years, SFU Campus Planning and Development, along with planning firm Urban Strategies, will be designing a new vision for Burnaby campus, and they are looking for student input. The plan, titled…
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Carman McKay on his work, inspirations, and experiences
July 20, 2018Written by: Amal Javed Abdullah Artist Carman McKay has been relief carving an oversized spindle whorl, which is traditionally used for wool spinning, in front of the Indigenous Student Centre (AQ 2002) every Tuesday and Thursday in July. So far,…
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Hunt for the best: Burgers of Burnaby campus
June 17, 2018Written and photographed by: Gene Cole A&W What? The Double Teen Burger Price? $7.99 This fast food company is not exclusive to SFU, but it’s a beneficial starting point for this spread of reviews, because A&W doesn't make an inherently bad…
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