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An illustration of a devastated student on their knees putting a hand up in surrender, as a 145 production station bus drives away.
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Operation grit: the hidden experiment behind your commute

Peak Web July 14, 2025

By: The Peak’s lead undercover journalist and Big Pedometer’s least loyal employee Our story starts on a Tuesday that felt like a Thursday — existentially, spiritually, atmospherically. A brave student (name classified, as she’s currently in hiding from TransLink and her midterm results) embarked on what should have been a simple journey from class. She boarded the 145, already daydreaming about Pedro Pascal TikTok edits. But as the bus jerked to a halt at Production Way, the driver turned, eyes haunted, and gestured towards the SkyTrain station. Just like that, our commuter had become a subject.  For those blessed never…

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an illustration of a baby blue heron
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Brighter side: Joy and a heron

Peak Web March 4, 2025

By: Elijah Dunham-Jasich, SFU Student I find most of my Burnaby campus joy in myopic fashion. The AQ’s single-paned windows and their accompanying “be heat aware” posters bring me joy. It’s here where the optimism of an architectural vision long-gone…

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Someone proposing to their partner inside the avocado egg. Raccoons are watching.
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Places to propose to your partner at SFU

Peak Web November 23, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Have you ever thought about asking someone to marry you at SFU? No? Well, here are some reasons why you should. We’ve got a plethora of beautiful places where you can pop the question to…

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SFU Burnaby campus in the fall.
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Which SFU Campus are you most like?

Peak Web June 27, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer We’ve all spent at least one sleepless night hopelessly scrolling through Buzzfeed quizzes until 2:00 a.m., but I bet none of you know what SFU Campus you’re most like. Now is the time to find…

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Hunt for the best: Burgers of Burnaby campus

Peak Web June 17, 2018

Written 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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