SFU Student
The silver lining of not getting an RA living wage
June 27, 2023By: Anthony Houston, SFU student Content warning: mentions of disordered eating. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve seen many negative communications fly around about SFU’s lack of effort in bargaining negotiations, the strike, living wages, and blah blah blah. You know what I haven’t seen? Someone explaining the positive impacts of SFU refusing to negotiate a fair deal for TAs, RAs, and other workers. So, I made a list. Great Grindr profile pics. Dr. Joy Johnson has inadvertently put me on a rigorous two-meals-a-day plan by refusing to pay me a living wage. Yup, now that I have to…
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Local guy sprints to catch the SkyTrain, knowing damn well the next one arrives in two minutes
June 21, 2023By: Hailey Miller, SFU Student We’ve all seen him — that one guy who causes a scene at the SkyTrain station. The guy who appears out of nowhere and leaps up the escalator two steps at a time. Like a…
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Final Analysis Paper: The Lorax
May 11, 2023By: Gabriel Kitsos, SFU student Bryan Smith English 110 15/04/2022 Prof. thomas murphy Final Analysis Paper: The Lorax It goes without saying that for my historical literature analysis I have chosen to write about The Lorax. Basically, my thesis is…
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Donatello’s advice to new and current SFU students
March 20, 2023By: Hana Hoffman, SFU Student Hey there, I’m Donatello. I’ve been living at SFU and observing life here for longer than you can imagine, and it has come to my attention that some of you need my wise advice today.…
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Q&A with Elvira Chan on her independently-published novel
March 16, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Elvira Chan is an SFU graduate student in the area of counselling and human development. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in print and digital publishing. The following is…
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HUMSU invites you to creatively “witness” humanity
March 14, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Editor’s note: Sara Wong, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the…
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My sexual awakening: the Fire Nation siblings
February 14, 2023By: Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Readers, what I am about to tell you are the true chronicles of my heart-pounding love story. I was 13-years-old, and when season two Zuko (or Lee, from the tea shop) started growing his hair…
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Top ten ways to receive sweet, sweet academic validation
January 25, 2023By: Hana Hoffman, SFU Student Go around campus on Halloween week Well, if you want something sweet, then get it on Halloween week. No matter where your grades are at, you’ll find sweet rewards everywhere. Who cares if it’s unrelated…
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Horoscopes November 28th – December 3rd
November 28, 2022By: Hana Hoffman, SFU Student Aries Look into the sky tonight when the whole town has their lights off and the ambience is cold, silent, and peaceful. Count how many stars you see with your vision, then make a wish…
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Horoscopes: November 14–19
November 13, 2022By: Hana Hoffman, SFU Student Aries You woke up feeling tired, it’s just one of those days. But remember that energy-boosting mushroom item you had the last time you played Mario Kart? Yes, it’s still in your possession because you…
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