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A photo of a student posing in front of a parking lot, holding up a peace sign
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SFU’s parking lots, ranked

Peak Web May 16, 2022

By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate and Parking Expert Central Parkade 42069/10. This lot will never let me down. My ride or die. My homie. My bae. Live, love, laugh, Central Parkade. I can always find a spot and it’s right in the middle of campus, so I never have to walk very far to get where I need to go. I feel very “Romeo and Juliet Forbidden Lovers” about this parking lot now though. It’s the only lot you can’t use the Honk Flex parking pass at. I have to find another lover. My heart is shattered :(( Tags: #BestLocation, #CrowdFavourite,…

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An illustration of a sleeping bag, a hiking outfit, and a penguin suit
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Imperfect fits for students who would rather be anywhere but class

Peak Web May 16, 2022

By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Summer has arrived, and so has the semester! Isn’t that just lovely? I, too, enjoy spending my summer sitting on the leather seats of the 145 in shorts (and peeling my thighs off my seat when…

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Illustration of a sepia-toned, torn piece of paper depicting the Avocado statue on the Burnaby campus. Above the statue is large text stating, "MISSING! Have you seen this avocado?" Below the statue, text reads, "Any information related to SFU Avocado will be rewarded."
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SFUnexplained: Whatever happened to the missing avocado statue?

Peak Web May 9, 2022

By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer BREAKING NEWS! The ENTIRETY of the SFU Burnaby Campus was thrown for a LOOP on the early mornings of Monday, May 2, when our beloved avocado statue was nowhere to be seen!!!!! If you don’t believe…

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A photo of one of the bus stops at SFU. A bus is pulled up beside it. It looks like a nice day.
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SFU Burnaby is doomed to always be a commuter campus

Opinions April 11, 2022

By: Craig Allan, Peak Associate In 1963, after achieving formal assent in the BC Legislature, Dr. Gordon M. Shrum, first chancellor of SFU, decided that the best place for the new SFU would be atop Burnaby Mountain, ensuring two things:…

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A study room, as described in the piece. The table is broad, and a window looks out from the side of the room.
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What grinds our gears: A lack of campus study spaces

Opinions April 8, 2022

By: Craig Allan, Peak Associate; Jacob Mattie, Opinions Editor As a student whose home has more distractions than it does workspace, I usually come to school to get my work done. My favourite place to work at the SFU Burnaby…

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A photo of the outside of SFU Surrey campus’ entryway atrium. The image looks slightly stretched out, but is otherwise pretty recognizable. The photo was taken at dusk, accenting the building’s lighting.
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We need more classes at the Surrey and Vancouver campuses

Opinions April 7, 2022

By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer If you're an SFU student, you'll likely find yourself having to take a course at the Burnaby campus at some point in your academic career; however, because of the Burnaby campus’ often harsh weather conditions…

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Top ten reasons SFU is better than UBC

Peak Web March 28, 2022

By: Sara Brinkac, Humour Editor Our campus isn’t the worst Separate buildings across a 400 hectare campus? What is that? Who needs that much space? While UBC students are bragging about their “campus culture” SFU students will be happily walking…

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"Monday Music" in giant yellow block letters with a red background
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Monday Music: Songs to listen to when you realize you’re in a toxic relationship with your university

Arts March 14, 2022

By: Marco Ovies, Features Editor SFU refuses to let me leave with a degree and it’s starting to feel a little obsessive. Despite trying to do everything right, my degree keeps getting extended one semester at a time. I get…

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A photo of the WAC Bennett library, taken from the stairs leading to the AQ. The day is overcast, accenting the gray of the concrete. SFU’s architecture is brutalist, and the image accents this incredibly well.
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What Grinds Our Gears: SFU Burnaby being one big design flaw

Peak Web March 4, 2022

By: Hannah Kazemi, SFU Student Burnaby campus is ugly. The buildings are glum, the hallways are dark, and the overall vibes suck so bad. Walking through the AQ at 4:00 p.m. in November feels like I’m dragging my feet through…

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A single 100-dollar bill, against a white background.
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UBC students get $1,500 of mental health benefits, we get . . . $500?

Peak Web March 1, 2022

By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief In 2021, UBC’s student society, the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS), increased their mental health benefits from $500 to $1,000. Earlier this year, they increased them again to $1,500 through use of their Health and Dental…

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