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Staying organized during remote learning
July 23, 2020By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Figure out when you’re most productive I know that every article about working or studying from home insists that waking up early is the embodiment of productivity. However, not everyone will be able to wake up at dawn feeling refreshed and rested. For some people, working in the morning is a good way to start their day. But for others, working in the afternoon or nighttime just makes sense. Figuring out when you’re most motivated to work will be beneficial to you in the long run, and figuring this out will take a little bit of…
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14 creative sitting postures for online lectures
July 20, 2020Written by Hannah Davis, Peak Associate The best thing about online classes is that you can sit any way you want to. Every student hates how in-person classes mean you’re confined to regular seated positions in a regular chair. Butt…
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Group partners file for divorce, dispute custody of project
July 20, 2020Written by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Two Beedie students have recently filed for a “group project divorce” after an assignment conflict erupted on their shared Google Doc. Amy Peti, the second year divorcee, spoke with The Peak about the events…
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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: July 20–26
July 20, 2020Written by Paige Riding, News Writer Aries: As the first sign of the Zodiac, you really prove that the old saying “first the worst, second the best” is true. When you’re not busy victimizing yourself, you’re bullying others around you.…
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How I became less apprehensive about alcohol on my own time
July 14, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer I had my first drink at 19. Not my first legal drink, no, my first drink ever. This may seem odd to the majority of regularly drinking university students. How could you not have tasted…
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SFU announces new album, drops single “Petter Weather”
July 14, 2020Written by Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer, and Paige Riding, News Writer After four years of hard work on the SUB, SFU is releasing their first album Academic Integrity, out Fall 2020 via British Columbia Records. The group announced the project and…
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Alumnus “isn’t passionate” about current shampoo brand, regrets not switching it before graduating
July 14, 2020Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor Recently, a Vancouver-based university graduate took to Facebook to describe his regrets about the life choices he pursued during his bachelor’s. “I just graduated from SFU with honours, and after some heavy self-reflection, I…
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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: July 13–19
July 13, 2020Written by Paige Riding, News Writer Aries: This week, try stretching your body each morning. Sure, stretching has countless health benefits, but I’m mostly telling you to do this because you only ever stretch yourself thin figuratively. Help your hamstrings. Taurus:…
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Freedom Square plaque removed and engraved into new tiles
July 13, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Editor The plaque that once stood in SFU’s Freedom Square, in commemoration of protests that took place in 1967, has now been engraved into the new tiles in Freedom Square with different wording. According to…
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CONFESSIONALS: I miss Burnaby campus
July 12, 2020Written by Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer I’ll just say it: I miss going to Burnaby campus. Every day, I got chills taking the 145 bus up the mountain and reaching the peak. See the uninviting concrete façade. See the sports…
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