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A man shoving a woman out of the way in the hallway of the Academic Quandrangle.
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JOB AD: AQ Accident Control Officer

Peak Web June 4, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor and Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate Feel an urge to make a difference in the world? Do you have big muscles and are built like a Greek god? Are you ready to block student hooligans who dare walk on the wrong side of the hallway? We have just the job for ya!  AQ Accident Control Officer — A paid position starting at $2 every 3 hours (legal note: accident control officers will be officially labelled as freelancers to save us some big bucks. Attempts to unionize will result in banishment from the realm). Seeking multiple students…

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From the campus to the big screen: SFU student film goes global

Peak Web May 28, 2025

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer What started as a class project has since turned into a creative awakening for Kitty Cheung, SFU alum and former Peak staff. Bringing together poetry, live action, and illustration, the short film Ad Hominem 2…

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ILLUSTRATION: A classroom filled with students grouped around a tutor
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Friends of Simon: building community through education

Peak Web May 28, 2025

By: Phone Min Thant, Arts & Culture Editor The author of this article is a Friends of Simon tutor. Following The Peak’s conflict of interest policy, the piece’s payment has been reduced.  “It’s the best job I’ve ever done,” Teagan…

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1) Seven individuals dressed as McFogg, holding an assortment of baguettes and SFU flags. (2) A group of individuals standing behind a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the SFU pool. The pool is located directly in front of the ribbon. (3) SFU student prison guards taunting students locked inside of a dark and gloomy cell (4) SFU president Joy Johnson standing between two poles in the bus. She is holding a microphone.
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This week at SFU

Peak Web May 27, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik McFogg-themed LARPing extravaganza Saturday, May 31, 5:00 p.m. A middle place between world and time (the small patch of woods behind the softball field) Cost: Free, as long as you come in costume  LARPing, or live-action role-playing…

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A young man wearing a green t-shirt with the text “I love SFU walls.”
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Student spotlight: SFU wall advocate

Peak Web May 12, 2025

By: Zainab Salam, Correspondent for Misguided Student Movements As Canada’s top university for innovation, it’s unsurprising that SFU attracts visionary students. Today, we’re highlighting an SFU student with the potential to change the world.   I am reporting from the Student…

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A set of cards with different animal-like illustrations representing different faculties: A raccoon wearing a suit and tie, holding a phone A raccoon standing on its hind legs, to its right a stack of books. A dolphin with markings on its skin, floating in front of a laptop. A panda in a lab coat holding test tubes An elephant holding a paintbrush and a phone. A rodent-like creature with a nurse's hat and a face mask, holding a syringe. A creature with purple skin and green hair pointing towards a blackboard. A tiger with a leaf instead of a tail and a blue cap.
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Introducing SFU faculty Pokémon cards

Peak Web April 4, 2025

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Did you know, raccoons aren’t the only critters roaming campus? Here are some of the Pokémon you will face as you wander the concrete halls of the mountain fortress — each belonging to one…

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An illustration of the stairs leading up to the AQ at SFU Burnaby.
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Lotería: SFU edition

Peak Web April 4, 2025

By: Daniel Salcedo Rubio, Features Editor SFU’s new pre-convocation event was honestly . . . not bad. There were the usual finger food and photo booth with the typical cardboard cutouts, as well as a couple of SFU-inspired board games,…

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Donald Trump and a baby sitting on the steps of SFU’s reflection pond with each holding some cards.
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Trump bans Go Fish

Peak Web April 3, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump has passed a slew of executive orders. While some have generated significant buzz, skepticism, and pushback, others have managed to evade the hook of the public’s…

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A spread of various tokens and dice used for board games surrounded by cards.
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How to Play The Pawn’s Special Game

Peak Web April 1, 2025

By: Your friends at The Pawn <3 Are you on the hunt for a fun way to waste time? Never fear — The Pawn is here! After multiple months of testing, we’ve come up with the perfect game for you…

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A woman is carried by a bunch of women basketball players in SFU uniforms. Draped over her is the netting from a basketball hoop.
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Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame

Peak Web March 27, 2025

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer On February 21, 2025, Canada Basketball announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which includes former SFU and team Canada women’s basketball head coach Allison McNeill. McNeill became head coach for SFU’s women’s team…

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