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Student sitting at a table in the Dining Commons surrounded by half empty cups and plates.
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Build your perfect Dining Commons meal and we’ll tell you when you should start studying for your midterms

Peak Web October 11, 2024

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture and Sports Editor Hello friend! Welcome to SFU’s Dining Commons. Where are you coming from?  I just finished back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back lectures.  . . . I don’t actually know.   I actually just came back from The Peak’s office. My favourite study spot on campus. I have three midterms next week, and I can’t waste any more time scrolling through TikTok. Brat summer is over! Yay!  Okay, let’s grab a starter! What will you be having?  I’m skipping that and going right to the entrées.  A salad? I don’t know. I’m indecisive.  Soup, please. It’s warm and…

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SFU’s Maggie Benson Centre as seen from the sidewalk outside
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Sick leave shouldn’t be up to professors

Peak Web October 7, 2024

By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer Life is unpredictable and often beyond our control. As students, health conditions or personal emergencies can impact our ability to stay on top of courses. Things like contagious illnesses, mental health issues, or loved ones…

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A group of girls huddle in a circle, each wearing a white uniform with red pinstripes and a red visor with a maple leaf on it.
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A beginner’s guide to SFU sports, written by a beginner

Peak Web September 26, 2024

By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer I must admit, I’m not a dedicated sports fan. I don’t think I’ve ever watched any sports games before, except for the World Cup final in 2022 where Argentina scored two goals over France on…

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A thin girl with brown skin and short hair stands with her fists raised in a defensive position.
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La Suprema: a town forgotten

Peak Web September 17, 2024

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer As an SFU student, I’m always looking for exciting events to attend near campus. So, on September 5, I found myself at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema for the 7:00 p.m. screening of La Suprema at…

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Photo of the Academic Quadrangle at SFU
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Most Googled questions: SFU edition

Peak Web September 16, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer We all love a good, ol’ fashioned game of the most searched questions on the web. Tap into all things SFU and prepare yourself for your next university trivia night. Here are SFU’s Most Googled…

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Six athletes in athletic wear (two in red bodysuits that read “USA,” two in red and white bodysuits that have a Canadian flag, one in an all-red one that says “Canada,” and one in a taekwondo uniform).
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SFU Olympians: Red Leafs who performed on the world stage

Peak Web September 15, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Though the 2024 Paris Olympics have now come to an end, we should still take pride in the performances current and former SFU athletes showed during the two weeks of competitions. Six athletes competing in…

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Sprinter Marie-Éloïse Leclair holdng up three fingers while running with a baton in her hand.
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How the Red Leafs fared this late spring season

Peak Web September 13, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer As the summer season comes to a close, it’s time to take a look back on the trials and triumphs the Red Leafs faced these past few months.  Softball Overall record: 11–31 Conference record: 6–18…

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This is a photo of a science anatomical model of a human brain.
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SFU medical school appoints a dean and receives $33.7 million

Peak Web July 27, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On July 9, BC Premier David Eby announced that the new SFU medical school in Surrey will receive another $33.7 million to renovate an “interim space at an existing building” at SFU Surrey. This is…

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This is a photo of the SFU Burnaby Campus over the reflection pond.
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Concerns raised regarding recent SFU layoffs

Peak Web July 13, 2024

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor This summer, SFU laid off nearly 100 staff and eliminated positions citing budget concerns. Some of those positions included administrative staff, such as jobs in Student Services — including positions in SFU Health and Counselling…

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SFU administration to discuss divestment from Israel

Peak Web June 15, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. On May 30, SFU president Joy Johnson and the Board of Governors agreed to discuss divestment from arms companies that profit from the genocide in occupied Palestine. This announcement comes…

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