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The Young Romantics are well represented in SFU’s art collection
June 8, 2015On a massive canvas, tar, enamel, varathane, oil, and corduroy create images of bodies which frame a circular opening. Adorned with flowers, the opening looks like a ceremonial basin with ribbed bodies of fish descending into the opening, along with fleshy intestinal viscera that hang like sausages over a stove pot. Attila Richard Lukacs’ painting, Trial & Error, also includes a young, nude male sitting upside-down on an inverted staircase. He holds a flute and is draped by an intestinal feather boa while another male body, also upside-down, is elongated on the opposite side of the surface. The painting sits…
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Twelve other types of currency the SFU bookstore should start accepting
June 8, 2015With our university's bookstores now accepting Bitcoins, it seems SFU is on track to a future less dependent on traditional institutions like regular money. While itís at it, here are 12 other types of currency we would like to see…
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Archives for the Future
June 7, 2015Located in the basement of the Maggie Benston Centre, down a long, seemingly neverending hallway, SFU’s Archives and Records Management office is an area that most SFU students never take the time to visit. Despite containing some of our school’s…
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Peak Speak: Stephen Harper designs new “dad jeans”
June 5, 2015This week The Peak asked SFU students how they would react to Stephen Harper starting a line of "dad jeans"? Created by Paige Smith Special thanks to Jacey Gibb
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Summer Happenings at Woodward’s
May 25, 2015The summer heat is here in full blast, and so are SFU Woodward’s summer events. Among other things, this season promises innovation, a gospel choir, and free breakfast. [caption id="attachment_2726" align="alignleft" width="266"] Photo courtesy of Creative Mornings.[/caption] On June 5,…
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Rowing at SFU
May 22, 2015SFU's Rowing team gives some insight into what the sport is really like: extremely earlier mornings, intense work-outs, and team bonding.
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The Peak is hiring a Digital Strategist!
May 15, 2015We are looking for a new Digital Strategist (or Web Producer) to join our team and help maximize our online presence. If the job description below is of interest to you or someone you know, send a resume and cover…
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SFU film students present short at DOXA
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2425" align="alignright" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora.[/caption] Many SFU students are strong, caring people who support each other’s success, so I wasn’t surprised to find plenty of folk from the School for Contemporary Arts on…
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A definitive ranking of every Starbucks near SFU’s Vancouver campus
May 11, 2015When it comes to leading the student life, a good cup of coffee can mean the difference between life and death — or maybe it just feels that way sometimes. Regardless, your daily caffeine intake should never be something you…
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