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The semesterly commute back to Burnaby
September 20, 2026With fall semester anew, many of us have had to travel back to campus after a summer home or elsewhere. The ritual of packing up your life from the different places you belong can be difficult, but it can also be exciting. As a fourth-year student, the process has become a sort of reflex. I’ve developed an efficient routine that some may call “chaotic” or “rushed.” The type B in me can’t help it; if I must be early to all my classes, why should I prematurely arrive at the airport too? Here’s the advice I’d give my first-year self.…
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SFYou: Cedric and Savar, creators of Unify Social
May 31, 2026Every year, hundreds of thousands of people move to Canada, but oftentimes getting here is only half the battle. Between meeting immigration requirements, learning a foreign language, and finding bearings in a new city, being a newcomer can be overwhelming. …
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Long Story Short: Paving a non-linear academic path
May 18, 2026Before starting university, my peers and I started planning our careers. Everyone around me had such big dreams — my friends wanted to be doctors, lawyers, or engineers. Having always cared about my grades and academic success, my teachers, friends,…
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CONFESSIONAL: I “pay it forward” in the drive-thru to gain aura points
July 14, 2025Imagine you’re me. A writer, in an age of inflation and AI takeover. Like Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice, “I’ve no money, and no prospects. I’m already a burden to my parents.” With my permanently low tax bracket, when…
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Operation grit: the hidden experiment behind your commute
July 14, 2025By: The Peak’s lead undercover journalist and Big Pedometer’s least loyal employee Our story starts on a Tuesday that felt like a Thursday — existentially, spiritually, atmospherically. A brave student (name classified, as she’s currently in hiding from TransLink and…
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Top five time management tips from expert authors
March 26, 2024We are told over and over that time is the most valuable resource we have. This saying is a cliché, yes, but it’s also true. Juggling our commitments in a world of constant digital distraction and impossible demands is overwhelming,…
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Nutritious Nibbles: Homestyle mac and cheese
September 10, 2023I’ve always loved to cook, but as a busy university student with very little time to do so, I’ve had to come up with ways to enhance my food while maintaining minimal time commitments to prepping and cooking. Who doesn’t…
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SOCA wellness retreat funding rejected by the SFSS
September 5, 2023Editor’s Note: This article was updated on September 8, 2023, to note that the black wellness retreat was not cancelled. At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) meeting on June 21, the SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA)…
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A letter to my TA
July 24, 2023I’ve often wondered how teaching assistants find the time to actually manage being a TA. As if university isn’t tough enough, somehow you squeeze enough time into your schedule to assist in one more course — not to mention undertaking…
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Communication student union relaunches podcast
November 28, 2022SFU’s communication student union has recently revamped their podcast, The Medium, The Message. It is hosted by vice-president of the communication student union, Talha Butt, and communications coordinators Simran Mann and Arianne Cervantes. The first episode was released on November…
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