Summer

an illustrated calender that says "Need to Know, Need to Go"
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May Events

Peak Web May 12, 2025

[caption id="attachment_131334" align="alignnone" width="179"] PHOTO: Screenshot courtesy of @soumakboutique / Instagram[/caption] Turkish/Syrian Coffee on Hot Sand & Boardgames Kids Market, 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver May 17, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Free registration via Eventbrite  Soumak Boutique’s Turkish Coffee on Hot Sand pop-up is happening on May 17, bringing the traditional art of coffee brewing to Vancouver for all coffee lovers! With just $5.50 for Turkish coffee or $2.50 for Turkish tea, you can sip your coffee, soak in the atmosphere filled with Middle Eastern music and tradition, all while enjoying a complimentary piece of Turkish delight! While you’re there, make sure…

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A summer of fresh air and fun

Peak Web July 4, 2023

One of the best things about summer is spending time outside. Whether you’re hiking, enjoying the water, or taking in local art, there are plenty of options for outdoor activities in the Lower Mainland. If you’ve got a free day…

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How to spend a summer day in Vancouver

Peak Web May 11, 2023

Cherry blossoms are blooming, the rain is fading, and we can finally leave the house without a thick puffer jacket on. You know what that means — eat, sleep, beach, repeat! While there’s certainly no shortage of activities to partake…

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Illustration of a person in camping gear and a hat with netting around their face, in a fighting stance, carrying Bug spray in their hands
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Bugphobic person loves camping

Peak Web July 19, 2022

The best thing to do in summer is to go camping. There is nothing more peaceful than being out in nature with your phone on airplane mode and having deep soul-searching talks over the crackling fire. If only bugs would…

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Horoscopes: May 16-May 22

Peak Web May 26, 2022

Aries Sweet Aries, you’re toootally not a summer semester person. I know you want to get a move on your degree and more importantly, stop yourself from streaming every Netflix movie possible, but it isn’t working. You already missed your…

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Top ten ways to cope with the beginning of another semester

Peak Web May 9, 2022

Denial What semester? This summer you’ll be tanning blissfully at the beach, laughing at the people signing up for another summer of the same school-related stress and poorly air-conditioned lecture halls. Instead of completing required readings, you’ll be reading a…

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“We are open for business”: SFU co-op adapts to a COVID-19 summer

Peak Web June 9, 2020

Over the past few months, the COVID-19 outbreak has caused complications for SFU co-op programs, including cancelled and postponed placements.  Angelica Baniqued’s lab-based co-op term was at first delayed indefinitely, leaving her in a dilemma of whether or not to…

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What grinds Our Gears: Why are students still sweltering through summer classes in 2019?

Peak Web July 6, 2019

You know what sucks? The lack of air conditioning on campus. As someone who sweats buckets whenever I’m at school during the summer, it downright pisses me off.  Needless to say, summers in the last few years have been scorching…

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My summer accomplishments

Peak Web September 5, 2018

The summer sun, the cool and refreshing ocean water, the long hours of daylight spent sipping on lemonade; this is what summer break promises. We spend all spring gearing up in anticipation for the days of fun ahead and planning…

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AI summer camp aims to encourage high school girls to get involved in STEM

Peak Web August 3, 2018

The SFU Faculty of Applied Sciences held Invent the Future, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) summer camp, to encourage girls to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.      During the two weeks of the camp, 24 eleventh-grade girls…

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