Tam Nguyen

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Welcome to SFU!

Peak Web September 11, 2024

By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer Congratulations, your nightmarish high school experience ends with you getting into SFU! Let’s be honest, this is the best-case scenario given that UBC doesn’t want you, and you’re not cool enough for Toronto and Montreal. As a result, Mom finally loves you, and Dad, as usual, isn’t there.  Now, how will you thrive for the next four years (make it six, actually) of university? Don’t worry, I barely survived my first year and here’s how I did it:  1. Academic excellence  Go to Rate My Professors before you impulsively enroll in any courses. As my…

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How to sabotage a completely healthy and happy relationship (lesbian version)

Peak Web February 14, 2024

By: Tam Nguyen, SFU Student Inside an SFU dorm, there’s a girl sleeping on the couch. A YouTube video called “Learn C++ in 15 minutes” is playing on the TV screen. Suddenly, there’s a loud BANG on the door that…

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The Bright Young Things delves into grieving youth loss and pursuing happiness

Peak Web November 2, 2023

By: Tam Nguyen The Bright Young Things is a play about a group of eight young artists and aristocrats trying to readjust to society after World War I and Spanish Flu pandemic in the 1920s. It deals with the everlasting…

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A Japanese person in Kabuki-style pale white foundation with exaggerated black and red makeup, hair up in a bow with chopsticks and flowers adorning their hair, holding a red apple. They are behind a green, comic-book style background with an exaggerated facial expression, white gloves, and a fairytale-style blue dress.
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Forest of Truth breaks gender stereotypes in a whimsical way

Peak Web October 24, 2023

By: Tam Nguyen, SFU Student Vancouver Fringe Festival is the biggest theatre festival in BC, held annually every September on Granville Island. Fringe 2023 wrapped up with over 85 independent artists and performers from across the world, cherishing all kinds…

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