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Being an Asian immigrant in Canada
June 7, 2021by Nancy La, Staff Writer One of the few memories l have from first immigrating to Canada was my sister teaching me the English alphabet. We had just landed in YVR less than 12 hours before and we were both jet-lagged, yet we still had to work on our English. I felt that being fluent in this language equaled approval and attention, so I continued to practice without complaining. Flash forward a couple of months and it seemed that my efforts to learn were not enough when I was still unable to speak more than a few words of English at…
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Tuition Breakdown: Summer 2021
May 10, 2021by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer In November 2020, students received an email from vice president, academic and provost pro tem Jonathan Driver and vice president, finance and administration Martin Porchuko regarding tuition. In the email, they said SFU’s Board of…
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The Peak staff reveal their best worst childhood costumes
October 30, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Emma Jean, Dhivya Manohar, and Paige Riding By Juztin [caption id="attachment_116213" align="alignnone" width="250"] PHOTO: Juztin Bello / The Peak[/caption] I wasn’t big on creative costumes when I was a kid — evident by the fact I have no…
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Multiple student groups victim to break-ins on campus in the past few months
June 30, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, Staff Writer Embark, Out On Campus (OOC), and The Peak’s offices have all been subject to break-ins and petty theft over the past few months. Ashley Brooks, Out On Campus coordinator, found out about the break-in…
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Want to support the Black Lives Matter movement? Here’s how you can start
June 6, 2020Compiled by: The Peak Publication Society Please note that the sources listed below have been compiled by multiple individuals, and we do not take credit for writing them. Petitions, petitions, petitions. They are circling everywhere and almost impossible…
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The secret life of The Peak’s pets
May 10, 2020By: Harvin Bathal, Juztin Bello, Kelly Chia, Nicole Magas OK, I’ll admit it — the power of being the Features editor has finally gotten to my head. When the opportunity to interview The Peak’s beautiful animals had been taken with…
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Social distancing doesn’t have to be just staring longingly out your window for the entire day
March 22, 2020by Marco Ovies, Arts Editor If you’re anything like me, you’ve been social distancing for a little bit now. For me this means going for walks around the local park and playing Pokémon for extended periods of time. But after…
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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 7
October 11, 2019By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor Hello readers of The Peak sports section, My name is Dylan Webb and I’m this week's host for the Peak Sports Mailbag. Our topic this week is NHL Hockey. Thanks so much to all of…
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The Black Excellence in Blackkklansman
September 10, 2018By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Editor’s note: Spoilers included! If a film has the ability to exceed the methodical expiry date of trend-propelled plots, then chances are, its value in society is imperative. Blackkklansman, directed by…
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Everything you need to know about SFU Streetfest
September 8, 2018By: Winona Young The Peak: In your own words as the co-chair of Streetfest, can you please describe what SFU Streetfest is? Mark McLaughlin: The SFU Streetfest at UniverCity that we're going to be holding September 14 is really…
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