Tiffany Chang

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What Grinds Our Gears: Yes, SFU Mail, I’m really, positively sure that I want to log out

Peak Web October 20, 2019

Does anyone else find the “Do you want to log out completely?” component of SFU Mail irritating and totally unnecessary? Canvas does the same thing. This might not be a big deal to some — in comparison to other issues, I guess it isn’t. And I’m normally not the type to complain about minor stuff like this, but requiring individuals to take that one extra step when logging out is frankly a totally useless feature.  The major changes the IT department made when switching everyone over from the old SFU Connect were supposedly done to improve the email experience for…

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Weirdest Library AskAway Asks

Peak Web July 22, 2019

We’ve all had those inevitable mental breakdowns when writing papers. These normally happen when we can’t find the articles we need and end up screaming at our computer screens.  Everyone sometimes needs that extra help from those valiant heroes of…

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SFU Snap 2.0: The Latest and Greatest Features

Peak Web July 19, 2019

Illustrated by:Momo Lin The SFU Snap app everyone downloads as first-years is great, but what if we had a newer version that connected to Wi-Fi even less often?  The “Construction Fence Labyrinth” game: This awesome game allows students to show…

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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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Long story short: Overwhelming myself in co-op taught me to take care of my mental health and respect my personal boundaries

Peak Web June 20, 2019

When I was in Grade 12,  I’d already decided on doing co-op during my third year of university;  I thought it looked like a good way to map out my academic career. After two years at SFU, I’d get used…

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Game of Thrones characters surviving SFU

Peak Web June 17, 2019

Illustration by: Cora Fu Game of Thrones characters can survive White Walkers, mad kings, and greyscale. But how would they handle being SFU students? Joffrey Baratheon Joffrey is an entitled prince and would never study because he’d think he could…

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Chill out this summer without freezing your bank account!

Peak Web June 10, 2019

Summer; ‘tis the season for sweating balls 24/7. Broke students unable to afford A/C become even more disgusting. It’s no secret that as a person diagnosed with DTS — Drenched T-shirt Syndrome — the struggle is undeniably real! If you’re…

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Spark Joy

Peak Web March 27, 2019

Illustrated by: Alice Zhang I just wanted to stress-clean and not think about homework for a little while! When I entered the abyss that is my closet, I didn't ask for an emotional assault by my own accumulation of useless…

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Album Reviews

Peak Web March 20, 2019

  Sucker Punch by Sigrid Sigrid’s long-awaited debut album is nothing short of a true sucker punch. Filled with endlessly catchy hooks and powerful lyrics, Sucker Punch includes 12 relatable tracks. Based in Norway, the 22-year-old artist is  honest and…

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How To: Get rid of student sickness

Peak Web February 19, 2019

Do you have student fever? Throughout the never-ending intensity of everyday student life, with lectures, procrastinated paper research, long bus lineups, and deciding if you have time to pee before tutorial when you’re already late, we tend to neglect our…

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