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New Music: Only A Visitor’s ruminative singles build anticipation for upcoming art album, Decay
January 31, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Only A Visitor is a Vancouver-based quintet with an idiosyncratic style that dips its toes in art pop, jazz, acapella, and avant-garde. They’re gearing up for the February 24 release of their first album under Mint Records, Decay. The album is full of peaceful melodies and harmonies that resonate as lasting meditative hums, drowning out negative thoughts throughout the day. While akin to the conceptual songwriting of Mitski and ruminative outlook of Weyes Blood, Only A Visitor’s vocal composition casts them in a league of their own. After graduating from UBC with a…
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D. O. Gibson inspires youth through hip-hop
January 30, 2023By: Anna Kazi, Peak Associate World record-setting rapper, Duane “D.O” Gibson, kicked off the year with the Black Music 365 tour which teaches youth in BC about the musical contributions of Black Canadian talent. Gibson spent the second week of January…
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Jewish Book Festival presents a collection of vivid graphic novels
January 26, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer Every year, the shelves of the Cherie Smith Jewish Community Centre’s Jewish Book Festival, one of Vancouver’s “leading cultural and literary events,” are filled with powerful narratives, knitting together a community of prominent and emerging…
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Meet Angela Sterritt: SFU Library’s 2023 non-fiction writer in residence
January 18, 2023By: Anna Kazi, SFU Student SFU recently welcomed Angela Sterritt, writer and “award-winning investigative journalist” as their 2023 writer in residence. Sterritt is part of the Gitanmaax community of the Gitxsan Nation and Bell Island Newfoundland. With over a decade…
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New Music: Poolblood’s debut album, Mole, is a soothing blend of genres
January 13, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer Breaking through the symmetry of the traditional forms of music and storytelling, Toronto-based artist Poolblood just released their debut album, Mole, on January 13. An experimental blend of punk, folk, indie, and pop, Mole is…
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Joy Johnson: undercover student
February 7, 2022By: Sara Brinkac, Humour Editor In the Fall 2021 semester, SFU president and vice-chancellor Joy Johnson undertook a disastrous “undercover student” marketing campaign. Originally, the campaign plan was that she spend a month as an undergraduate student while keeping a…
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Power rankings heading into the Spring 2022 athletic season
January 17, 2022By: Simran Sarai, SFU Student Although the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has shed some uncertainty on the Spring 2022 athletic calendar, several SFU teams are still scheduled to play. With that said, The Peak takes a look at which…
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Mastering the Basics: the history and roles of equipment in hockey
January 16, 2022By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer One might think defensive equipment has existed in hockey since its beginnings, but that would be wrong. The first-ever sticks were made from “a single piece of wood,” while skates were simply shoes with a…
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Small grocery stores are in need of our support
August 3, 2021By: Jacob Mattie, Peak Associate I have a few small grocery stores close to where I live — not small like that Safeway without a decent bakery section, or even the Buy-Low Foods you can fully explore in a few…
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Cringe culture needs to die
August 2, 2021By: Paige Riding, Copy Editor The act of “cringing” at someone for their actions, appearance, or behaviour is just bullying for miserable adults. Cringe culture is a harmful, low-brow form of “humour” exacerbated by the internet and its users hiding…
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