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Cartoon asbestos particles (little brown specks with googly eyes) walking away from the SFU library building with a bindle upon their shoulders. They have a look of desperation upon their faces.
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Asbestos speak out against heartless renoviction from the library

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Heidi Kwok, asbestos tenant advocate Over the summer, SFU’s asbestos community was served a notice to vacate the fifth floor of the W.A.C. Bennett Library on the Burnaby campus. This eviction coincides with the reopening of the floor on August 25, following a nearly three-year renovation project. Henry J. Asbestos Junior, the primary tenant, and his extended family of over nine and a half million particles (and counting!) have been locked in a bitter eviction battle with the library since November 2022. They allege to have been victims of a targeted renoviction campaign and are demanding justice. “We are…

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The AQ pond at night, a shadowy figure walking away from the viewer. An observer is holding a cellphone, filming them.
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The Peak investigates: The SFU Pisser

Peak Web November 10, 2025

By: The Humour Investigator As I sat at my cubicle in The Peak office, all I could think about was what I used to be. When I was a News Writer, I investigated crime on campus . . . and…

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A woman holding a coffee cup and an éclair in her hands, enjoying her bites.
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Inmate blames prison time on éclair shortage

Peak Web November 10, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer My university life was garbage. Except for that time of the day when I’d find myself in front of my favourite place, Café Pour Moi  — where heaven meets my mouth, where I’d get my…

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How I escaped an R5 on its way to the recycling depot

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer and Mason Mattu, Humour Editor PLEASE listen to me. NEVER TAKE THE R5!!! I have had the most miserable experience on it recently, and I can only hope nobody faces the same horrors as I…

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The Peak’s fall fashion choices

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Hey divas. It’s Noeka, your favourite fashion girlie at The Peak. I’m here to make sure that you make the most out of the fall, fashion-wise. The rain, the gloom, the other things, they make…

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A man stands in the middle of a red, blocky SFU sign. His hands are cupped in front of his eyes, indicating awe or fascination with something — almost as if he is sight seeing.
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Timeshares for sale on Burnaby Mountain

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Timeshare scam detector and Humour Editor Somewhere in the backrooms of Maggie Benson Centre, a group of tourists has been roped into a sales presentation about timeshares at SFU. Their salesperson? Tiffannee. She’s not just hungry for…

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A girl wearing trendy clothes standing in front of the Sea Wall. She’s holding a paper with the number 13 on it.
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#NotClueless: Taylor’s engagement? More like my claim to fame

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Zainab Salam, Influencer of influencers OK besties, brace yourselves because I have a confession. A major one. Like, this might actually BREAK the internet. It might be bigger than Beyoncé dropping her surprise album and changing the music industry!…

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Three photos in a composite format. Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and James Carville.
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Quiz: Who said it? Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, or a DNC insider?

Peak Web August 13, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor and Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer Congratulations, you’ve survived 13 weeks of classes — pop quiz time! The Peak has gathered only the finest quotes from two well-known individuals and James Carville. You need to figure…

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A girl with blonde hair taking a selfie in front of an elevator at SFU. The elevator is covered with cardboard inside.
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#NotClueless: SFU, like, totally gave me a private jet?

Peak Web August 7, 2025

By: Katie Walkley, Peak Associate Hey Instagram fan girly pop queens! It’s your influencer queen here. You won’t believe the level of growth I’ve been on lately — both as an influencer and as a girl in the world. I’ve…

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A beautiful look over Vancouver’s waterfront. However, instead of the usual ball of Science World, it has been replaced with a . . . soccer ball?! The soccer ball reads the word “FIFA” on the top.
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Vancouver to transform Science World into giant soccer ball

Peak Web August 6, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik The City of Vancouver has been selected to host several FIFA World Cup games next summer. Exciting, right? In preparation for the ball-tastic event, FIFA created a list of demands the city must implement as it prepares…

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