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Incredibles 2 makes for an incredible sequel

Peak Web June 29, 2018

Written by: Youeal Abera In 2004, Walt Disney Pictures released a superhero family film that had an impact on the animation world, but it wasn’t the characters’ abnormalities that garnered the film such astounding critical and commercial success. Rather, it was the way the family showed they were just like us that catapulted The Incredibles into being a global phenomenon.      Fast forward 14 years (yes, you read that correctly), and the Incredibles have jumped back onto the big screen in the new summer blockbuster Incredibles 2. In Pixar’s latest instalment, we watch as Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet, Dash,…

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POLITICAL CORNER: Progressive drug legislation is the future

EIC June 28, 2018

Written by: Liam Wilson Last week, Canada became the second country in the world and the first G7 country to fully legalize marijuana for commercial sale and personal use. As someone who’s never smoked a joint in his life, even…

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An east to west and north to south look at Canadian books

Peak Web June 28, 2018

By: Gabrielle McLaren In school, we had to read Canadian books all the time for English and French class. I’m not going to lie: most of them were bad and made me want to scratch my eyes out. No more…

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The current SFU gym dress code isn’t working (part two)

EIC June 28, 2018

Written by: Victoria Lopatka, Peak Associate In my previous article on the topic of dress codes, I spoke about my thoughts on the SFU Fitness Center’s current dress code, and gathered the opinions of regular student gym-goers as well. A…

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SFU grad student writes comic book thesis

Peak Web June 28, 2018

By: Winona Young, Staff Writer    After writing a 236-page comic book for her thesis, high school arts teacher Meghan Parker crosses the stage this month to receive her master’s degree in education.     According to SFU, Parker is reportedly Canada’s…

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Cancelling the Davie Street Block Party takes away from Pride

Peak Web June 27, 2018

Written by: Geron Malbas, Peak Associate A few weeks ago, the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) announced that they would be cancelling their annual Davie Street Block Party. This was due to the approximate cost of the event being over $100,000,…

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Fictional Canadian characters that should make us proud

Peak Web June 27, 2018

By: Natasha Tar Some real-life Canadian figures disappoint us. They make empty promises, do bad things, and make us regular beaver-loving poutine-eaters doubt what we’re supposedly “standing on guard” for. However, in the fictional world there are plenty of Canadian…

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Recent celebrity suicides outline room to improve mental health dialogue

Peak Web June 27, 2018

Written by: Alexander Kenny, Peak Associate In recent weeks, the world lost two iconic celebrities to suicide. It was a shock to all of us, as both appeared to be happy with their lives. The deaths of Kate Spade and…

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SFU authors’ spotlight

Peak Web June 26, 2018

By: Courtney Miller and Nuna Siyala With Malice by Eileen Cook (an SFU Writer’s Studio mentor) “Who we are is what comes out when shit goes bad.” Without giving away too much, this sentence from Eileen Cook’s With Malice sets…

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Unpublished pages from Maria Campbell’s classic Halfbreed recovered by SFU researchers

Peak Web June 25, 2018

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   SFU associate professor Deanna Reder and PhD student Alix Shield discovered a complete manuscript of Métis author Maria Campbell’s 1973 classic memoir Halfbreed, including two excised pages from all prints of the book…

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