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Donald Trump and a baby sitting on the steps of SFU’s reflection pond with each holding some cards.
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Trump bans Go Fish

Peak Web April 3, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump has passed a slew of executive orders. While some have generated significant buzz, skepticism, and pushback, others have managed to evade the hook of the public’s eye. One such order that Trump quietly signed revolves around none other than the classic, widely enjoyed pastime of Go Fish. Officially, the presidential proclamation banned the ages-two-plus game from being played on American soil. Details regarding the ruling found on the White House website state the decision was made to destroy the “harmful leftist ideologies pushed by the game.”…

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Photo of an SFU science lab with illustrations of the four Cranium characters (Word Worm, Creative Cat, Data Head, and Star Performer) on top to make it look like they’re in the lab. They are around a hairy purple lump of Cranium clay. Star Performer is using tweezers to remove the hairs from the clay.
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The Cranium Clay Test confirms humanity’s deepest divide

Peak Web April 1, 2025

By: Yasmin Hassan, Board Game Psychology Reporter A new study from the Institute of Board Game Psychology (IBGP) has identified the only personality classification that truly matters: whether or not a person is willing to touch the Cranium clay. Cranium…

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Photo depicting a professor and a student playing UNO against each other. The student is putting down a Wild Draw Four card. There are five other students behind them looking shocked. The professor holding significantly more cards than the student seems very focused.
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Mattel CEO to fly to SFU to settle UNO card debate

Peak Web April 1, 2025

By: C Icart, President of the Superior Players Against Sore Losers Society Four SFU students have found themselves in a peculiar situation — they need to win a game of UNO against their professor to pass their class. This unorthodox…

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Illustration of a dachshund wearing sunglasses and a cat smoking an e-cigarette. The dachshund is holding a magnifying glass and the cat is wearing a detective costume.
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The case of the missing cat

Peak Web March 27, 2025

By: Ace Ventura, Pet Detective It was a typical afternoon scrolling through my favourite micro-influencer’s Instagram — my barber’s grandma’s neighbour’s dog Leroy, when I noticed something truly peculiar. The caption on a post from 12 weeks ago featuring a…

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A woman is carried by a bunch of women basketball players in SFU uniforms. Draped over her is the netting from a basketball hoop.
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Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame

Peak Web March 27, 2025

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer On February 21, 2025, Canada Basketball announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which includes former SFU and team Canada women’s basketball head coach Allison McNeill. McNeill became head coach for SFU’s women’s team…

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This is a photo of former prime minister Justin Trudeau standing before a Canadian flag.
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Trudeau’s ingenuine approach to being deemed progressive

Peak Web March 27, 2025

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer In a recent speech, ex-prime minister Justin Trudeau firmly declared he is a Zionist. There was no hesitation, just offensive, misinformed statements spewing from his mouth. He began his atrocious speech with a completely botched…

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This is a photo of Chief Willie Sellars looking off to the right with a smile on his face. He is wearing a black button-up shirt and there are trees in the background.
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Williams Lake First Nation to restore former residential school area on its own terms

Peak Web March 27, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: brief descriptions of residential school violence and cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples, mentions of burial sites.  “I grieve for all who never made it — the children who never made it home and…

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The SFU swim team stands in front of an indoor pool. On the back wall are the words “swimming and diving.”
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How the Red Leafs fared to start 2025

Peak Web March 24, 2025

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Women’s basketball Despite having an 8–3 record ahead of the new year, the Red Leafs women’s basketball team did not carry the same success into 2025. Once the calendar switched, the team had a record…

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This is a close-up photo of sterilized needles provided at safe injection sites.
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Decriminalization alone will never be enough

Peak Web March 24, 2025

By: Nolan Steuart, SFU Student If you truly care about the betterment of society and saving lives, then you’ll agree BC’s adjustment to their previous drug decriminalization program was a step backward. In May 2024, the provincial government made changes…

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This is a photo of the outside of the Student Union Building at the SFSS Burnaby campus. The photo is a close up of the doors. Above the doors the sign reads “Student Union Building, Simon Fraser University”
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Students raise concerns over fairness of SFSS elections voting system

Peak Web March 24, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer and Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief From February 27 to 28, SFU undergraduate students voted in the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) election. On the ballot were SFSS executive position candidates and fee increase motions. The results…

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