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photo of a baseball player at the plate, swinging their bat.
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Sports quiz: fact or fiction

Peak Web November 23, 2023

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer True or False: The Los Angeles Kings drafted a future Baseball Hall of Famer in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. True! Tom Glavine, who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets, was first drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1984 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Glavine was drafted in the fourth round, two rounds before future Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Brett Hull and five rounds before future inductee Luc Robitaille.  The Atlanta Braves had drafted Glavine five days earlier…

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This is a photo of the outside of Dana Larsen’s mushroom dispensary. The bright pink and orange sign on the storefront reads “Mushroom Dispensary, Coca Leaf Cafe.”
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VPD executes arrest and search warrant on drug testing operation

Peak Web November 20, 2023

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On November 1, the director and founder of Get Your Drugs Tested, Dana Larsen, was arrested after a search warrant from the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) was executed. The VPD raided Larsen’s three Medicinal Mushroom…

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This is a photo of the Powell Street Tent City in Vancouver BC. Multiple tents are set up in a community space, with grass under them. Bikes and other belongings are standing up outside. No people can be seen.
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Belongings Matter report discusses property rights for unhoused individuals

Peak Web November 20, 2023

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer The Government of Canada’s publications regarding property rights state, “Everyone has the right to the use of enjoyment of property individually or in association with others, and the right not to be deprived thereof specified…

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photo of two F1 cars behind one another on the track turning the corner.
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Mastering the Basics: Formula One

Peak Web November 16, 2023

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Formula One, or F1, is the highest class of open-wheel single-seater formula racing. While the inaugural season was in 1950, the sport has been gaining momentum in North America only recently, partially due to the…

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Someone standing in the produce aisle at the grocery store taking pictures with carrots.
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Your ultimate guide to posing with your favourite harvest vegetables

Peak Web November 15, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Taking a stroll through muddy and slightly smelly pumpkin fields may seem like an intimidating feat. I know, the pumpkins are scary. Choosing a shape, size, or colour is just about impossible. The same thought…

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Intersection of a cute little rat neighbourhood.
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Why I support the BC rat takeover

Peak Web November 14, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor As you know, cities in beautiful British Columbia (not my words; I just read it off a license plate) are constantly at the top of all sorts of lists. For example, Vancouver and Victoria are…

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This is a collage of photos from SFU350’s campaign. Stickers are seen plastered in various spots around campus. The stickers read, “RBC OFF CAMPUS” and “Scotiabank funds trans mountain pipeline.”
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SFU350 calls on SFU to divest from RBC

Peak Web November 14, 2023

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer A coalition between SFU350, Climate Justice UBC Vancouver, and independent UBC Okanagan students has rallied to cease RBC’s presence on campus. They are collaborating with Change Course, a movement aiming to end mass financing of…

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photo of the SFU players in ready position on the court, waiting for the ball to be served.
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Red Leafs volleyball draw even

Peak Web November 14, 2023

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer On October 28, the SFU Red Leafs volleyball team faced off against the Western Washington University Vikings, securing a win in the evergreen state. The Red Leafs defeated the Vikings 3–2 through five sets Saturday…

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This is a photo of the outside of the Bennett Library at SFU Burnaby Campus. There are students walking past the doors.
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Undergraduate solidarity society demands tuition refund

Peak Web November 14, 2023

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Before the Undergraduate Solidarity Society (USS) was founded in June at the beginning of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) strike to get undergraduate students involved with strike action. Over the course of the strike,…

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This is a photo of the outside of the minister of energy and natural resources office. His name, Jonathan Wilkinson, is written on the outside of the building
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Independent Jewish Voices group calls on minister of energy to support ceasefire in Gaza

Peak Web November 14, 2023

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of war, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.  The Israeli army and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), have instigated a multitude of attacks in Gaza, where over 9,000 people have died. This comes in…

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