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A composite image featuring four newspaper collaged paper figures, a colourful scribbly doodle, and an anatomical heart drawing with a human hand beside it to model the drawing’s scale
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Find multimedia works by visual arts students all over Burnaby campus

Peak Web March 28, 2022

By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor SFU Burnaby’s aesthetic leaves little to be desired. But thanks to this semester’s CA161 class, taught by Sabine Bitter, the campus will be revitalized with interactive art installations. From collages to conceptual sculptures, the work of these visual arts students aims to highlight the relationship between the public and public art. The Peak spoke with four of the artists to learn more about what this entails and where they drew inspiration from. These and the rest of CA161 class installations will be around SFU Burnaby from now until April 4. See map below. Zoe…

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Black and white photo of Ezawa Malish in a huddle with her team.
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Ezawa Malish on her inspirations and journey to SFU

Arts March 28, 2022

By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Major: Business, first year Hometown: Coquitlam, BC Position: Middle blocker Ezawa Malish was first introduced to volleyball after attending summer camp between grade eight and nine. The following year, she joined her high school squad.…

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What sport should your favourite Canadian singer play?

Arts March 27, 2022

By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer The SFU Athletics team could use some popular players on their side. Who better than some of the country’s biggest singers? The Canadian entertainment industry has many multi-faceted stars, and I believe these singers can…

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Collyn Gage posing with the words "National Champion" next to him
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The Rundown

Arts March 26, 2022

By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer  🚨 Buzzer Beater🚨: David Penney pushes the men’s basketball team into overtime during the quarter finals with a late three. SFU, however, fell short in the extra frame. Date: March 2 Women’s basketball drop their…

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SFU softball members celebrating and high-fiving each other.
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This week at SFU

Arts March 25, 2022

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor  Away Games Monday, March 21: women’s golf at Colorado State University Pueblo El Cheapo Classic (all day) Final day of the event  Saturday, March 26: women’s softball versus Central Washington in Ellensburg, Washington (1:00 p.m.)…

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A statuette from the academy awards (the Oscars) is placed against a red background. A few gold stars litter the ground.
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The Oscars need to stop pandering to the masses

Peak Web March 23, 2022

By: Emma Best, Peak Associate For 93 years, the Oscars have honoured the art and craft of filmmaking, recognizing the year’s best films. They’ve made changes to evolve alongside the developing film industry: select categories were once divided by colour and…

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"Monday Music" in giant yellow block letters with a red background
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Monday Music: Smooth sounds for late night cruising

Peak Web March 22, 2022

By: Emma Jean, Peak Associate Picture it: the sun went down hours ago, you’re passing streetlights as you move through the lanes, and the calmness of the night washes over you. There’s nothing like a late night drive, and some songs…

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A comfy Ikea armchair against a white wall with framed art prints. To the right side, a storage unit with plants and bottles of sake. To the left, a floor lamp turned on.
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The intimacy of The Living Room at Centre A

Peak Web March 22, 2022

By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer When the art world so often feels unapproachable, Henry Heng Lu and Hau Yu Wong envisioned an exhibit where visitors can feel like they’re at home. By making the space more intimate, Lu and Wong hope…

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Harm reduction and the overdose crisis in BC

Features March 18, 2022

by Maya Beninteso, Peak Associate For the past two years, BC has been plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in thousands of deaths. However, there are numbers we don’t see often: those of overdose-related deaths. In a faculty…

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I feel as invisible as my disability

Features March 18, 2022

by Olivia Visser, SFU Student If someone asks me how I am, I tell them I’m fine. I am not fine. My neck can hardly hold the weight of my head most days. My stomach hurts every time I eat.…

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