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Peak Speaks Podcast – The Man, the Myth, the Marco

Arts January 17, 2020

Listen here: https://pod.link/1464226637

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Six things that make a good class syllabus

Opinions January 13, 2020

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Syllabus week brings up this primal, inescapable anxiety in me. Maybe it’s my fight-or-flight response activating when faced with a list of incoming shenanigans. Maybe it’s the undeniable excitement of breaking out my coloured pens and annotating…

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Long Story Short: a train ride taught me to slow down

Features January 5, 2020

By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer It’s a Monday evening and I’m two hours into my four-hour class — my professor’s constant lecturing entering one ear and right away coming out the other. I feel my stomach gurgling and I realize…

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Affordable housing, not gaudy art, is what Vancouver residents need

Opinions January 4, 2020

By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Picture this: a 3,400 kilogram chandelier shining brightly on the faces of those peering through the lenses of their newest iPhones, attempting to capture the best picture for the gram. On the periphery, homeless folk who…

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Your 2019 Holiday Market Guide

Arts November 22, 2019

By: Sara Wong, SFU Student Whenever I’m buying a gift for someone, I want it to be special. Christmas is fast approaching, and one of my favourite holiday activities is attending local markets to find the perfect present. The great…

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Deep thoughts from a bench: A short story from a vintage SFU photo

Features November 19, 2019

By: Jennifer Low, Peak Associate What do you think SFU students were doing on campus 40, 50 years ago? In honour of National Novel Writing Month and inspired by the New York Time’s segment ‘Past Tense,’ The Peak asked writers to…

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Health & Counselling talks seasonal affective disorder

Features November 12, 2019

By: Mishaa Khan, Peak Associate   Nobody likes the gloomy, rainy season or shorter days, but it impacts some people more than others. So be mindful of SAD, aka, seasonal affective disorder, a mood disorder which occurs due to changes…

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This November 11 consider that history comes in more colours than white

Opinions November 10, 2019

By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer Right at the start of November, cadets in uniform appear in the malls or in front of supermarkets exchanging poppies for donations to support veterans and their families. People are encouraged to wear poppies this…

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SFU English department welcomes Carleigh Baker as newest Writer-in-Residence

Arts November 8, 2019

By: Isabella Wang, SFU Student On Friday October 18, the SFU English Department hosted a reception and evening of reading to officially welcome Carleigh Baker as the department’s newest Writer-in-Residence. As the fifteenth writer inaugurated by the Ellen and Warren…

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Everything you need to know about SFU’s sexual assault resources

Features November 5, 2019

By: Winona Young, Features Editor CW: Mentions of sexual assault    It’s been roughly two months since two SFU students were assaulted on Burnaby campus. With this in mind, care and sensitivity is still needed to address sexual assault in…

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