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What Grinds Our Gears: UBC students are spoiled for bus choice while SFU only gets four routes

Opinions January 18, 2020

By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer It seems from most places in Vancouver it’s possible to catch a direct bus to UBC. The same cannot be said about SFU, and that must be because all of TransLink’s executives graduated from UBC. How else do you explain UBC’s current 15 bus routes to SFU’s four? You can’t tell me there’s no bias in service. I understand this may be a niche concern, but there are at least a few East Vancouver folk who aren’t in the Renfrew-Hastings area who should be able to relate. To get to SFU, I currently take the 22,…

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Carpool group emerges on Facebook in response to transit strike anxieties

News November 18, 2019

By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer On October 28, Translink workers under Unifor issued a 72-hour strike notice against Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC). With SFU being largely a commuter campus, students rely heavily on transit to get to and…

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Along the 95 B-Line: Great hangouts and eateries for students

Arts October 18, 2019

By: Ben McGuinness, Peak Associate On the cold plateau of SFU Burnaby, where you can literally see snowy mountain ranges far into the distance, one can feel disconnected from the world by the end of the school day. But for…

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What grinds our gears: high sodium mega compilation

Peak Web June 7, 2019

Byline: Kitty Cheung, Kelly Chia, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Onosholema Ogoigbe, Winona Young The NASTY future of the SUB’s napping room People are gonna jerk off in the new napping room. There! I said it! That reality is…

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SFU launches free shuttle service around Burnaby campus

Peak Web May 4, 2019

By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer This summer semester, SFU is running a community shuttle going from Fraser International College (FIC) to Residences. With construction ongoing at SFU Burnaby, this shuttle is meant to make up for the resulting disruptions to…

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What Grinds Our Gears: Respect the people around you when you light up, even on 4/20

Peak Web May 3, 2019

By: Ruth Leavitt, SFU Student On 4/20, a group of teenagers lit up their weed on a SkyTrain car. It was late at night, so the car was full but not crowded. I had to flee to the next car…

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Commuter Woes: Transit’s effects on your health and wellbeing

Peak Web January 25, 2019

By: Alannah Wallace, Peak Associate Most SFU students make quite the journey to and from school every day. It comes as no surprise that we often hear our fellow peers complaining of the wear and tear this daily commute has on us. Sometimes,…

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SFU’s newest accredited sport: professional transiting

Peak Web November 20, 2018

Written by: Dhruv Taware Since its inception, SFU has been the undisputed best university to ever be located on top of Burnaby Mountain. One of the main reasons for this popularity is the university’s association with sports; the school is…

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What grinds our gears: Bus bunching

Peak Web October 8, 2018

Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer As university students, most of us spend a lot of time taking buses, and a lot of time waiting for them to arrive. Much  of the wait time can be attributed to bus bunching,…

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TransLink should be able to keep offensive ads off their vehicles

Peak Web September 25, 2018

Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer Unquestionably, the ongoing debate on the morality and legality of abortions has been controversial throughout its history. But most recently, news of a B.C. court overturning TransLink’s decision to deny advertising space to an…

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