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Illustration of Gondola cars going up cables with snowy mountains in the background.
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The Bright-er Side: Local travel

Peak Web July 8, 2024

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor With work, school, and a variety of other commitments, who has the time to take a month-long trip to Europe? Even finding a week to chill on a tropical beach can be difficult, which is why setting aside a few days for local travel can do wonders for a mental reset. Chances are, if you’re looking for a short break mid-semester, you won’t be able to hop off the plane at LAX. A long weekend is much better suited to enjoying the natural beauty offered by a quick stay on Clayoquot Sound.  Imagine…

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A hand putting money into a piggy bank but it's falling out the bottom surrounded by the words “cost of living,” “inflation,” and “rent.”
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Minimum wage worker doing the job of three people is excited for 65 cent wage increase

Peak Web June 26, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer and C Icart, Humour Editor News anchor: Alexa, play “7 rings” because the minimum wage is increasing to a whopping $17.40 in BC. I sat down to interview an excited Minimum Wage Worker (MWW) about…

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Interior lobby of the Belzberg Library at SFU’s Habour Centre campus.
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Students occupy library to demand SFU’s divestment from Israel

Peak Web June 10, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide and violence. On May 23, SFU students occupied the downtown campus’ Belzberg Library to demand the university divest from military assets supplied to Israel and call for an immediate ceasefire.…

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SkyTrain as seen from below on a cloudy day.
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Public transit is the way forward to sustainable cities

Peak Web June 5, 2024

By: Dylan Tonekham, SFU Student As climate change remains a massive threat to humanity, the Canadian government has pledged initiatives to fight it, such as the 2030 emissions reduction plan. Though a noble plan to combat emissions, there’s a better…

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This is a photo of pads and tampons on a pink background. The pads and tampons are laid out in a repeating pattern.
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Free Periods Canada fights against period poverty

Peak Web February 21, 2024

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer When Zeba Khan came across an online video detailing the obstacles that people who experience periods have to face, she aimed to provide a solution.  The former University of British Columbia student started a club…

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