Victoria Lopatka
The Burning House Challenge
July 6, 2018By: Brendon Adam, Lyz Boyd, Kitty Cheung, Victoria Lopatka, Gabrielle McLaren, Courtney Miller, Harleen Sahota, and Pamela Subia; compiled by Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor If you were out for a gander on tumblr a while ago, you might have run into the Burning House Challenge. According to the website's description of the project: "If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It's a conflict between what's practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities." A while back, I sent an email out to my contributor list, asking them what they would save.…
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How to pick up girls in the gym
July 5, 2018Written by: Victoria Lopatka Dress for success. Rip the sleeves off your T-shirt, and pair some oversized basketball shorts with overpriced basketball sneakers (even though you haven’t picked up a basketball since grade 10 gym class). Once in the gym,…
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Vancouver’s drug problem is a student problem too: What you need to know
July 2, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka It is no secret that some university and college students use drugs. A study conducted at UBC found that one in 30 university students have experimented with study drugs while enrolled. When asked about their own study…
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The current SFU gym dress code isn’t working (part two)
June 28, 2018Written by: Victoria Lopatka, Peak Associate In my previous article on the topic of dress codes, I spoke about my thoughts on the SFU Fitness Center’s current dress code, and gathered the opinions of regular student gym-goers as well. A…
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The current SFU gym dress code isn’t working
June 20, 2018Written by Victoria Lopatka, Peak Associate The SFU Recreation Dress Code, as outlined by posters in the gym, dictates that students must wear clean clothing, closed-toe shoes, shirts or tank tops that cover the nipples, lower back, stomachs, and waist,…
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Tips on what to wear at SFU
June 15, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka Wear all-grey. Grey pants, socks, shoes, shirt, and backpack. That way, if you see someone you don’t like, you can just blend in with the architecture and avoid a conversation. A giant plaid infinity scarf that covers…
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How to name your baby like a celebrity
June 8, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka and Eva Zhu If you’ve ever been on E!, TMZ, or a celebrity’s Instagram, and immediately thought “what the fuck” at their children’s names, you’re not alone. Below, we have researched the dumb nouns celebrities name their…
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Summer Livin’ : When nothing’s going your way, go to Hawaii
June 6, 2018Written and photographed by: Victoria Lopatka It’s 6 a.m. on a Monday morning, and my boyfriend and I are at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A TSA security guard is wishing everyone a good morning as we shuffle through the line.…
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SFU Conspiracy Theories
May 16, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka Conspiracy Theory #1: Graduation doesn’t exist For real, though, do you personally know anyone that’s ever graduated from SFU? I don’t mean a friend of a friend or your mom’s friend’s daughter, I mean someone you actually…
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Your Shot
April 4, 2018[caption id="attachment_103935" align="alignleft" width="251"] Alex Bloom / The Peak[/caption] Left: This photographer forgot that you’re supposed to eat your food after Instagramming it. Right: [caption id="attachment_103936" align="alignright" width="344"] Andrew Latimer / The Peak[/caption] An SFU student peers from…
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