Victoria Xi

Three photos in polaroid printed style. One of someone wearing keys on their belt, another of a man with a mullet/moustache combo, and another of a haircut.
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The breakdown of the modern gaydar

Peak Web August 3, 2026

By: Dina Bounine, SFU Student Imagine, you’re on the bus and you see a guy (ew). He’s got a good mullet (as in one you would see scrolling on Pinterest instead of on a hockey player). His mustache is straight out of an ‘80s porno. He’s wearing the tightest tank top paired with some nice baggy highrise jeans and a singular earring. Five years ago you could’ve bet your limited-edition brat vinyl that this guy is one of them queers. Now you find yourself wondering whether he works out to impress other men in a gay way or in a…

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a person sitting inside of a colourful floating bubble, scrolling on their phone, using their headphones. There are two pillows behind them. Outside of the bubble is grey and bleak.
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Political apathy is a privilege

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Zahra Khan, SFU Student Politics drive our world, and refusing to engage in them becomes a political stance within itself. The reality of the matter is that the state is political, so is the body — so is my…

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Illustration of a palette with different colours, surrounded by paint tubes and brushes
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How artistic pursuits help develop soft skills

Peak Web March 3, 2025

By: Manal Kashif, SFU Student Imagine this: you found a great job opportunity, made it through the first couple of interviews, and are now starting the final interview. Your manager-to-be asks the typical, “Tell me about a time you solved…

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An illustration of a book with photos of different things including a group of people, a house, the sky, and a movie ticket.
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Things I hope to remember

Peak Web October 1, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer Dear Kaja in 2029, I hope you remembered to take your meds this morning. If you don’t have to take them anymore, congrats! If not, I hope Zoloft is still treating you well-ish. We just…

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Split panel illustration. In the top panel a woman is on her phone with a frustrated expression. In the bottom panel a square humanoid robot holds a phone.
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What Grinds Our Gears: Automated phone lines

Peak Web September 23, 2024

By: Sarah Sorochuk, SFU Student Do you know the feeling where you are missing a package or something, and the only way to get your package back is to call the “help” number? But how helpful is it, really? Most…

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Person running towards a washroom while holding a roll of toilet paper.
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Why do we live in a world where the only reward for hydrating is a large amount of piss?

Peak Web July 17, 2024

By: C Icart, Humour Editor Calling all members of the overhydration nation!  Why did you recruit me? I can’t live like this anymore; I have things to do other than constantly running to the bathroom. There is such a thing…

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A yellow car driving down a winding road with dollar signs coming out the exhaust pipe.
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The carbon tax is the least of our economic problems

Peak Web July 2, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer As the effects of climate change grow increasingly dangerous each year, the Canadian government introduced a federal carbon tax in 2018 to decrease emissions, with BC being the first to introduce this policy in 2008.…

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BC islands to explore

Peak Web May 10, 2024

By: Zobia Khalid We can already feel the warmth of the summer days ahead of us, and while the climate of the Pacific Northwest might not be the tropical heat some want, we can still enjoy the summer. Whether you’re…

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