Yan Ting Leung

an illustration of robots with malfunctioning body-parts. They’re lined up for "Renaissance Gears,” a robot spare-parts shop. The shop is in AQ in Burnaby campus.
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All consenting SFU community members have uploaded their minds to the cloud

Peak Web March 30, 2026

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer At the culmination of a long-drawn-out process, the final consenting member of SFU’s community has uploaded their mind to the cloud. This revolutionary move has led to 90% of members of the student body and faculty being made up of robotic bodies. The project was first proposed two years ago in a Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council resolution as a way to reduce SFSS spending. The resolution highlighted the student society’s precarious financial situation, following Council approving the construction of a giant permanent bouncy castle overlooking campus costing over $2,000,000. The councillor who proposed…

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a grandmother handing her grandson a piece of candy. The kid is happy.
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Family makes food special

Peak Web March 23, 2026

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer When I was a kid, my grandmother would always try to sneak a piece of candy into my pocket, much to my parents’ dismay. Maybe for many people this story might sound trivial, maybe amusing.…

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A man sweeps off the pieces of a Sorry board off of the table. His date looks on with shock.
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Board game cafés kill connections

Peak Web March 12, 2026

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer  Hey, kitten. Maybe too soon for pet names, especially because I don’t know if a second date is on the cards after the way our first one went.  I’m sorry I picked a board…

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When your chai latte order goes wrong

Peak Web February 16, 2026

By: Michelle Young, Co-Editor-in-Chief I will not say chai tea, I will not say chai tea, I will not say chai tea. I chant in my head as I approach the barista. If I say “chai tea,” she will frown…

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Nutritious Nibbles: Greek halva

Peak Web February 3, 2026

By: Sarah Venkatesh, SFU Student I had finished my dinner when my father brought home a dessert I had never tried before. It looked like caramel bars and tasted like fudge. I asked my father what was placed before me,…

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Grandma got run over (more like splashed so badly that she fell flat on her face) by a reindeer!

Peak Web December 20, 2025

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer A 92-year-old grandmother was swept off her feet earlier this morning by what bystanders initially identified as a rogue reindeer the size of a school bus skidding down Hastings Street. The oversized reindeer was first…

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How long will Carney’s government last? We asked a tea leaf reader

Peak Web December 19, 2025

By: Ashi, Multiverse 538.10.1.4’s top-grossing divinator  How long will this government survive? Read on to find out! Remember to follow my TikTok for exclusive digital palm reading.  Hiiii, lovelies! Welcome back to my Federal Future Forecast Series, where I ask…

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Hey kid, how do I get to the Lorne Davies Complex?

Peak Web December 18, 2025

By: Sasha Rubick, SFU Student It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday, cloudy, and campus is deserted. The commuter students fled home yesterday, and the Burnaby campus residents are hunkered down in their concrete boxes. I’m headed home to my dorm,…

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Reconciliation and You: a talk with Indigenous authors

Peak Web December 18, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer On October 22, the Vancouver Writers Fest hosted a talk with David A. Robertson, member of the Norway House Cree Nation and author of 52 Ways to Reconcile, and Bruce McIvor, member of the Manitoba…

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A ghost sharing a cup of java with a mortician. The ghost is not ominous, but is instead friendly.
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Autopsy Report: Your basic white dad

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Coroner  The following is a transcription of a voice recording from a mortician’s autopsy.  Testing, testing. OK, time is 8:14 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Name of deceased: Doug Graves. Location of death — uhh…

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