Yan Ting Leung

Dozens of individuals wearing hazmat suits, extracting and packaging maple syrup from large metal tins. They are in a Blusson Hall lecture hall and the maple syrup tins have American flags on them.
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The Peak investigates: Maple Syrup Gate

Peak Web March 20, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Investigative Journalist As an investigative journalist with The Peak, I have taken it upon myself to investigate the most harrowing and shocking secrets hiding behind the asbestos-filled halls of SFU. Let me warn you, it isn’t pretty. Last week, I set out on my latest mission after receiving a very disturbing anonymous tip:  To whom this may concern. Every time I walk through Blusson Hall, I get a shiver down my spine. It smells peculiar — like the Care Bears on steroids. It smells like expired m-m-maple syrup. I have lost so much sleep over this. The…

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Student wearing a grey jacket and a blue backpack running after a 145 bus that is speeding away from the bus stop.
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Never have I ever: Public transit edition

Peak Web March 11, 2025

By: Osna Hadef, SFU Student Is it just me, or has Metro Vancouver’s public transit system gone to the dogs lately? All while the fares are expected to keep rising? The sheer audacity, man!  Before diving into more complaining, I…

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Man in a suit and a top hat holding a yellow UmbraCity umbrella and a stack of cash. He is standing next to an UmbraCity kiosk.
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UmbraCity or UmbraSyndicate?

Peak Web February 24, 2025

By: Thievius Raccoonus, SFU Student UmbraCity has set up its oddly dystopian-looking kiosks across Vancouver, allowing consumers to rent umbrellas when unexpected rain decides to fuck up their day. The Canadian company has been putting the “EH” in umbrella ella…

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A Black person with an afro is trying to prevent a white person from touching their hair. The white person is saying “OMG! How do you get your hair to do that!”
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The benefits of being Black in a mostly non-Black community

Peak Web February 18, 2025

By: C Icart, Humour Editor Kendrick performed at the Super Bowl last week, and while I didn’t watch the performance (I refuse to watch men crash into each other for fun), that didn’t mean I was exempt from seeing all…

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Two people walking together and above them a “Relationship loading” progress bar (kinda like a download screen from a computer) and an error message saying something like “Error 401: Relationship not found, are you sure you are in one?”
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A college student’s guide to situationships

Peak Web February 13, 2025

By: Cassie Casual, SFU Studen Valentine’s Day is fast approaching — a time of excitement, love, and overpriced bouquets for couples. For others, it’s the perfect excuse to gather with friends, share a warm dinner, and reminisce about how nice…

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Six diverse women and girls gathered around each other: three of them are holding hockey sticks, two are speaking into microphones built into broadcasting headsets, and one holds a scoreboard while wearing a cap.
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A letter to the girls pursuing sports

Peak Web February 6, 2025

By: Dani Santos, SFU Student; Kaja Antic, Sports Writer; Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor  Dani Santos As an 11-year-old girl still discovering herself, I started playing soccer after my best friend invited me to join her team. With months of learning…

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An illustration depicting an ox, rat, tiger, rabbit, and dragon atop a cliff, with a snake and a horse following depicting the myth of the great race of the Chinese Zodiac
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The race that defined 12 years: a peek into the Chinese zodiac

Peak Web January 30, 2025

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture and Sports Editor My family has always celebrated the New Year with confetti and candy at the turn of midnight. At the end of January or the start of February, we go to my…

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The Conservatives’ policy declaration reveals contradictions on important issues

Peak Web January 27, 2025

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Whether you are rich or poor, a climate change activist or denier, the Conservative party seems to want to appeal to everyone. They’ve used the tactic of remaining as vague as possible about their beliefs,…

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Student sitting in a lecture hall with their laptop open. The webpage they are looking at is titled “101 ways to cheat.”
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CONFESSIONALS: I wish my students were more creative

Peak Web January 22, 2025

By: C Icart, Humour Editor I’m a TA. Some might even say I’m the best TA (and they would be so unequivocally correct). So naturally, academic integrity (only second to graphic design) is my passion. I spend all my free…

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Illustration of several broken SFU facilities covered in caution tape. The image features broken glass, a fire alarm, and elevator buttons, indicating that the fifth floor of the Bennett Library is closed.
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Quiz: Which broken SFU facility are you?

Peak Web January 20, 2025

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Welcome to Simon Fraser University. You are yet another facility students pay dearly for, only to find out that you are still recovering from the damages of your first year. Take this quiz to…

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