Yan Ting Leung

A girl dressed in a white tanktop and blue jeans crouches with her head leaning against both of her arms.
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Still Living With My Parents? Why, yes, I am!

Peak Web January 9, 2025

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Youth seems to keep slipping through my fingers the older I get, which is how I assume it works. Becoming a person of your own is no easy feat, and artist NIA NADURATA is no stranger to the matter. Based in Toronto, Nadurata’s first EP, Still Living With My Parents, was released on January 3. As expected from its title, the album depicts the many “highs and lows of emerging adulthood,” paying homage to the most vulnerable years of life. With six songs, smooth vocals, upbeat drums, dynamic guitar, and extremely relatable lyrics, Nadurata speaks…

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A man eating a waffle with a ghost besides him.
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Christmas in July

Peak Web December 20, 2024

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer In the winter of 2012, in a small elementary school in Burnaby, hallways are lined with handmade Christmas decorations, snowflakes, elves, Santa hats, Christmas trees, and multi-coloured lights on a string. It’s a cold December…

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A pile of boxes containing different Diwali-related objects such as flowers, and colored animals.
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The commercialisation and politicisation of Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, and other South Asian festivals

Peak Web December 9, 2024

By: Mason Mattu, Peak Associate If you were wondering why there were so many fireworks on October 31 and November 1, it’s because South Asians celebrated Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas on those days respectively. Diwali is the celebration of…

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A person wearing blue jeans and a white shirt. They have broccoli on their head instead of hair.
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Stop with the Broccoli Heads! It’s bad!

Peak Web November 21, 2024

By: Sarah Sorochuk, Peak Associate There seems to be a trend among young people that seem to think bubbly perms are all the hype. Judging by the posters that have been put up around Burnaby Campus, urging people to “say…

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Bright-er Side: Early Christmas movie binges

Peak Web November 15, 2024

By: Mason Mattu, Peak Associate It’s November 1 at around midnight. You know it’s officially Christmas after seeing Mariah Carey “defrost” on her socials. Ah, what a feeling. Instead of celebrating Christmas starting in November, there is indeed a select…

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Bathroom stall with an “out of order” sign taped to the door. You can see the toilet leaking under the door and a ghost is floating out of the stall.
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SFUnexplained: Do I see another “out of order” sign?

Peak Web November 7, 2024

By: Hana Hoffman, Peak Associate Can someone please tell me I’m not the only one who thinks it’s very odd that an increasing number of things at SFU are going out of order? I don’t know whether we’re getting closer…

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A group of Indigenous youth sit by a lake and watch as the sun begins to set in the background.
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Ninan Auassat platforms the self-told stories of Indigenous youth

Peak Web October 30, 2024

By: Abigail Streifel, Peak Associate Content warning: mentions of genocide, racism, and suicide. Filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin wants us all to learn from Indigenous children and young adults. Her documentary, Ninan Auassat: We, The Children, premiered at the Vancouver International Film…

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Centrism isn’t as neutral as you may think

Peak Web October 22, 2024

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of genocide, residential school graves, and police brutality. Two years ago, I had a conversation with an Uber driver on the way home from Kendrick Lamar’s concert. “While I like Kendrick,…

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Build your perfect Dining Commons meal and we’ll tell you when you should start studying for your midterms

Peak Web October 11, 2024

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture and Sports Editor Hello friend! Welcome to SFU’s Dining Commons. Where are you coming from?  I just finished back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back lectures.  . . . I don’t actually know.   I actually just came back from The…

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