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Articles

The Fall Kickoff wasn’t much to rave about

1 month ago | the-peak.ca | Yildiz Subuk |Michelle Young

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Michelle Young, Copy EditorBefore the beginning of the 2024 fall semester, I saw a lot of promotion for an event called “Fall Kickoff.” The promotional material seemed to be advertising the fact that SFSS is on its way to build a more “fun-filled” student social life. It all seemed to start with this — a rave-like party. The event took place September 20 and expected around 2,000 students.
Emilia Pérez is entertaining - but reductive

Jan 15, 2025 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Copy EditorContent warning: mentions of transphobia, homicides, and missing peoples cases. A crime-thriller musical about a trans Mexican cartel leader is an intriguing premise for a film, to say the least. Emilia Pérez (2024) received four wins at the Golden Globes and has been shortlisted for the Oscars.
Quiz: Which Moo Deng are you?

Oct 22, 2024 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor Your Blenz order (warm milk) is wrong. You:Spit it out immediately. Despite the barista’s apology and offer to remake your drink, you insist on talking to the manager and lecture them about how you can tell there are one too many syrup pumps in there. You can literally only drink milk, after all. Sip it and walk out. A rando is throwing small objects at you. You:Run (or bounce) away. Attempt to bite them. To your dismay, you can’t reach. Relocate your nap.
Vancouver events for Latin American Heritage Month

Oct 15, 2024 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young |Hailey Miller |Homero Aridjis

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor and Hailey Miller, Staff Writer October is Latin American Heritage Month, with a variety of events happening across Vancouver and throughout the mainland through October 15 to November 3. Latincouver and the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre have organized several events that will feature art exhibitions, conversations, and more.
What Grinds Our Gears: Not wrapping gifts

Jul 2, 2024 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor Before you say anything — I’m not talking about wrapping gifts in cheap plastic that creates landfill waste, as I swore off buying this kind of wrapping paper years ago. However, I don’t think sustainability should be an excuse to never wrap anything ever. There are multiple ways to wrap gifts and decorate in an eco-friendly fashion: recyclable paper, dried flowers, reusable ribbons.
Horoscopes July 1-7

Jul 1, 2024 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Copy EditorAriesMarch 21–April 19 Isekai this, isekai that. Everything you own is because you deeply relate to boring protagonists with no personality, and use manga for wish fulfilment. I promise if you were thrown into another world, you would die instantly and five beautiful women would not fall in love with you. TaurusApril 20–May 20Not to sound like every person who has ever seen your collection, but keeping all your manga bagged does not entirely yellowing.
Exploring Vancouver’s Latin American culture

May 25, 2024 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor Though Latin Americans make up roughly 3% of Canada’s population, we are here. Latin Americans have come to Canada since at least the 1950s, with an influx of Chileans migrating to Vancouver following the Chilean coup in the ‘70s. This birthed the bilingual Vancouver-based publication Aquelarre: A Magazine for Latin American Women, which can be found in online archives or libraries.
It shouldn’t be this hard to get fragrance samples in Vancouver

Mar 20, 2024 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor I love fragrances. I spend most of my time working or studying at home, so I primarily wear them for myself to smell throughout the day. However, even a 50ml bottle can cost upwards of $100. You might think that because you like the smell of “cherry blossoms” — and that’s listed on the bottle — you will like this smell in perfume form. Unfortunately, that’s often not the case due to a variety of factors.
What Grinds Our Gears: Shared laundry rooms

Mar 19, 2024 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Opinions EditorThere is a certain etiquette to sharing a laundry room or going to a coin laundry. Don’t overfill the machine, don’t let your clothes sit there, don’t be nasty. I do my part. I don’t overfill, I set the timer to make sure I’m not taking up machines after my clothes have finished their cycle, and I have 100% cotton bath mats to make sure I’m not a . I also make sure to clean the lint traps! It is not that hard.
Clean Air 604 aims to create safer arts spaces

Mar 12, 2024 | the-peak.ca | Michelle Young

By: Michelle Young, Opinions EditorClean Air 604 is currently fundraising to make Vancouver venues safer by “providing events with free masks, air purifiers, and more” in response to the lack of COVID-19 precautions at arts and culture events. “The current state of accessibility for Vancouver arts and culture events is dismal,” said Hamzah Mansour, the founder and organizer of Clean Air 604.