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BUSINESS & ADVERTISING MANAGER Yuri Zhou business@the-peak.ca (778) 782-3598
PROMOTIONS MANAGER
Jaymee Salisi promotions@the-peak.ca
NEWS EDITOR Karissa Ketter news@the-peak.ca
NEWS WRITERS
Eden Chipperfield and Olivia Sherman OPINIONS EDITOR Michelle Young opinions@the-peak.ca
FEATURES EDITOR Daniel Salcedo Rubio features@the-peak.ca
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Petra Chase arts@the-peak.ca
HUMOUR EDITOR C Icart humour@the-peak.ca
STAFF WRITERS Izzy Cheung, Saije Rusimovici, and Isabella Urbani
PRODUCTION & DESIGN EDITOR Josh Ralla production@the-peak.ca
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION EDITORS
Summayyah Memon and Abbey Perley
PHOTO EDITOR Gudrun Wai-Gunnarsson photos@the-peak.ca
WEB MANAGER Subaig Bindra web@the-peak.ca
DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR
Genavieve Desjardin
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kelly Chia, Emma Jean, Bea Servando, and Yuri Zhou
CONTRIBUTORS
Harsahil Dhillon, Aliya Nourlan, and Manmeet Sagri
PEAK ASSOCIATES
Hana Hoffman and Hannah Kazemi
The FNMISA was open about how we felt consultation was going earlier in the project, and we advocated for our voices to be heard.
Being unhoused is not a product of choice, it is a product of a system that doesn’t care for them properly.
TAILGATE TALES
Sitcoms offered a temporary escape from whatever problems we were dealing with in our everyday lives.
I’ll see you at the next red light, pal.
Know your enemy
Communicating your feelings
ARIES — Mar 21–Apr 19
ASTER
You’re an aster, and you like to move faster! Every task you face is a day to race, and nobody else can match your pace. But be careful, doing everything in a hurry may cause you to act recklessly.
TAURUS
TULIP
— Apr 20–May 20
You’re a tulip, and you’re also too lit. Every day’s a party with you at SFU. You come in all kinds of colours and you’re always photo-ready. Keep coming out and opening your petals to all sorts of summer fun activities.
GEMINI — May 21–Jun 20
GLADIOLA
I am glad to tell you that you are a tall and proud gladiola. When it comes to your potential, the limit does not exist. You’re the kind of flower that always strives for the best, and you’ll gladly grow until you reach the stars!
CANCER — Jun 21–Jul 22
CHRYSANTHEMUM
You’re a chrysanthemum more solid than a crystal, and your stem is so strong, just like your work ethic in STEM classes. It’s going to take a lot more than a pesky error in your code to knock you down.
LEO — Jul 23–Aug 22
LILAC
This whole time you’ve been telling me you’re a larkspur; a graceful, colourful plant with poisonous seeds . . . Well, I just found out you’re actually a lilac. Don’t lie like that. You’re pretty and harmless. You’re too funny Leo . . . I never know whether you’re being real or sarcastic. Why do you lie like that, lilac?
VIRGO — Aug 23–Sept 22
VIOLA
You’re a viola — the flower, not the instrument. You’re a social flower who likes to be around all your buds in all kinds of colours. Have you considered starring in the Disney film She’s All That? You should.
LIBRA — Sept 23–Oct 22
LARKSPUR
You’re the bright intelligent larkspur! The spark to every firework, the lit up lightbulb to every idea, and the miracle maker in every group project. Even cats like you; they call you larkspurrr. However, your classmates should think twice about ghosting you until the night before the project is due. You may be cute, but you're also toxic.
SCORPIO
SPRAY MUM
— Oct 23–Nov 21
You’re cultivating your best academic self. You take good care of your laptop, textbooks and stationery, and always ensure you’re as hydrated as a hydrangea for maximum academic growth. A spray mum of one: your grades. You take care of them and watch them grow!
SAGITTARIUS — Nov 22–Dec 21
SNAPDRAGON
You’re a snapdragon, and all fired up for this summer! You keep everybody else’s summer fun and lit as well, by lighting fireworks & sparkling candles, starting up the barbeque, warming up the outdoor pool, and most importantly, keeping us hawt! Whether you’re taking courses or taking the semester off, you never miss a chance to break a sweat.
CAPRICORN — Dec 22–Jan 19
COSMO
You’re a cosmo flower, colourfully bright and cosmic. You generally bloom and grow every time the summer semester exam season comes around. So, that’s probably when you’ll flourish every year!
AQUARIUS — Jan 20–Feb 18
AMARANTHUS
Long and strong, graceful and peaceful, you’re an amaranthus. A laid-back and relaxed flower that slowly gets brushed by the wind. Your strength is going with the flow of homework.
PISCES — Feb 19–Mar 20
PEONY
Pisces, you’re the awesome peony flower! You remind me of an old tune; sing along if you know it: My little peony, friendship is magic. You’re a peony, and you love to party. Let’s ride a pony at the PNE. But don’t forget to stay as hydrated as a hydrangea.
