SFYou: Christa Ovenell talks death, education, and where they meet

By Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Name: Christa Ovenell Pronouns: She/her/hers Departmental Affiliation: English Occupation: Apprentice funeral director and community educator Hometown: East Vancouver Fun Fact: When talking to her kids,...

SFYou: Yuthika Girme, Professor and podcast host

By Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Name: Yuthika Girme Pronouns: she/her /hers Departmental Affiliation: Assistant Professor, department of Psychology Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand During SFU’s transition to remote learning in...

SFYou: Get the buzz on Professor Mark L. Winston

By Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Name: Mark L. Winston Pronouns: He/him/his Departmental Affiliation: Biological Sciences and the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue Hometown: South Euclid, Ohio Current Occupation:...

SFYou: Annie Ohana, teacher and activist

By Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Name: Annie Ohana Pronouns: she / her Departmental Affiliation: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government (graduated in 2004), a Bachelor...

SFYOU: A Proper Farewell founders talk humanizing the pandemic

By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Name: David Waizel Pronouns: He/him/his Departmental Affiliation: Fifth-year IAT and Business Student Hometown: Coquitlam, BC Occupation: Freelance Graphic Designer Name: Carolyn Yip Pronouns: She/her/hers Departmental Affiliation: Fourth-year...

SFYOU: Leo Dittmer, RADIUS, and Neighbourhood Resilience

By: Meera Eragoda, Arts Editor Editor’s Note: This interview was done prior to COVID-19 quarantine measures. Name: Leo Dittmer Pronouns: He/him/his Department Affiliation: Faculty of Environment: Human Geography Hometown:...

SFYOU: Meet the professor engineering the Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony, Elise Chenier

By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Name: Elise Chenier Pronouns: She/her/hers Department Affiliation: Professor in the SFU History Department Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Occupation: History professor, Director of the Archive of Lesbian...

SFYOU: Alumna Yvonne Hanson takes her environmental and humanitarian activism to the federal campaign

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate  Name: Yvonne Hanson  Pronouns: She/her/hers Department Affiliation: BA, Political Science Hometown: Squamish, BC  Occupation: NDP candidate for Vancouver-Granville, portrait photographer, customer service worker...

Dr. Elizabeth Dingle helps make science more accessible with Pint of Science Festival

By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Fast Facts Name: Dr. Elizabeth Dingle Pronouns: She / her / hers Departmental affiliation: Geology, postdoctoral research fellow Education:...

“Impactful, open, compassionate”: Giovanni HoSang’s vision for his SFSS presidency

By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Fast Facts Name: Giovanni HoSang Pronouns: He / him / his Departmental affiliation: Computing science, fourth year Hometown: Spanish Town, Jamaica Hobbies: Cricket, dancing...