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Board game café opening near Harbour Centre
October 24, 2022By: Jocelyn Wong, SFU Student Joey Kudish and Leah Katz are partners in life and business. They’re the owners of a unique board game café set to open on November 5. Located less than a block away from SFU Woodward’s building, the cafe is in the HiVe Vancouver Coworking community space. The Peak had the opportunity to speak with the pair about their grand plans for Turquoise Goat. Walking into the newly-renovated space, I was struck immediately by its vibrancy and nostalgic feel. “Gastown is missing a bit of a queer and colorful presence,” Kudish said. With Katz’s culinary experience,…
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SFU student creates One Stop Mental Health Canada
October 17, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer One Stop Mental Health Canada is set to be introduced one province at a time within a year, starting with co-creator Chloe White and Erin Rebello’s home province, Ontario. The digital project aims to bridge…
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Study finds Vancouver is within reach of implementing the 15-minute city model
June 20, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer A new study by SFU researchers finds that 79% of Vancouver residents have access to a grocery store within a 15 minute walking distance. The Peak interviewed Kate Hosford, PhD candidate in SFU’s health sciences department,…
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Abilities Expo 2022: Connecting community in the midst of a pandemic
June 6, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Being disabled can be isolating. From having a limited capacity for events to experiencing accessibility barriers, disabled people often find themselves disconnected from community. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this disconnect for many disabled people, which…
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We need more classes at the Surrey and Vancouver campuses
April 7, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer If you're an SFU student, you'll likely find yourself having to take a course at the Burnaby campus at some point in your academic career; however, because of the Burnaby campus’ often harsh weather conditions…
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SFU’s special collections acquires rare 16ᵗʰ century book
January 25, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer The Wosk-McDonald Aldine collection in the SFU Library recently welcomed a new addition to its shelves. The collection, established in 1995, acquired the complete edition of letters from St. Catherine of Siena, a patron saint of…
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Access for All advocates for SFU to provide a safer environment proposal in their return-to-campus plan
June 27, 2021Written by: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer SFU released its four-stage reopening plan on May 26, 2021. In stage four, the plan proposes a 80–100% density return to campus for in-person learning. In response, Serena Bains, vice-president university and academic affairs…
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Inclusive language should be a priority in classrooms
May 10, 2021By: Dev Petrovic, Opinions Editor As a political science major, I tend to witness a lot of class conversations that take place at other communities’ expenses. Almost always, these conversations are facilitated by the professor and more often than not…
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App connects BC paramedics to American Sign Language interpreters for Deaf patients
January 20, 2021By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), the Provincial Language Service (PLS), and the Office of Virtual Health (OVH) have launched an app to increase accessibility for those in the Deaf community. The app was designed…
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SFU epidemiologist receives Trailblazer Award for active transportation research
November 27, 2020Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer SFU health sciences associate professor Dr. Meghan Winters was awarded the Trailblazer Award by The Canadian Institute of Health Research. It recognizes her career-long work in researching public health, mobility, and transportation. The award,…
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