Aditi Dwivedi
Tackling gender equity in academic sciences
March 31, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer On January 12, SFU Sci-Space conducted a workshop to help interested students start discourse about the conditions of gender equity and inclusion in the academic sciences, and the changes they want to see in their futures. This is the second year SFU Sci-Space has held a workshop regarding gender equity in STEM. The workshop had both undergraduate and graduate students share their experiences on gender-based violence and marginalization within academic sciences. In an interview with The Peak, Thomas Leischner, the student engagement coordinator for the Sci-Space team, opened up about the idea behind the workshop…
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SFU350 calls for the SFSS to divest from Scotiabank
March 20, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer Editor’s note: Chloë Arneson, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. On…
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BC becomes the first province to offer free prescription contraception to all residents
March 14, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer On February 28, the BC government released the provincial budget for the upcoming year and announced its commitment to make prescription contraception free for all people who menstruate starting April 1, 2023. The current program…
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The Central Asian Student Association organizes fundraiser drive for the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
February 28, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer & Karissa Ketter, News Editor The Central Asian Student Association (CASA) of SFU organized a fundraiser and donation drive for the people affected by the earthquake which struck South East Turkey and North West Syria…
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VANDU criticizes Vancouver’s new drug policy, says it is not enough
February 21, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer The BC government was granted an exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act by Health Canada, to decriminalize the possession of certain illegal drugs from January 31, 2023 to January 31, 2026. The decriminalization…
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The SFU Alumni Association votes to merge with SFU
February 20, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer SFU’s Alumni Association held a vote on February 15 to determine the future of their organization. SFU was proposing to change the current Alumni Association from a legally separate organization, to an internal SFU entity,…
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Learn more about sexual health resources on the SFU campus
February 14, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer The week of February 14–18 marks the annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week in Canada. A survey designed by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada was conducted by the Canadian Journal of…
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Marie Doduck’s memoir launches a week before International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 8, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer The Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Memoirs Program in collaboration with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, organized a book launch of Marie (Mariette) Doduck’s memoir A Childhood Unspoken. The book launch was held on January 22 at…
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The SFSS Council protests gender-based violence in post-secondary education
February 7, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual and gender-based violence. On January 25, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the meeting include SFSS unanimously agreeing…
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Metro Vancouver calls for student representatives in a youth and education advisory panel
February 3, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer Metro Vancouver opened applications for a Youth and Education Advisory Panel on January 10. The aim of the panel is to involve youth and educators in the planning and infrastructure projects taken by Metro Vancouver…
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