Alison Roach
SFU students develop youth mentorship program
January 6, 2013The Momentum Youth Development Project runs programs for male youth By Alison Roach Photos By PAMR SFU student Ahmad Chamy and childhood friends Searaj Alam and Idris Barahmeh, all from Surrey, have started a mentorship program for young male teens in an effort to give back to their community. The program is called the Momentum Youth Development Project and involves a group of 20 young males ranging in age from 11 to 15 years old. Starting this past summer, the three founders began holding events with different activities such as basketball and soccer games, or going out for coffee or…
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TSSU and SFU come to a tentative collective agreement
November 26, 2012After 29 months of bargaining, the TSSU has settled their labour dispute By Alison Roach Last Wednesday at just past 4 a.m., the TSSU and SFU reached a tentative collective agreement to end their labour dispute. The agreement was reached…
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Scott McLean: moving on up
November 19, 2012The Peak speaks with Scott McLean, the upcoming Public Affairs and Media Relations Director for SFU. He will become the university's spokesperson in December 2012, replacing outgoing director Don MacLachlan. Created by: Julian Giordano Special thanks to: Scott McLean Alison…
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American marijuana legalization raises questions for BC
November 19, 2012Washington’s decriminalization has strengthened the cry to do the same here By Alison Roach Photos by Torben Bjørn Hansen On Tuesday, Nov. 6, both the states of Colorado and Washington passed ballots legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, raising interest…
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UniverCity plans first “living neighbourhood”
November 13, 2012The Living Building Childcare Centre has led to an even loftier sustainability initiative By Alison Roach The SFU Community Trust has announced plans for the world’s first “living neighbourhood,” to be located on Burnaby Mountain as a part of UniverCity.…
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The rich classhole
November 5, 2012Unless you're footing the bill for your entire lecture, shut up about your parents paying for a victory lap By Alison Roach Photos by Mark Burnham It’s no small secret that post-secondary education is expensive. “Oh woe is me, I’m…
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SFU teams up with i2P to run the Kalahari
November 5, 2012Dr. Georges Agnes is leading eight students through the desert to explore the role of water By Alison Roach Photos by PAMR Dr. Georges Agnes, a SFU chemistry professor and associate dean of the Faculty of Science, is currently running…
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The SFSS and the Peak Publications Society hold AGMs
October 29, 2012Both societies held their annual general meetings last Wednesday By Alison Roach Photos by Valkunthe Banerjee The SFSS held its annual general meeting last Wednesday in the Maggie Benston Centre. The meeting was attended by approximately 50 people and…
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Study explores how and why seniors fall
October 29, 2012SFU professor analyzes hours of videos By Alison Roach Photos by PAMR A new study analyzed videos of 227 falls experienced by 130 elderly individuals, at an average age of 78 years old, to better understand the causes and effects…
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SFU Surrey’s mechatronics program graduates first female students
October 15, 2012Women now account for 10 per cent of the program's student body By Alison Roach Photos by Marianne Meadhal, PAMR Cecilien Luo and Parisa Khorsand have become the first female students to graduate…
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