Alison Roach
SFU student could be Canada’s first quadriplegic model
June 7, 2013Jessica Kruger is breaking boundaries in her pursuit to become the face of Something Sweet By Alison Roach Photos by Bill Hawley *See update below SFU student Jessica Kruger is challenging what our society considers to be beautiful. The 20 year old Coquitlam native is currently in first place in the Lise Watier Something Sweet modeling competition, to become the face of the cosmetic line’s new perfume. Kruger also happens to be in a wheelchair. When she was 15, Kruger worked for a house painting company as a summer job. While on the job, Kruger had her accident. “I was two stories…
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Supreme court case for legalizing prostution
June 3, 2013Group advocating for asymmetrical criminalization to protect women in sex trade By Alison Roach Photos by Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter Last Tuesday, in a press conference regarding the Supreme Court case to legalize the sex trade in Canada,…
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Notes from this month’s Board of Governors meeting
June 3, 2013Here’s what the university’s highest governing body talked about this month By Alison Roach Food Services The board talked about recent improvements to dining services, noting that the renovations to Chartwells and its meal plan have been earning great…
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Board Shorts
June 3, 2013Notes from the latest SFSS board of directors meeting. By Alison Roach Build SFU committees Members of the new SFSS board were appointed to committees in the Build SFU project, a Build SFU Joint Steering Committee and a Build SFU…
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Pollsters not to blame for innacurate election prediction: Angus Reid
May 27, 2013Media messages leading up to election could have influenced voter responsibility By Alison Roach Photos by Flickr After the 2013 BC provincial election ended with a surprising Liberal victory, many are looking for something to blame the shock on, and…
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SFU alumnus narrowly misses “best job in the world“
May 27, 2013Recent grad Salina Siu made the top 25 for Tourism Australia’s Chief Funster By Alison Roach Photo courtesy of Salina Siu When Tourism Australia announced they were holding a contest for six dream jobs, they received 620,000 applications from 196…
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BC fails to display political passion
May 20, 2013We're leading the way in voter apathy By Alison Roach Photos by Flikr Well guys, we blew it. Not all of us, mind you. I’m talking about the people who have been eagerly touting change in BC for the past…
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SFU student named national HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow
May 20, 2013Chantelle Buffie was recognized for her entrepreneurial achievements by Enactus Canada last week By Alison Roach Photos by SFU PAMR Chantelle Buffie, a SFU Beedie School of Business student, was named the 2013 HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow at the…
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SFU study criticizes Enbridge’s risk assessment for Northern Gateway Project
May 13, 2013Tom Gunton says the risk of oil spills is much greater than Enbridge has predicted By Alison Roach A recent study published by Dr. Tom Gunton, director of SFU’s School of Resource and Environmental Management, projects that the number of…
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University Briefs
May 6, 2013By Alison Roach Wordless storybooks expose toddlers to richer language Researchers at the University of Waterloo have recently found that children hear more complex language from their parents when they are read a storybook with only pictures, compared to a…
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