Amirul Anirban
SFU alum named Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25
March 2, 2023By: Nathaniel Tok, SFU Student Mireta Strandberg-Salmon, a recent graduate of SFU’s resource and environmental management and dialogue program was recently awarded as a Top 25 Environmentalists under 25. The Peak reached out to Strandberg-Salmon to discuss her time at SFU and what the award means to her. Strandberg-Salmon began her environmental work in high school working to stop the sales of single-use plastic water bottles from vending machines. She continued her initiative at SFU while leading the Ban the Bottle campaign. The group successfully helped to set up 168 water bottle refill stations across the SFU campuses and campaigned…
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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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Health and counselling offers seminar on climate change anxiety
November 2, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer SFU’s Health and Counselling and registered clinical psychologist Dr. Shona Adams hosted a seminar on “Climate Change Anxiety and Grief.” Hosted in a hybrid model, the seminar focused on strategies to cope with anxiety…
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Books and belonging: Vancouver Black Library opens its doors
October 26, 2022By: Saije Rusimovici, SFU Student For Vancouver’s cultural communities, community spaces help preserve culture and offer a sense of belonging. As a hub for both educational resources and interpersonal connection, newly-opened Vancouver Black Library (VBL) is the comfortable space that…
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Student discounts to artsy things around Metro Vancouver
June 20, 2022Editor's Note: The previous version stated “There needs to be a minimum of 10 people in the group in order to apply the 15% discount, making tickets $23 each.” This is incorrect and has been updated to reflect that Bard…
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NDP announces $3.75 million in graduate research scholarships
June 17, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer SFU is set to receive $630,000 in domestic graduate research scholarship funding. The provincial government’s press release notes the scholarships will be awarded based on merit. The focus will be research-based projects in science, technology,…
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Plants you can grow in student climates
May 9, 2022By: Amirul Anirban, SFU Student and Gem Yelin Lee, Arts & Culture Editor Although plants have many healing properties, they can be hard to grow as a student with limited free time and a home with limited sunlight. Plants benefit…
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First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association changes name
March 29, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer During their annual general meeting on November 23, 2021, the former First Nations Student Association officially changed their name to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association (FNMISA). In the same meeting, updates and changes…
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ArtsLIVE celebrates SFU’s unique arts community and cultural identity
March 14, 2022By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate SFU ArtsLIVE has hit the ground running this semester, with weekly live performances and pop-ups across all three campuses. Co-presented by the Student Experience Initiative and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs, ArtsLIVE is cultivating spaces to…
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SFSS election results reveals new executive committee
March 7, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on March 3, 2023 to correct the spelling of Abhishek Parmar and Vaibhav Arora’s names. The SFSS voting period, which ran from February 15 to 17, has closed. The…
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