Brianna Condilenios
Students should get the grades they deserve
March 7, 2021by Brianna Condilenios, Peak Associate Students aren’t strangers to that sharp pang of disappointment when they receive a low grade on an assignment. This pain cuts even deeper when they know they deserve a better grade. I’m talking about the assignments and exams that students prepare for weeks in advance and have, by all reasonable accounts, met the criteria that was originally set forward. Putting such careful effort into stellar work and being met with a mediocre grade is extremely disheartening. Universities have this shallow desire for prestige that they try to uphold by being ridiculously selective — and SFU…
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University is the time to make mistakes
March 2, 2021by Brianna Condilenios, Peak Associate When we arrive at university, we can feel full of starry-eyed, first-year anticipation. We are then thrust into the cosmic world of clubs to join, classes to take, people to meet, and volunteer opportunities to…
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Panelists elicit hope for the future of university-community engagement
February 20, 2021How are universities responding to the needs of students among the pandemic? How are universities ensuring they remain engaged with the community? These are just a couple of the questions that After the Pandemic: The Future of University-Community Engagement tried…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Should teens be sexualized on TV?
February 16, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Brianna Condilenios, Kyla Dowling Countless teenage melodramas, like Riverdale, have littered our television networks and streaming services over the years, and their popularity doesn’t seem to be waning. However, this has only amplified existing concerns of how…
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SFU StreetFest captures the campus feeling we’ve been missing
February 1, 2021By: Brianna Condilenios, SFU Student Oh, how I missed you SFU! But thanks to this augmented reality street festival, which partnered with a number of student service groups like Ancillary Services and the SFSS, I felt right back at home. My…
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The Bright-er Side: Staying home is an opportunity to save money
January 25, 2021by Brianna Condilenios, SFU Student The pandemic has brought an onslaught of financial hardships for many. Job loss to small business struggles only skim the surface of these challenges. However, with fewer places to go and fewer things to do for…
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Creative Collective: Drop-in Craft Time offers a community of inspiration and support
January 9, 2021By: Brianna Condilenios, SFU Student The premise for Creative Collective at Home is simple: participants do a craft of their choice over Zoom in the company of other students and a SFU Health & Counselling Services (HCS) host. This structure gives…
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