Devana Petrovic
Meet the student complaining on Rate My Professors following a self-induced bad semester
October 5, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Some students choose to send their professor an email once in a while, or perhaps they may even pop into office hours at some point during the semester when they feel lost. But not me. No, I’m not like other students. You see, when I find something to complain about, I don’t look for solutions in the midst of it happening. I wait until I’ve let every single minor inconvenience throughout the semester simmer, and then when it’s too late for anyone to help me, I turn into an anonymous Rate My Professors reviewer and…
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Exploring space and place with SCA MFA’s work-in-progress exhibit
September 22, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer For their fall exhibition this year, the SFU School for the Contemporary Arts’ (SCA) second-year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) cohort is presenting their works-in-progress show online. The exhibition, within & outside, is based on…
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A gondola will mean improved accessibility to SFU
September 20, 2020by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer If you don’t fall under the miniscule category of students who have their own vehicle, snow tires, and are able to afford and find parking on campus, chances are that you’ve probably been through the horrors…
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SFU student devastated to learn that taking six courses does not count as a personality trait
September 14, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer The semester just started and students are getting settled into their new schedules, dropping or changing classes, and, in some cases, coming to terms with life-altering discoveries. Third-year biological sciences major, Sheena Ann Oing, recently…
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Monday Music: Tunes to romanticize your grocery store runs
September 14, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer If you’re anything like me and you find grocery shopping an incredibly mundane chore, I assure you, the way to fix that is with some tunes. Whether or not you already have your own playlist…
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Increasing tuition does nothing to support students
September 9, 2020by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer As initially determined at the Board of Governors meeting on March 19, SFU has approved a 2% tuition fee hike (4% for international students, and upwards of 20% for specialized programs) for the 2020–21 Budget and…
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SFU alumni creates puzzle swapping app for change
August 4, 2020Written by: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Founded by SFU alumni Eric Smith, JigSwap is a mobile app in the making that will allow users to trade completed puzzles with people nearby. Smith stated in an interview with The Peak that…
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Sodium Podium IV
August 1, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Madeleine Chan, Meera Eragda, Jessica Garcia, Danielle Li, Marco Ovies, Devana Petrovic, Paige Riding, Joy Tian [caption id="attachment_115313" align="alignright" width="300"] Illustration: Tiffany Chan/The Peak[/caption] The BMI scale? More like the BMBYE scale CW: mention of weight, self-image Alright…
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Blind Tiger Comedy’s initiatives are helping reduce barriers for BIPOC entering comedy
July 28, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Blind Tiger Comedy (BTC), a comedy school in Vancouver founded by members from highly regarded improv groups Hip.Bang! and The Sunday Service, recently announced its further commitment to creating space for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or…
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Group partners file for divorce, dispute custody of project
July 20, 2020Written by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Two Beedie students have recently filed for a “group project divorce” after an assignment conflict erupted on their shared Google Doc. Amy Peti, the second year divorcee, spoke with The Peak about the events…
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