Devana Petrovic
It took far too long for complaints about SFU Athletics’ team name to be heard
July 12, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer It’s no secret to the SFU community that our athletics teams are represented by an embarrassing and dangerously misleading name: “The Clan.” Meant as an homage to SFU’s Scottish roots, the name is more ubiquitously associated these days with the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), especially when teams travel to the US. Although athletes and professors have been speaking out against the name’s racist undertones for years, only now, in the midst of a conversational eruption on racialized violence, has the gravity of the name been given serious consideration by the university administration. The Clan may appear…
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International students needed more financial support in the past, and they need support now
July 11, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Although another remote semester in the fall is a bummer for everyone, it's especially difficult for the international students who are still paying the same outrageous tuition fees as they did for in-person classes. These students…
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Board Briefs: June 25, 2020
July 7, 2020Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Plans for Fall 2020 term Vice-President, Academic, and Provost pro tem Jonathan Driver gave updates on the Fall 2020 semester. Driver explained the creation of a special committee to make these important decisions. The…
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First Peoples’ Gathering House to be built on Burnaby campus by 2023
July 6, 2020Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer On June 19, SFU announced the building of a First Peoples’ Gathering House, meant to provide Indigenous students with a ceremonial and community space on Burnaby campus. The Gathering House is being funded by…
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Long Story Short: It’s OK to struggle with adjusting to a new academic environment
July 1, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer For most of high school, I was relatively strong academically. I mean, I never failed any classes and seemed to get by pretty easily, but I also was definitely not a top student. However, that doesn’t…
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CONFESSIONALS: MPA, ALA . . . I couldn’t tell you the difference
June 25, 2020Written by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer For much too long, I’ve been a pretender. I’ve fooled everyone — but I can’t smile in silence anymore. No, I am not guilty of identity theft (anymore). Worse: I still can’t figure out the…
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Cooking up a conversation with co-founder of Dashi Eats, Nneoma Chiakwelu
June 22, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Second-year Beedie School of Business student, Nneoma Chiakwelu, along with her business partners Ashia Jaji (Capilano University) and Doyin Agbaje (Douglas College) launched Dashi Eats, a Vancouver-based Nigerian meal service at the beginning of this…
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Just because we can’t see our professors, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t hear from them
June 21, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer If you’re currently taking courses, chances are that you’ve experienced some of the newfound struggles that accompany remote learning. In particular, I’m referring to failures in student-instructor communication. Effective communication is the only way courses are…
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The Peak looks into asbestos on campus
June 16, 2020Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Many of SFU’s Burnaby campus buildings were constructed using asbestos-containing materials (ACM). ACM causes health hazards when disturbed; with activities such as construction, ACM can become airborne and dangerous. With the current construction on…
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The culinary arts are more than just a hobby
June 14, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Coming from a household of cooking snobs, where the kitchen is one of the most crowded spaces in the house and family dinners consist of unwanted culinary feedback, it’s not surprising that I have always…
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